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Sauteed Cabbage - one of the easiest and most delicious cabbage recipes with garlic, juicy shrimp and shredded cabbage in a mouthwatering Asian sauce. A perfect and healthy side dish that pairs well with everything!
The Best Cabbage Recipes
Cabbage is one of the most delicious but underrated vegetables. It’s healthy, with a wonderful sweet taste, crisp texture and can be sauteed, stir-fried, made into soups, served as salads, in stews and so much more! I love cabbage.
One of the easiest ways to cook cabbage is to saute it and the Asian way of stir-frying cabbage produces amazing and mouthwatering results. This is one of the best cabbage recipes.
Best of all, cabbage goes well with everything! No matter what protein you cook up, rest assured that this cabbage recipe will be a delicious pairing.
Ingredients For Sauteed Cabbage
You will need a few basic ingredients plus a seasoning sauce to have the best cabbage recipe:
- Fresh cabbage.
- Minced garlic.
- Oyster sauce. This secret ingredient is amazing; I use it lot in my kitchen. It adds umami flavors and complements the natural sweetness of the cabbage by adding a savory nuance.
- Shrimp (optional)
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
This amazing sauteed cabbage will have everyone in love, including the pickiest eaters! Try my recipe and you will know what I mean.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shredded cabbage can cook for about 5 minutes. Finished cabbage should become tender.
This sauteed cabbage recipe has 122 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Sauteed Cabbage
For a wholesome dinner, make the following dishes to pair with this side.
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Sauteed Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450g) cabbage, core removed and cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 oz (125g) shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 heaping tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Trim off the bottom part of the cabbage and remove the core. Cut the cabbage into chunky pieces.
- Add cooking oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the garlic and sauté until it begins to sizzle. Next, add the shrimp and stir-fry with the garlic until the shrimp are cooked through. Then, add the cabbage to the skillet and stir to combine well with the shrimp and garlic.
- Add the oyster sauce and water to the skillet. Stir and cook until the cabbage wilts, softens, and is cooked through. Season with salt to taste. Dish out and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tried this dish and I really enjoyed it. I love cabbage and shrimp.
You have great recipes!!
Just tried this and it was amazingly good
Thanks Thelma.
I love this recipe; I love both cabbage & shrimp and adding oyster sauce is like adding frosting to the cake.
Thanks for your comment.
I tried this recipe last night and it was incredible! I paired it with sauerkraut and my family loved it! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Brittany for trying this sauteed cabbage. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
This was delicious but I tripled the shrimp and removed them from the pan just when they turned pink and returned them once the cabbage was done along with the oyster sauce and only 1/4 cup water. Yummy!
I am a cabbage girl, too. My mouth is watering just thinking about making this. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. I am pinning this for keepers!! :)
Delicious recipe on the cabbage and shrimp!
Thanks! Yes sauteed cabbage with shrimp is so yummy!
Wow! Thats amazing Food. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Glad you like this sauteed cabbage recipe.
Oh my goodness! This is sooooo delish! Love it so much…thank you! So simple!
I made this as a full meal, made brown rice, added a whole sliced onion, tripled he amount of garlic, 1 whole pound of 26-30 shrimp and 3 lbs of cabbage. For seasoning I used black garlic salt, and hot peppers to our taste which was hot.
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