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Ah….the Chinese Cabbage Salad.
Seen at many a BBQ,
Potluck Party,
Baptism Luncheon,
Blessing Day….
Baby Shower…
Wedding Shower…
Please don’t eat it in the shower….
Or prepare it in the shower….
Holiday Party….
Get together and chit chat….
You name it.
Chinese Cabbage Salad seems to make a
regular appearance these days, doesn’t it?
If you’ve never heard of it,
just disregard the first rambling portion of this post.
Thank you for your patience.
The fabulous Chinese Cabbage Salad recipe I’m sharing with you today has a little bit of unique twist. The dressing is made with a peanut oil base giving it a wonderfully rich flavor.
Can’t find Peanut Oil?
Me either. The Peanut Oil distributors must have a secret loathing for all people living in Herriman.
There is not a drop of Peanut Oil being sold within a 15 mile radius of my home.
Yep. Times are tough, aren’t they.
If you can’t get your hands on peanut oil….don’t worry about it.
I’ve got a simple solution for you.
Discussion on the simple solution to follow in the recipe portion.
Again, thank you for your patience.
This salad has another little twist.
It’s made with Nappa Cabbage instead
of the traditional regular old plain green cabbage.
Worried about finding Nappa Cabbage?
Don’t be. I’ve never met a grocery store that didn’t carry it.
Feel better now?
Oh good.
Let’s make it, shall we?
Let me show you how to make it happen…
This crinkly beauty is Nappa Cabbage.
You can see that the leaves are a lot more porous than regular cabbage. What does this mean for you? These crinkly leaves are going to soak up more of the dressing. Lovely! Just what you were hoping to read about today….crinkly cabbage.
Information like this can be life saving, you know.
Information like this can be life saving, you know.
1. Cut the tail end off of your cabbage and toss it in the trash.
2. Thinly slice the rest of the cabbage and place it into a large bowl.
3. Slice your green onions and add them to your bowl.
4. Open up your packages of Ramen Noodles….
place them in a gallon sized freezer zip lock bag and pound them into small pieces with a meat tenderizer.
5. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Melt your butter and then add your almonds…
sesame seeds and ramen noodles.
6. Cook the mixture stirring frequently until everything turns a nice toasty brown. Set the crunchy mixture aside to cool.
IF YOU CANNOT FIND PEANUT OIL
DO THIS……..
7. Place 3 T of peanut butter into a glass measuring cup
pour Canola Oil into the cup, right over the top of the peanut butter. Your total measurement with the peanut butter and oil should be
3/4 C.
8. Put the peanut butter/oil mixture into the microwave and heat it for 30 seconds.
Stir it all around until the peanut butter dissolves.
9. Into a medium sized sauce pan pour your sugar…
your peanut oil (or your peanut butter/oil mixture)
soy sauce and rice vinegar.
10. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium high heat. Let it boil hard for one minute. Then set it aside to cool.
11. When you are ready to serve toss the cabbage and green onions with the crunchy ramen mixture and pour the dressing over the top to coat. Serve immediately.
Chinese Cabbage Salad
Ingredients
2-2 1/2 pounds nappa cabbage
5 green onions
3 packages ramen noodles
1/2 C butter
1/4 C sliced almonds
1/4 C sesame seeds
Dressing:
3/4 C peanut oil (or 3 T peanut butter + canola oil to equal 3/4 C)
1/2 C sugar
1/4 C rice vinegar
2 T soy sauce
Instructions
1. Cut the tail end off of your cabbage and toss it in the trash.
2. Thinly slice the rest of the cabbage and place it into a large bowl.
3. Slice your green onions and add them to your bowl.
4. Open up your packages of Ramen Noodles place them in a gallon sized freezer zip lock bag and pound them into small pieces with a meat tenderizer.
5. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Melt your butter and then add your almonds,sesame seeds and ramen noodles.
6. Cook the mixture stirring frequently until everything turns a nice toasty brown. Set the crunchy mixture aside to cool.
IF YOU CANNOT FIND PEANUT OIL DO THIS........
7. Place 3 T of peanut butter into a glass measuring cup pour Canola Oil into the cup, right over the top of the peanut butter. Your total measurement with the peanut butter and oil should be
3/4 C.
8. Put the peanut butter/oil mixture into the microwave and heat it for 30 seconds.Stir it all around until the peanut butter dissolves.
9. Into a medium sized sauce pan pour your sugar, your peanut oil (or your peanut butter/oil mixture) soy sauce and rice vinegar.
10. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium high heat. Let it boil hard for one minute. Then set it aside to cool.
11. When you are ready to serve toss the cabbage and green onions with the crunchy ramen mixture and pour the dressing over the top to coat. Serve immediately.
https://jamiecooksitup.net/2011/08/chinese-cabbage-salad/Recipe from www.jamiecooksitup.net
Recipe from my beautiful sister Cynthia Gull
Yum, this looks so good!! I need to try it!! Thanks Jamie and her beautiful sister in law 🙂
Cynthia made this for our reunion and it was tasty. I too have a recipe for this salad, but loved those extra twists. I went back for seconds, maybe even thirds. I am making it for my family this weekend. Laughed when I saw the recipe because I hadn't got Cynthia's yet and was going to use my old recipe. You read my mind. Thanks, Jamie!
I've been using almost this same recipe. One of the differences is that I use bagged broccoli slaw instead of cabbage. It makes a nice crunchy alternative.
mmm….
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I made this for a neighborhood BBQ on Saturday. It was a hit! Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes!!
They sell Peanut Oil at Winco.
Do you know of an alternative to the Peanut Oil? My son is a allergic to peanuts. I'm sure that's what make it so good. Just wondering what else would come close;-)
Angela,
The peanut oil does give this recipe most of it's flavor. I have had it with canola oil before and it works fine. (Not quite as good…but fine.) Good luck! Those peanut allergies can really put a kink into things, right? My sister has kids that are super allergic.
Have a good one,
~Jamie
I know…allergies are not fun;-( Thanks for the response Jamie! I love your blog! Wonderful recipes!
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I made this, but my dressing is white sugar, apple cide vinegar instead of the rice vinegar, and then a tablespoon of sesame seed oil and 3/4 cup of regular canola oil. It has loads of flavor and is prolly better than substituting only canola oil.
oops, and I add the seasoning packet from the ramen to my dressing, too. doesnt matter which flavor of ramen, either.
You could follow the alternative directions (under: Can't Find Peanut Oil?) but sub sunflower seed butter for the peanut butter. Tastes the same!
I wonder if sesame oil would work. Still yummy asian flavor without the nuts. We have a nut allergy here, too, and although peanut oil doesn't set off his allergies, putting peanut butter in the dressing most certainly would. 😉
Hi Laura,
I'm glad you asked about substituting sesame oil. Sesame Oil has a much stronger flavor than peanut oil and should only be used in small amounts, so it wouldn't work well in this recipe. I don't think you would be pleased with the result.
Good luck!
~Jamie
I bet if you used almond or cashew butter with the canola oil it would make a delicious alternative. Just a thought 🙂
Harmons on 114th and Bangerter sells peanut oil.
Costco also sells Peanut Oil. I first found it at the one in Sandy.
Also, for the gal with the Peanut allergy, you try canola oil and almond butter… its a bit of a different flavor, but the flavor is there and helps out quite a bit!