Dan Dan Cabbage
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Slice the cabbage into wedges and season with salt, white pepper, and coriander.
- 2Add avocado oil to a stainless clad frying pan and sear the cabbage wedges until charred on both sides.
- 3Transfer the pan with the seared cabbage directly into the oven to finish cooking at 400°F (204°C).
- 4Crumble the super firm tofu onto a baking sheet.
- 5Season the crumbled tofu with five spice, smoked paprika, soy sauce, potato starch, avocado oil, mirin, and hoisin sauce, then mix well.
- 6Roast the tofu crumble in the oven until the edges are caramelized.
- 7Prepare the Dan Dan sauce by mixing vegetable broth, Chinese sesame paste, tamari, chili oil, sambal oelek, Sichuan pepper or white pepper, five spice, and maple syrup.
- 8Whisk the Dan Dan sauce until creamy and thin enough to soak into the cabbage.
- 9Once the roasted cabbage is ready, spoon plenty of the Dan Dan sauce over each cabbage wedge.
- 10Top the sauced cabbage with the roasted tofu crumble, adding additional peanuts and green onions.
- 11Serve the Dan Dan Cabbage over rice.
Ingredients
- 1 head green cabbage
- 0.5 tsp five spice
- 1 tsp coriander
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- Kosher salt
- Avocado oil
- 0.25 cup veggie broth
- 0.25 cup Chinese sesame paste
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1.5 tbsp tamari
- 2 tbsp chili oil
- 1 tbsp sambal oelek
- 0.5 tsp Sichuan pepper or white pepper
- 0.5 tsp five spice
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 0.5 cup vegetable broth
- 1 block super firm tofu
- 0.5 tsp ground coriander
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.25 tsp five spice
- 1.5 tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp potato starch
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
Equipment
stainless clad frying pancutting boardknifetongsovenbaking sheetmeasuring cupmeasuring spoonswhiskbowl
Tips
- Use a Made In stainless clad pan for even searing and oven-finishing the cabbage.
- Make sure the Dan Dan sauce is thin enough to soak into the cabbage.
- Use plenty of sauce and enough tofu crumble when assembling.