# Dan Dan Cabbage

This recipe features perfectly charred cabbage topped with a creamy Dan Dan sauce and flavorful tofu crumble, making vegetables exciting and delicious.

- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Slice the cabbage into wedges and season with salt, white pepper, and coriander.
2. Add avocado oil to a stainless clad frying pan and sear the cabbage wedges until charred on both sides.
3. Transfer the pan with the seared cabbage directly into the oven to finish cooking at 400°F (204°C).
4. Crumble the super firm tofu onto a baking sheet.
5. Season the crumbled tofu with five spice, smoked paprika, soy sauce, potato starch, avocado oil, mirin, and hoisin sauce, then mix well.
6. Roast the tofu crumble in the oven until the edges are caramelized.
7. Prepare 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.
8. Whisk the Dan Dan sauce until creamy and thin enough to soak into the cabbage.
9. Once the roasted cabbage is ready, spoon plenty of the Dan Dan sauce over each cabbage wedge.
10. Top the sauced cabbage with the roasted tofu crumble, adding additional peanuts and green onions.
11. Serve the Dan Dan Cabbage over rice.

## Equipment

- stainless clad frying pan
- cutting board
- knife
- tongs
- oven
- baking sheet
- measuring cup
- measuring spoons
- whisk
- bowl

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJMk2LJxNG8/?igsh=MWpyNDZpYXF5ZDFvdA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6e72750d-2399-416c-98e0-525e5912b412
- Extracted: 2025-08-24

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