Here’s a quick and tasty Chinese Chicken Cabbage Stir-Fry recipe—perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner 🍗🥬🥢
🥘 Ingredients (serves 2–3)
- 1 lb (450g) chicken breast or thighs, thinly sliced
- 3 cups cabbage, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, julienned (optional)
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional for extra flavor)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1–2 tbsp vegetable oil for cooking
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Optional garnish: green onions or sesame seeds
🥄 Instructions
- Prepare the chicken
- Season chicken slices lightly with salt, pepper, and a teaspoon of soy sauce.
- Cook the chicken
- Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Stir-fry chicken until cooked through (about 4–5 minutes). Remove and set aside.
- Cook the vegetables
- In the same pan, add garlic and stir-fry 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add cabbage (and carrots, if using) and stir-fry 3–4 minutes until just tender but still crisp.
- Combine & season
- Return chicken to the pan.
- Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Toss everything together for 1–2 minutes until well coated.
- Serve hot
- Garnish with green onions or sesame seeds if desired.
- Serve over steamed rice or noodles.
💡 Tips
- Slice chicken thinly for fast cooking.
- For extra flavor, add a splash of rice vinegar or a pinch of sugar.
- You can substitute cabbage with bok choy or napa cabbage.
If you want, I can give you a “5-minute stir-fry hack” that makes this dish even faster without losing flavor 😄
Do you want me to do that?
