Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs
Charred sweet cabbage tangled with soft scrambled eggs and soy — humble, fast, weirdly addictive.
Ingredients
- ½ head Cabbage
- 3 Egg
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1½ tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Neutral oil
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Rice vinegar (optional)
- ¼ tsp Red pepper flakes (optional)
Method
- Chop the cabbage into rough bite-size squares.
- Beat the eggs with the salt in a small bowl.
- Roughly chop the garlic cloves and set them by the stove.
- Stir the soy sauce, vinegar, and chile flakes together in a small bowl.
- Soft-scramble the eggs in half the oil in a hot wok over high heat and lift them out while still glossy.
- Stir-fry the cabbage hard in the remaining oil with the garlic until charred in spots but still crunchy, about 5 minutes.
- Return the eggs to the wok, pour in the soy mixture, and toss everything together twice.
- Serve the cabbage and eggs hot over rice.
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About Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs
Stir-fried cabbage with eggs is a humble, fast dish from the everyday Chinese home kitchen, the kind of unfussy jia chang cai that turns two cheap ingredients into something genuinely craveable. Cabbage is charred hard in a hot wok until it's blistered but still crunchy, then tangled together with soft-scrambled eggs and a quick soy-and-vinegar sauce. Its whole appeal rests on high-heat cooking rather than any special ingredients.
The flavor is a play of sweet and savory: the cabbage turns nutty and faintly sweet where it catches the wok's heat, the eggs stay tender and glossy, and the splash of soy, rice vinegar, and chile flakes ties it together with salt, tang, and a little warmth. The technique that makes it work is cooking in stages — scrambling the eggs first and setting them aside so they don't overcook, then stir-frying the cabbage hard over high heat before folding everything back together at the end. Served hot over rice, it's a quick low-carb main or a side that punches above its weight. It's cheap, fast, and the kind of dish people end up making far more often than they expect.
Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs?
A serving has about 294 calories — 13.5g protein, 14.2g carbs, 21.2g fat, 5.2g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Soy sauce. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Do I need every ingredient to make Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out rice vinegar, red pepper flakes — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Stir-Fried Cabbage with Eggs make?
This recipe makes 2 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.