This Cabbage Stir Fry recipe tastes better than your favorite takeout! An easy and delicious new way to eat cabbage.

Cabbage stir fry

It’s no secret that I have a love for homemade stir fry recipes and this cabbage stir fry is one that I find myself making again and again.

I have been making this recipe for years now and to this day I would say it’s in my top 10 of my favorite recipes to make from my blog (which means a lot with over 400+ recipes)!

Stir fry is one of our favorite types of dinners to make. This recipe that I am sharing today is just 10 ingredients and so easy to make. Everyone who tries it raves about how good it is!

How to make cabbage stir fry

Step 1: Slice and measure 5 cups of shredded cabbage.

Step 2: Grate the carrots and finely mince the ginger and garlic. These are what give stir fry that next level flavor!

If you have never bought fresh ginger in the store, just look for it in your produce section. It comes in long knobs which look like roots.

To prepare your ginger, just cut off the peeling with a knife, then slice and dice until the ginger is in very small minced pieces.

Step 3: Peel and dice up a yellow onion. Once all of your vegetables are prepped, it is time to start cooking the stir fry. 

Cooking the cabbage

Step 4: In a large skillet or jumbo cooker combine the cabbage, ginger, garlic, carrots, onion, and 2 tablespoons of sesame oil. 

You do not need a wok to make this recipe, any large skillet will work.

Step 5: Turn the heat to medium high and stir often, until the cabbage is wilted and the onion is soft as pictured below. This will take around 15-20 minutes. 

Stir every few minutes to make sure the vegetables cook evenly. This will cook the cabbage down until it is nice and soft. 

Step 6: When the veggies are close to being done cooking, cook the ramen noodles. These only take a few minutes to make. Discard the ramen noodle flavor packets, you don’t need those. Just cook the ramen noodles according to the package instructions, then drain. 

Step 7: Make the 3 ingredient stir fry sauce and shake all the ingredients together. This is the sauce that I use in every stir fry recipe that I make, it is so easy and always tastes amazing! A good sauce is important to any homemade stir fry recipe. 

Step 8: Once the ramen noodles are cooked, add them to the cabbage stir fry.

Pour the homemade stir fry sauce over the top. It won’t look like much sauce at first, but the flavor is very strong and will work just right for the amount of ingredients in this recipe. It is a highly concentrated sauce, so the little bit goes a long way!

Cook the cabbage stir fry for an additional 3-5 minutes, stirring well, until the sauce coats the entire stir fry. The cornstarch part of the sauce is what will cause it to thicken and start to coat the ingredients of the stir fry. 

Just keep mixing until all of the veggies and noodles are coated. 

I find tongs to work best for mixing the noodles evenly into the vegetables. Everything is going to stick together in clumps at first.

Grab a bowl and serve up this cabbage stir fry! This makes a very large amount and the leftovers are just as good heated up the next day. 

Can I make this gluten free?

If you are gluten free, you can make this recipe gluten free by using brown rice ramen noodles! The texture is slightly different, but I have used them before they taste great.

Serving and storing cabbage stir fry

Serving: This cabbage stir fry is best served with sweet chili sauce on top. You can also add a protein of choice, such as tofu, chicken, or beef.

Storing: Leftover cabbage stir fry can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

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