Firecracker Beef & Cabbage

Name: Firecracker Beef & Cabbage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Charlie - see sep recipe; 4 tbspn Sirachia,adjust to taste; 2 tbspn rice vinegar; 2 tbspn brown sugar; 1 tbspn dark soy sauce; 1 tbspn canola oil; 1 onion, halved and sliced thinly; 2 cloves garlic, finely minced; 500 g beef mince; 4 cups sliced green cabbage, 7 mm thick; 1 small carrot, peeled then finely julienned or grated; Peas - frozen - optional; Corn - frozen - optional; Rice; Mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Nagi - Tonight Cookbook - Page 154 I half the Sirachia recommended

Updated at: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 22:45:29 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

Sauce

3 TbspCharlie

4 tbspnSirachia

adjust to taste

2 tbspnrice vinegar

2 tbspnbrown sugar

1 tbspndark soy sauce

Stir Fry

1 tbspncanola oil

1onion

halved and sliced thinly

2cloves garlic

finely minced

500gbeef mince

4 cupsgreen cabbage

sliced, 7 mm thick

1carrot

small, peeled then finely julienned or grated

To serve

rice

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a non stick pan over high heat

Step 2

Stir fry onion and garlic for one minute. Add the beef and break it up as you go until it is mostly cooked

Step 3

Add 4 tablespoons of the sauce and cook for about 5 minutes until sauce is evaporated and beef is caramelised (don’t shortcut this step, its key for flavour)

Step 4

Add cabbage and the remaining sauce. Cook stirring until the cabbage is wilted.

Step 5

Add carrot and other vegetables and stir through until carrot is wilted, about 30 seconds.

Step 6

Serve over rice and extra Sirachia if desired.