Not Your Average Cabbage....

Stir Fry, that is! I found myself staring into the nearly empty fridge tonight, trying to come up with something appetizing for dinner, and I noticed the cabbage I still had left from my trip to the farmers market. It was a beautiful cabbage, and we'd only used a few leaves.. I wish I'd taken pictures before cutting into it, it was just that pretty! I'd been thinking of a stir fry with cabbage for some time (thank goodness they don't go bad as quickly as the grapes we can never seem to get through!) so I decided to go for it. Below is the recipe that resulted. Since the girls were already chowing down on what Dale had cooked for dinner, the measurements are just for one person, so keep in mind to double or quadruple or what have you, should you decide to try my recipe. And I think you should.

By the way, I didn't dislike what Dale had cooked for dinner, there just wasn't enough left for all three of us girls after he took what he needed to work.

Cabbage and Beef Stir Fry

1/4 small cabbage, sliced into 1/2 inch slices (from top to bottom, so you have strips, not chunks)

1/4 lb ground beef

EVOO

1/4 white onion, thinly sliced

3 small green onions, diced into 1 inch pieces, including the green tops

freshly ground black pepper

soy sauce

cooked brown rice

Brown ground beef in large frying pan or wok. Drain the fat. Add a very small drizzle of the olive oil, and throw in the white onion, cabbage, and pepper. Stir over medium high heat until the cabbage has softened to just have a bit of crunch left to it. Throw in the green onions and continue to stir for about 30 seconds. Season with soy sauce to taste and serve over brown rice.

Now, here are my thoughts and other notes for changing the recipe up: This was VERY meaty, I only used so much because the only beef we have is the costco frozen beef patties, so I just used one of those. When I drain the fat from my beef, I also rinse it in hot water to get more off. When I cook this for everyone (I will have to overcook some cabbage for LL, I'll probably just steam hers) I will use less beef, as we try to do anyways. I will also add the pepper after the fact to mine and K's, since Dale can't have pepper. Things that I think would be great to add to this dish: Bean sprouts, at the very end. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Throw in very thinly sliced fresh ginger with the onion and cabbage. (I was wishing I had some while I was cooking, yum!) Also, I love quinoa instead of rice, but this is REALLY a brown rice kind of recipe! So just don't go there.

That's about all I've got folks.