I'm a fan of ultra-fast dinner meals that can be prepared in one pan within minutes, and stir-fried chicken meals are at the top of my list.
This particular dish includes subtle Asian flavors and will satisfy even the fussiest eater.
TL;DR
If you are looking for a budget-friendly meal, this is it! Ground chicken is also rich in protein, and the cabbage will help you stick to your diet.
I have been making this Cabbage Ground Chicken Stir Fry when I'm not in the mood to cook (yes, that happens, I'm just human).
You can copy this recipe and call it your own if you have been loving my super popular chicken cabbage stir-fry.
Ingredient Notes
- Green Onion — bulbs and green stalks.
- Cabbage — A small white cabbage head or napa cabbage. The latter cooks through faster.
- Oil — A neutral vegetable, canola, or sunflower oil is ok but if you want Asian flavors, use a peanut oil or a sesame oil. I recommend cold-pressed oils.
- Ground Chicken
- Ginger & Garlic — Both ingredients go hand in hand. I like to use ginger and garlic paste, which you can purchase, or you can make at home. The paste mixes in better. Or you can use finely grated ginger and garlic, with a 1:2 ration. It's always slightly more garlic than ginger.
- Soy Sauce — I use liquid Kikkoman style soy sauce.
- Brown Sugar — To balance the salty soy sauce and acidic vinegar flavors.
- All Spice — A secret ingredient. Add some ground all spice to the dish to compliment and enhance the other flavors.
- Vinegar — To add some zing to your meal. You can use white distilled vinegar, white wine vinegar or the best option is rice vinegar.
- Red Pepper Flakes — Optional, they add some subtle heat, but I mainly add them again for aesthetic reasons.
- Sesame Seeds — black and white combined add aesthetics to the meal.
As a variation, add Sichuan Pepper to the stir-fry. They are spicy so careful with the quantity. Keep in mind, that you will have to take the Sichuan pepper out before you serve the dish.
Process Overview
Step 1
Prep the fresh ingredients. Separate green onion bulbs and stalks and slice them small.
Chop the cabbage.
Step 2
In a deep, large skillet or wok, fry the sliced onion bulbs and cabbage.
Stir in the ground chicken.
Step 3
Season your dish with ginger garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, ground allspice and vinegar.
Stir-fry everything well until all is cooked through.
Step 4
Take from the heat and top with sesame seeds, red pepper flakes and sliced green onion stalks.
Serve up hot.
📖 Recipe
Cabbage Ground Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2-3 Green Onion
- 1 Small Cabbage
- 2 Tablespoon Oil I like Peanut or Sesame Oil
- 1 Pound Ground Chicken
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic grated or paste, *see Notes
- 3 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
- ⅛ Teaspoon Allspice Ground secret ingredient
- 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
- 1-2 Tablespoon Red Chili Pepper Flakes optional
- 1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds I like 50:50 white and black for aesthetics.
Instructions
- Prep your fresh ingredients, the green onions and cabbage. Separate the white onion bulbs from the stalks and slice them each, keeping them separate. Chop your cabbage.2-3 Green Onion, 1 Small Cabbage
- Heat up a large deep skillet or a wok with the oil. Keep on a high heat and drop in your white onion bulb slices. Stir, cook for a minute or so. Keep on a high heat setting all the time.2-3 Green Onion, 2 Tablespoon Oil
- Continue to add in the cabbage and stir, cook for 2–3 minutes on the highest heat setting.1 Small Cabbage
- Make some space in the center of the skillet/wok and add in the ground chicken. Quickly mix it all up and stir cook with two spatulas or cooking chopsticks so that the chicken doesn't form into large lumps.1 Pound Ground Chicken
- Reduce the heat a bit and add in the seasoning ingredients one by one. The ginger garlic, the soy sauce, the ground all spice, the brown sugar and the vinegar.1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic, 3 Tablespoon Soy Sauce, ⅛ Teaspoon Allspice Ground, 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar, 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
- Combine all the ingredients, stir-frying your chicken and cabbage over high heat until it looks done and cooked.
- Take the pan from the heat and top with sesame seeds, red pepper flakes and the green onion slices. Serve hot.1-2 Tablespoon Red Chili Pepper Flakes, 1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds, 2-3 Green Onion
Notes
Equipment
- Wok or Large deep Skillet
Nutrition
Serving
You will love this dish with bread on its own or serve it with steamed rice. I like flavored lemon rice as a side dish or egg fried rice.
It's a simple weeknight quick dinner fix, so you don't have to overthink this dish. You can always add more dishes to serve along, such as other Asian main course side dish meals.
Storing
Keep leftovers in a rectangular glass container in your fridge for up to 2–3 days. These containers are great because you can stack them in the fridge and the food is visible so that you don't forget about it.
Reheat the dish in the oven, in the microwave or over the stove top.
This dish doesn't particularly freeze too well because the cabbage loses its texture when frozen.
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