Charred Cabbage w/ Peanut Sauce & Parm
An plant forward beauty
ingredients
cabbage
green cabbage, quartered
kosher salt
olive oil
fish sauce (optional)
rice vinegar (optional)
parmesan
peanut sauce
100g peanut butter, unsalted
100g hot water
35g palm sugar or brown sugar
40g sriracha
20g rice vinegar
30g soy sauce
15g ginger, grated
15g garlic, grated
20g lime juice
5g sesame oil
15g fish sauce (or salt to taste if vegetarian)
process
cabbage
Generously salt cabbage and allow to sit for 15 minutes or until wet and salt has been absorbed
Dry the exterior of the cabbage with paper towel
Rub oil over all surfaces and lightly season with more salt
Char each surface of cabbage on grill or on a skill until dark brown
Allow to cook in oven at 350F for 20-30 minutes or until soft
Optionally, add a few drops of fish sauce and rice vinegar to the exterior
skip fish sauce to keep vegetarian
Serve with peanut sauce and grated parmesan on top
peanut sauce
Add palm (or brown) sugar to bowl and pour over hot water
Whisk to dissolve
Add peanut butter and whisk to combine
Add the rest of the ingredients and whisk to combine
Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed
notes
Just skip the fish sauce if you want to make the entire recipe vegetarian. Just sub some extra salt