Description
A delicious and easy-to-make Cabbage Glass Noodle Stir Fry featuring tender shredded cabbage, silky glass noodles, scrambled eggs, and a savory blend of soy and oyster sauces. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, this stir-fry is packed with flavor and texture.
Ingredients
Scale
Glass Noodles
- 100 grams Dry glass noodles (about 2 small bundles)
Vegetables
- 1/2 Cabbage (about 400g)
- 1 Carrot (optional)
Other Ingredients
- 3 Garlic cloves (about 1 tbsp minced garlic)
- 3 eggs
- 6 tbsp Cooking oil (3 tbsp for frying eggs, 3 tbsp for frying cabbage)
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1/2 tbsp Aromatic vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
- 2 tbsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Soak noodles: Soak 100g dry glass noodles in hot water for 5 minutes until soft. Drain and cut the noodles in half lengthwise. Set aside.
- Prepare cabbage: Remove the core from the cabbage. Cut the cabbage into halves. Cover and refrigerate one half; slice the other half into long shreds. Set aside.
- Prep garlic and carrot: Mince 3 garlic cloves and optionally shred 1 carrot. Set aside.
- Heat oil: Heat 3 tbsp of cooking oil in a large frying pan over medium heat for 2 minutes until oil is hot (test by feeling hot air above pan).
- Cook eggs: Crack in 3 eggs and stir fry over medium heat for 1 minute. Eggs should be partially cooked but not fully done. Remove scrambled eggs and set aside.
- Saute aromatics: Add remaining 3 tbsp cooking oil to the hot pan, add minced garlic and shredded carrot, fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add cabbage: Add shredded cabbage to the pan. Though it may look like a lot, it will shrink significantly once cooked.
- Steam cabbage: Cover the pan with a lid and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. The cabbage will soften and release water, preventing burning.
- Stir cabbage: Remove lid, stir and mix cabbage well now that it’s soft.
- Add noodles and sauce: Add the soaked glass noodles and seasoning sauces (oyster sauce, aromatic vinegar, light and dark soy sauce, sugar, and salt) to the pan.
- Mix thoroughly: Stir and mix everything well using chopsticks or tongs to ensure noodles absorb the sauce evenly.
- Combine eggs: Once noodles have absorbed the sauce and turned reddish brown, add scrambled eggs back into the pan, mix well, and turn off heat.
- Serve: Plate the stir fry and enjoy your flavorful cabbage glass noodle dish!
Notes
- The cabbage core should be removed as it can be tough and less pleasant to eat.
- Cutting the noodles in half lengthwise helps to make the dish easier to eat with chopsticks.
- If new to cooking, prepare the sauce separately in a bowl before adding to the stir fry.
- The volume of cabbage looks large pre-cooked but reduces significantly, so no need to reduce the quantity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Keywords: Cabbage stir fry, glass noodles, Asian stir fry, quick dinner, easy stir fry, vegetable noodles
