Thursday, February 9, 2012

Yummy purple cabbage and ginger stir fry


So you want to make something with purple cabbage but you are not quite sure what, well here is a fast and easy, seriously yummy way to use purple cabbage.

Tip: This dish would be great with an added protein like chicken, pork, fish, scallops, or shrimp.

**If you have any type of thyroid condition such as Hashimotos or Graves you are going to want to make sure that you cook the cabbage until it is tender.

What you will need:

1 wok
1/2 head of purple cabbage sliced
2 celery stalks sliced
1/2 cup finely sliced fresh ginger
1 large yellow bell pepper
2-5 tbs sesame oil
Sesame seeds
White ground pepper
Himalayan sea salt
Soy sauce
Cayenne pepper
Red pepper flakes

First add the cabbage and sesame seed oil to the wok
Wok the cabbage until desired tenderness**
Add ginger 1-2 minutes
Add yellow bell pepper slices 1 minute
Add celery slices 5 minutes all together

Add desired spices

Serve with a drizzle of sesame oil and some sesame seeds on top.

Enjoy!!!

Health benefits:

Purple cabbage- http://www.livestrong.com/article/408505-the-health-benefits-of-purple-cabbage/

Fresh ginger- http://www.kitchencraftsnmore.net/ginger.html

Celery- http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/7-health-benefits-of-celery.html

Yellow pepper- http://www.fatburningfurnace.com/blog/bell-pepper-nutrition-facts-%E2%80%93-unusual-health-benefits-of-bell-peppers

Cayenne pepper- http://www.cayennepepper.info/health-benefits-of-cayenne-pepper.html

Sesame seed oil- http://www.raysahelian.com/sesame.html