Description
Baby napa cabbage (Wawacai) halved lengthwise, steamed soft with garlic, goji berries, and a little chicken broth. Voluminous yet nearly zero calories.
Restaurants serving Steamed Baby Napa Cabbage
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wawacai(Baby napa cabbage)
- Garlic
- Goji berries
- Salt
- Chicken bouillon
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Trim Wawacai base slightly, halve lengthwise (or quarter).
- Arrange in a deep dish, top with minced garlic, salt, goji berries, and a little chicken broth.
- Steam in a steamer (or Tatung cooker) on high for 10-
- mins until core is translucent and soft.
- Eat with a spoon, scooping the sweet soup released from the cabbage.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Garlic savoriness and natural sweet smell of cabbage
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Regular Napa cabbage cores, or Bok choy
Pairing
Brown rice、Steamed white fish
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] 'Wawa' means baby in Chinese. Fibers are softer than regular cabbage, sweetness is condensed. Oil stir-fries are good, but 'Qingzheng' (steaming) without oil is the iron rule for diets. Warm, gentle on the stomach, zero guilt even eaten massively—an honors student menu.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Steaming Wawacai with glass noodles (Dongfen) laid underneath makes the noodles absorb all the cabbage umami soup, becoming the ultimate diet noodle!
Allergen
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