# Napa cabbage recipes?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 25, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561 "2012-01-25T01:11:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561/1 "2012-01-25T01:11:17Z")
To celebrate Chinese New Year, my local supermarket has Chinese-related produce on sale. In addition to ginger and bok choy (which I love), I picked up a beautiful head of Napa cabbage, which I’ve never used before. Any suggestions/recipes?
---
### Author:  [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561/2 "2012-01-25T09:57:27Z")
I just about live on this one: [http://www.changs.com/recipes/view-recipe?id=90e1d9544e2a624ad5a9838d57a3ca5b](http://www.changs.com/recipes/view-recipe?id=90e1d9544e2a624ad5a9838d57a3ca5b)
I usually add extra nuts and a chopped up omelete (sometimes chicken if made for non vegos)
---
### Author:  [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561/3 "2012-01-25T14:53:29Z")
[Kim Chi!](http://drbenkim.com/how-make-kim-chi.htm)
---
### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561/4 "2012-01-25T16:50:17Z")
These are excellent:
**Korean Chicken Tacos**
Adapted from Hankook Taqueria, Atlanta
Time: 30 minutes, plus 2 to 4 hours’ marinating
For marinating chicken:
1/4 cup Korean red pepper paste (gochujang, available in Korean markets)
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken
For the vinaigrette:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoons sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons hot red-pepper flakes
To serve:
3 leaves green leaf lettuce, shredded
1 cup shredded green **Napa cabbage** or other cabbage
1/2 cup diced Vidalia or other sweet onion
1/4 cup sliced scallions
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
6 burrito-size or 12 taco-size flour tortillas
1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese
6 lime wedges, for garnish.
1. For marinating chicken: In a bowl (or sealable plastic bag) combine red pepper paste, vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. Add chicken and mix again. Cover (or seal) and refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.
2. For the vinaigrette: In a small mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and pepper flakes. Whisk until well blended.
3. Prepare a grill or heat a large skillet. Grill or sauté chicken until golden brown on all sides and opaque in center; be careful not to overcook. Remove from heat and cut into 3/4-inch dice.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine lettuce, cabbage, onion, scallions and cilantro. Toss with 2 tablespoons vinaigrette, or to taste. Place a tortilla on each of 6 serving plates. Place an equal portion of chicken on each tortilla, and top with a portion of salad. Sprinkle with cheese, garnish plate with a lime wedge.
---
### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561/5 "2012-01-25T16:53:32Z")
The most recent NYT’s Sunday Magazine has a recipe for a Napa cabbage side dish that goes along with Tempura. You can find it on their web site.
---
### Author:  [@maikai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maikai)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-cabbage-recipes/610561/6 "2012-01-25T18:02:14Z")
Saute the cabbage in butter with crumbled bacon bits. It’s delicious.