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Salt-Rubbed Cabbage
Serves 2 · About 15 min (10 min of this is just letting it sit)
Roughly chopped cabbage rubbed with salt and dressed with sesame oil and sesame seeds. A side dish with no cooking.
① Wash and cut→② Rub with salt and let sit→③ Squeeze out the water→④ Toss with sesame oil
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How to make it
1
Wash and cut the cabbage
- Wash the cabbage in water, then put it in a colander to drain
- On a cutting board, cut out the hard white core in a triangle shape
- Roughly cut the leaves into 3 cm squares
How to tell it's doneEverything is cut, and the pieces are about the same size.
2
Rub with salt and let sit
- Put the cabbage in a bowl and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt
- Mix for 1 minute, rubbing it all over with your hands
- Leave it as is for 10 minutes
How to tell it's doneThe cabbage is soft, it has shrunk to about half, and water has collected at the bottom of the bowl.
3
Squeeze out the water
- Hold the cabbage in both hands and squeeze hard to get the water out. Pour out the water in the bowl
- Taste 1 piece. If it is too salty, rinse quickly in water and squeeze again
How to tell it's doneNo water drips out when you squeeze it.
4
Toss with sesame oil and sesame seeds
- Add 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds and mix with chopsticks
- Serve
ReadyReady to eat right away. Put leftovers in a container with a lid in the fridge and eat by the next day.
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If it didn't work out
Too saltyToo much salt, or not enough cabbage. Rinse quickly in water and squeeze to make it less salty.
It does not get softNot rubbed enough, or not left long enough. Let it sit 5 more minutes.
WateryNot squeezed enough in step 3. Next time, squeeze hard.
The flavor is weakAdd a pinch of salt and mix again.
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