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  • What To Do With Thoise Little Bags Of Shredded Cabbage They Sell At The Market

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    What To Do With Thoise Little Bags Of Shredded Cabbage They Sell At The Market
    Prep: 5 min Cook: 10 min Servings: 6
    by kathy gori
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    We've all seen those little bags of pre-shredded cabbage at the market. They're sold as coleslaw, usually with a little packet of dressing included. I must admit that yes, I've purchased these. I toss out the dressing and make my own coleslaw with it. It just saves me the time and trouble of shredding a whole head of cabbage. I'm so used to seeing these bags I thought there's nothing else that can be done with them..they're coleslaw right? Wrong. I'd found a recipe that looked interesting. Punjabi cabbage, I didn't feel like shredding all that cabbage on a hot Sonoma afternoon and so the little bag of coleslaw stuff. This dish is very easy to make, spicy, and flavorful it actually could serve as a sort of coleslaw for any number of meals, not necessarily Indian. Here's what I did with it.

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 an onion chopped
    • 1 shallot, chopped
    • A 1 inch piece of peeled ginger
    • 2 serrano chilis
    • 3 Tbs of oil.
    • 1 tsp. of cumin seeds
    • 1 tsp. of turmeric
    • one bag of that pre-shredded coleslaw stuff.
    • 1 tsp of salt
    • 1/2 tsp of black pepper
    • 2 tsp. of ground cumin
    • 1 tsp. of ground coriander
    • 1/4 tsp of kashmiri chili (if you don't have any mix up 1/8 tsp of cayenne with 1/8 tsp of paprika)
    • 1 Tbs of butter
    • salt to taste

    Directions

    1. Get:
    2. 1/2 an onion chopped
    3. 1 shallot, chopped
    4. A 1 inch piece of peeled ginger
    5. 2 serrano chilis , take out the seeds and chop the chilis roughly
    6. Put all of this in a food processor or chopper and chop it finely. You can also just do this with a knife. Don't turn it into a paste.
    7. Set this aside
    8. In an Indian Karahi, wok or deep skillet, heat about 3 Tbs of oil.
    9. When the oil is hot toss in the mixture you just chopped. Cook it down until it's soft but not browned.
    10. Toss in 1 tsp. of cumin seeds
    11. 1 tsp. of turmeric
    12. Stir that around for a minute then put in your shredded cabbage. Here is where I used one bag of that pre-shredded coleslaw stuff.
    13. Stir that up till the leaves are all coated with the turmeric mixture.
    14. Now toss in
    15. 1 tsp of salt
    16. 1/2 tsp of black pepper
    17. 2 tsp. of ground cumin
    18. 1 tsp. of ground coriander
    19. 1/4 tsp of kashmiri chili (if you don't have any mix up 1/8 tsp of cayenne with 1/8 tsp of paprika)
    20. Coat your cabbage with these spices stirring then partially cover the pot and cook it up for about 10 minutes. Give it a stir every now and then, make sure it doesn't burn. You can add a Tbs of water or two to keep it from sticking.
    21. When it's all softened and cooked, add 1 Tbs of butter, salt to taste and serve.
    22. As I said earlier, this is a really cool way to deal with all those bags of coleslaw cabbage you might run across and a great tasty and fast alternative to the same old same old. As Mikey used to say, "Try it, you'll like it"

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    • Erwin J Dorner
      Erwin J Dorner
      A neat and novel way to use those bags of shredded cabbage you find in the produce department. This is tasty dish that's quick and easy.

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