Asian Vegetables and Accompaniments Recipes - Malaysian Cabbage with Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tbs. vegetable oil

• 8 oz. shrimp, shelled

• 2 medium onions, sliced

• 1  1/2 in. piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and shredded

• 2 red chilies, finely chopped

• 1 medium white cabbage, shredded

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1/2 in. slice of creamed coconut, dissolved in 1 1/2 Tbs. boiling water

Serves 6

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large frying-pan. When it is hot, add the prawns or shrimp and fry for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they are pink and firm. Transfer to a plate and keep hot.

2. Add the onions, ginger and chilies to the pan and fry, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft. Stir in the cabbage and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

3. Stir in the salt and coconut mixture and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

4. Stir in the prawns or shrimp. Serve at once.

Note: Cabbage with Shrimps, Penang-Style is a brilliant example of the Oriental ability to make a very little go a long way. Here an ordinary white cabbage is transformed by the addition of ginger and a few shrimps. The result can either be a vegetable accompaniment dish, or a light meal on its own. Or, best of all, it can be served in the Oriental way, as one of several dishes arranged all at once on the table.