Yamitsuki (addictive cabbage)
Recipe from Hetty Lui McKinnon · original post · full recipe on hettymckinnon.com
A no-cook Japanese-style side: raw cabbage massaged with salt, then tossed with garlic, toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds. Great with a bowl of hot rice.
Ingredients
- green cabbage — core removed, leaves cut into 5 cm chunks750 g
- fine sea salt6 g
- toasted sesame seeds18 g
- garlic cloves — finely grated2 ea
- toasted sesame oil30 ml
- vegetable stock paste — 1 tsp5 ml
Method
- Place the cabbage into a large bowl and scatter over the salt. Massage the salt into the cabbage, breaking up the chunks as you squeeze. Leave to soften for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Optional: heat a frying pan on medium heat for 2 minutes, add the sesame seeds and toast, moving them around constantly, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Drain off any liquid from the cabbage. Taste it - if it is too salty, rinse it, allow to drain and pat dry.
- Add the garlic, sesame oil, vegetable stock paste and sesame seeds to the cabbage and toss very well (your hands work best) until the cabbage is completely coated and the garlic is evenly distributed.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes to 1 hour to let the flavours meld. Serve cold from the fridge for the best crunch. Keeps in an airtight container in the fridge for 5 to 7 days.
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- 5 ml Gluten-free vegetable stock paste instead of vegetable stock paste
Toss the gluten-free stock paste through exactly as before; nothing else changes.
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$2.65a serve
$2.65 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths
About $10.60 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$28.38 across 2 shops · all 6 items priced · $1.13 more for bigger packs, 64% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$10.60
no items missing
you'll pay $27.55 · 62% of it spare
Coles$5.42
missing 2 items
you'll pay $33.81 · 84% of it spare
Aldi$4.01
missing 3 items
you'll pay $10.38 · 61% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$10.38
toasted sesame seeds
$1.43/100g
need 18 gOh So Natural Wholefoods Pepita Seeds 125g$1.79closest match
Aldi$1.43/100g$1.79·Woolworths$16.50/1kg$1.65·Coles$20.00/1kg$2.00
garlic cloves
$29.99/1kg
need 2 items2 × No Brand approx. 0.06kg per piece$1.80
Aldi$29.99/1kg$1.80·Woolworths$1.08/100g$3.90·Coles$33.00/1kg$1.98
toasted sesame oil
$0.50/100ml
need 30 mlPure Vita Sunflower Oil 1L 1,000ml$4.99closest match
Aldi$0.50/100ml$4.99·Woolworths$0.53/100ml$4.00·Coles$3.19/100ml$15.95
Buy at Woolworths$18.00
green cabbage
$2.10/1 ea
need 750 gWoolworths Green Cabbage Quarter each$2.10 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Woolworths$2.10/1 ea$2.10·ColesN/A·AldiN/A
vegetable stock paste
$2.16/100g
need 5 mlAyam Nasi Goreng Paste 185g$4.00 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths$2.16/100g$4.00·ColesN/A·AldiN/A