Comments on: The best we can hope for https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:45:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: deanna https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-78788 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:45:34 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-78788 Tried this last night – squeezed in a whole lime and added fresh ginger, garlic, and green onion. It was so great and ended up tasting a little like pad thai! 1/2 cabbage was the perfect portion to serve two people.

Also added 1/2 cup of brown rice once it was plated to help soak up the extra juices and add some more texture.

Sprinkled shaved roasted almonds on top for a little crunch!

]]> By: Wendy https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-69994 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:18:24 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-69994 I was just looking for a recipe to use cabbage in and I was treated to the moodiest cabbage cooking method of all time. I was unprepared for the melancholy and nostalgia! Day made, thank you. Hope all is well 9 years later!

]]> By: RG https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-64794 Sat, 03 Jun 2017 12:47:22 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-64794 So simple but delicious! I want to make it again already. I used sliced onion instead of fennel. I think this would be great with a little bacon added…. mmmm

]]> By: Melanie J Watts https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16247 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:41:14 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16247 Hi Molly, this recipe is one of my all time favourite lunches. I've changed it a bit and wanted to know if I could include it in my up coming book? Email me for more details Thanks, Melanie

]]> By: Anonymous https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16246 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:06:29 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16246 this has become a standard in our home! thanks!!

]]> By: Anonymous https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16245 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:16:22 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16245 yum! have been wanting to try this and grabbed some cabbage on sale for St. Patrick's Day. My husband doesn't like spicy food, so I made it with just the soy sauce then added sriracha to my portion.

]]> By: Ngoc https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16244 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:22:29 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16244 This was wonderful! I tossed it with soba noodles to make the perfect one-dish supper. And thanks for sharing the story. 🙂

]]> By: Jen/YVR https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16243 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:17:29 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16243 I loves me some fried cabbage. I think it's my German-Russian background. My default setting for fried cabbage, though, is bacon and onions. I was raised on beroch, a bun stuffed with fried cabbage, bacon, onions and tons of black pepper, made by my great-grandmother. My mom also made something she always called 'lazy-man's cabbage rolls,' which I now recognize as more of a cabbage fried rice.
Just fry up a good handful or so chopped bacon, then to the crisp bacon and rendered fat, add a diced half an onion and a half a small cabbage, sliced thinly. Season well with black pepper. Once the cabbage has cooked down a bit, add in cooked rice – leftover from the night before is best. Freshly cooked rice tends to be a bit too moist. Stir well over the heat, letting the rice fry up a bit and warm though, then generously season with Chinese/dark soy sauce. If I have them, I also toss in a handfull of frozen peas.
When I make this, I have to limit how many bowls I will let myself eat in one sitting, being sure to leave some for the next day – it's just as good reheated the next day.
Yum.
Fried cabbage + hot sauce = something new I think I'm gonna like.

]]> By: Janine https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16242 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:48:13 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16242 I made this for lunch today, topped with fresh duck eggs, runny yolked and beautiful, just as you suggested. Was so good I had to post it in my blog. http://9cooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/will-trade-for-duck-eggs.html
Thanks for the recipe, I will be back for more–many, MANY more!!

]]> By: Sara https://orangette.net/2009/01/the-best-we-can-hope-for/#comment-16241 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:20:54 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/the-best-we-can-hope-for#comment-16241 Just made this for the first time last week (and then promptly followed it with a second making). I subbed white onion for the fennel the second time around and it was still lovely. I would never have thought of combining these flavors and it was so soul-satisfying.
Thanks 🙂

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