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| A simple stir fry of ground beef, cabbage and rice, it's quick, easy and delicious! |
Stir Fried Cabbage
This stir fried cabbage recipe made with ground beef, and affectionately referred to as Crack Slaw by low carbers, was a favorite back when I was low carbing. Yeah, I did it, the whole low carb thing, and frankly, it is a great way to lose a few pounds pretty quick, say, for instance, those holidays pounds. For me, however, it was not good for the long term. My weight loss stalled pretty quick - apparently my body likes a bit more balance. I mean, it started getting to the point that I had to limit SALAD for pete's sake because things like lettuce and tomatoes have carbs and so long as I had any carbs, my weight loss stalled! Whatever. But, if you want to knock off a few pounds fast, cutting back on carbs for a little while can help with that.Anyway, when I was low carbing, this Crack Slaw, minus the rice of course, was a popular low carber dish that earned that name because it was supposedly addicting to many low carbers. While it's a delicious dish whether you are low carbing or going low fat, I never quite got that connection personally. It could be that if they were say consuming this entire dish, they were eating way more carbs than they realized. One small head of cabbage actually does have 23 net grams of carbs, so keep that in mind if you're low carbing and in induction. No wonder everybody loved it, huh? This is a variation of the original recipe, which to the best of my memory was actually a Body for Life recipe that used rice. Many low carbers often use the packaged slaw mix and some substituted broccoli slaw, and of course, eliminated the rice.
Depending on the type of ground beef you use, this is a fairly low calorie and low fat dish that is pretty darned tasty dish if you happen to love cabbage and it's a dish that I still love. You can also eliminate the ground beef all together and use ground turkey, or simply just stir fry the cabbage and rice with the seasonings. Any of those variations is delicious.
The Cajun is not much of a veggie eater and not big on cabbage, so I usually make this up just for myself on those nights when he's not that hungry ... like, for instance, yesterday, when he filled up on junk all day watching sports at his bud's house and had no room for a real meal. By the way, if you landed here looking for traditional southern fried cabbage, you can find that right here.
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Recipe: Stir-Fried Cabbage with Ground Beef or Turkey
From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish| Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 15 min | | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound of ground beef (can substitute turkey)
- 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, divided
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 cups of cabbage, sliced thin
- 1 cup of cooked rice (brown or white), optional
- 2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce
- Pinch of kosher salt, or to taste
- 8 turns of the pepper grinder, or to taste
- Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
Brown ground beef, remove and drain; set aside. To the same skillet, add 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil and heat over medium high. Add green onion and garlic and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the cabbage and stir fry another 2 minutes. Add the rice and soy sauce and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add the cooked ground beef back to the skillet and sprinkle with the red pepper flakes; toss until heated through.
Variation: Substitute a package of cole slaw mix or broccoli slaw for the cabbage.
Low Carb Variation: Make it low carb by eliminating the rice.
Leftovers Utilized: Cooked Rice. Yes - you can freeze it, and I certainly do! Simply drizzle with water, cover and microwave to freshen.
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9 comments:
Looks like a simple, yet delicious recipe. And a complete dinner with the ground beef.
I often fry cabbage all by itself...love it!
I LOVE ground beef, this look like it would be good in a burrito! -Mini Baker :)
I lost 30 pounds once on the low carb nonsense... Ate one piece of bread and gained 35 pounds in a month...
Not a good diet at all
Everything in moderation...lol. I watched my sister fall off the Adkins diet wagon once. It wasn't pretty!
This looks good and easy! I love cabbage!
Exactly! In my experience, low carb diets are okay for temporary weight loss - say for a special event, or to kick start a more balanced "diet" like Weight Watchers. What I found works best is balance - including better carb choices - when trying to lose weight more permanently.
I love cabbage too Barbara! One of my favorite ways to eat it is just simply cut into chunks and stewed down - like I do with my shortcut corned beef and cabbage, http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2009/01/southern-style-shortcut-corned-beef-and.html or as a hash with some potatoes, yum! http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2009/03/corned-beef-cabbage-hash.html
Never thought about a burrito stuffing but what a great idea! Or maybe even stuffed in a wonton?!
I love cabbage, had some tonight as a matter of fact. I used to make a cabbage and ground beef soup, which I lost the recipe to. This sounds like a great alternative.
Thanks for this recipe. I am currently low carbing (-14lb). I left the rice out of course and I really appreciated the red pepper flakes--especially since I have a little cold right now!
Most of all, I loved the husband anecdote! I've adopted your husband's nickname for my own hubby (who is from Louisiana)because I thought for a moment you were describing mine :) It's so bad during football season that our sit down Sunday family dinners have turned into what we call Snackin' Sundays.
If you have ever been up to Nebraska, there are fast food restaurants that sell a sandwich called Runzas. This is basically how the filling is made, but it is enclosed in a bread pocket and baked. So yummy! The bread is slightly sweeter than regular bread dough, more like roll dough and the sandwiches are very hearty. We had relatives who lived up there for a while and that was one of the treats we always had when we went to visit.
That's so interesting Billie! I've never been to Nebraska so I've not heard of a Runza before. Thanks for sharing that tidbit!
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