Fire-cooked chinese cabbage with ginger, garlic & egg
A rustic, fire-cooked stir-fry of organic Chinese cabbage with ginger, garlic, chili flakes, and egg, finished with a sprinkle of seasoning.
What you need
How Maurice does it
- 1
Slice the Chinese cabbage (or leafy green) on a wooden cutting board and transfer to a bowl.
- 2
Crush and finely chop the garlic, then add it to the bowl with the greens.
- 3
Peel and chop the ginger into small pieces, then add to the bowl.
- 4
Prepare a fire pit with wood and kindling and light it. Once burning, place a large, round, flat metal cooking surface over the fire.
- 5
Pour oil onto the hot cooking surface.
- 6
Pour the contents of the bowl (greens, garlic, ginger) onto the hot surface and stir-fry with a spatula.
- 7
Grind black pepper over the cooking greens, then sprinkle with chili flakes.
- 8
Crack the eggs onto the cooking surface next to the greens and mix them in with the spatula.
- 9
Once cooked, scoop the mixture onto a wooden cutting board and sprinkle with soy sauce and a pinch of salt.
- 10
Serve hot, using chopsticks to enjoy.
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