Japanese Napa Cabbage Miso Stir-fry

Are you looking for a napa cabbage recipe for dinner? This Japanese napa cabbage miso stir fry is just perfect for you. It's an easy recipe and authentic miso flavor level up your dish.

It's a healthy stir fry dish that atsuage is crispy, napa cabbage is soft and nice and finished with flavorful Japanese seasonings. The aroma of miso is so inviting!

Stir fry recipe often includes meat (mostly pork), but we substitute it with Atsuage (tofu product) and make it vegan and vegetarian-friendly.

This recipe is for you if:
• You love napa cabbage stir-fry.
• You are looking for a Japanese napa cabbage recipe.
• You are looking for a vegan/vegetarian napa cabbage recipe.

Let me show you how to make it. Let's get started!

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About this recipe

• Japanese miso stir fry
• Napa cabbage, green onion, and atsuage (deep-fried tofu)
• Easy and savory main dish
• Vegan recipe

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients (amounts are in the recipe card below).

• Napa cabbage
• Green onion
• Atsuage: It's deep-fried tofu which has a firm texture and more chewy than tofu. You can also use Aburaage, which is deep-fried thin tofu.
• Flour: Any wheat flour is ok. You can also use potato starch or corn starch.
• Sesame oil: You can use any oil you have, but sesame oil adds a nice aroma, so I highly recommend using it for this recipe.
• Seasonings: Miso, Mirin, Sake

🔪Instructions

Ok, let me walk you through how to make it step by step. You can also watch this video.

1. Prepare vegetables: Cut napa cabbage into 1 cm widths and slice green onion diagonally.
2. Prepare atsuage: Cut Atsuage in half of the thickness, cut into strips, season with salt, and coat them with flour. (Atsuage has a plain taste, but coating it with flour makes it soak the sauce well, and the taste becomes richer.)
3. Pan fry Atsuage: Add sesame oil to a frying pan, cook the Atsuage on medium heat for a few minutes until both sides are crispy, and then take them out to a plate.
4. Stir Fry vegetables: Add the white part (the hard part) of napa cabbage and green onion to a frying pan, stir fry quickly, add a little water, cover, and steam for 3 minutes. (white part of napa cabbage and green onion is harder, so it is better to cook them separate from their leaves)
5. Stir fry vegetables: Add leaves of napa cabbage and green onion, stir fry quickly, cover and steam for another 2 minutes.
6. Add miso sauce: Put the atsuage back in, add the mixed miso sauce, and stir.

There you go! It's an easy main dish that goes well with Japanese steamed rice, so why not serve it with rice and miso soup and enjoy!

If you have leftover, you can keep it in the fridge for 3 days.

Thanks for Stopping By

Do you like napa cabbage and Japanese food? I'm sure you will like this stir fry recipe!

If you are wondering what to do with leftover napa cabbage, please try this and consume it all.

I hope this recipe is helpful.

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Chef JA Cooks is a Japanese food blog that shares simple and healthy Japanese home cooking recipes include vegan and vegetarian. From traditional Japanese recipes to modern recipes with step-by-step instructions.

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• Pickled napa cabbage
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• Napa cabbage coleslaw

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