Sweet & Sour Hunan Stir-Fry
Traditional Asian ingredients – soy sauce, rice vinegar and ginger – give ham and cabbage a nontraditional sweet and salty flavor. For a twist, we’ve paired this dish with farro, an ancient grain, instead of the traditional rice.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup farro
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp white miso (TRY: Eden Organic Shiro Miso)
- 1 tbsp rice cooking wine (NOTE: This is also known as Chinese cooking wine or Shaoxing; if it’s unavailable, dry sherry is a good substitute.)
- 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp organic evaporated cane juice
- 1 tbsp safflower oil
- 1 tbsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
- 1 5-oz slice thick uncured all-natural ham, nitrite- and nitrate-free, cut into matchsticks
- 5 cups coarsely chopped green cabbage (about 1 lb)
- 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced diagonally
- 3 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
Preparation
- In a medium saucepan, add farro, salt and 2 cups water. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover and simmer until farro is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together miso, rice wine, soy sauce, vinegar and cane juice; set aside.
- In a large wok or skillet on high, heat oil. Add ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, 20 seconds. Add ham and stir-fry until lightly browned, 30 seconds. Add cabbage and carrots and stir-fry until cabbage wilts and is lightly browed, 1 1/2 minutes.
- Add miso mixture and green onions; heat and stir until combined, about 1 minute more. Divide farro and ham mixture among plates.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 1 1/2 cups ham mixture and 1/4 of farro
- Calories 292
- Carbohydrate Content 46 g
- Cholesterol Content 18 mg
- Fat Content 5 g
- Fiber Content 9 g
- Protein Content 14 g
- Saturated Fat Content 1 g
- Sodium Content 577 mg
- Sugar Content 6 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 3 g