Stir - Fried Vegetables - Chinese Style

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Ingredients

3 cloves of garlic

1 head of cabbage

2 tablespoons oil

Salt

MSG (if desired)

Preparation

Chinese eat a variety of vegetables, and/or combinations of vegetables. Actually they can be combined as desired to make many different kinds of dishes. Below are a few commonly eaten vegetable dishes.

Clean cabbage carefully and chop into about 2 to 3 inch pieces. Place oil in hot wok (or frying pan) with garlic chopped into small pieces. Add the cabbage all at once. You may need to add a little water to keep from sticking. When cabbage is beginning to get cooked, add a pinch of salt and MSG to taste. When cabbage is cooked thoroughly, drain water and serve hot with rice and other meat dishes.

Same ingredients as above, except substitute fresh spinach. Use the same method of cooking and you will have a very commonly eaten Chinese style vegetable.

For other stir-fried vegetables, you can combine chopped carrots (not too small pieces - sliced round pieces is fine) and Chinese pea pods. Or: stir-fried broccoli, carrots and mushrooms.