Chicken and Napa Cabbage Stir Fry – marinated diced chicken thighs stir fried with dried shrimp, garlic, and tasty napa cabbage!

Napa Cabbage

Napa Cabbage is one type of cabbage, and is also known as Chinese cabbage. It is oblong shaped, and it’s leaves are more tender than your normal green cabbage. It is more closer to lettuce in texture, which one time confused the cashier that was trying to ring my Napa Cabbage up. He was convinced it was Lettuce, but I had to explain that it was actually Napa Cabbage!

Fun fact: Napa cabbage is the type of veggie most commonly made in to Kimchi (a fermented dish originating from Korea.)

Dried Shrimp

Dried shrimp (aka 蝦米) are sun dried shrimps that have been preserved and used in many Asian cuisines. It adds a umami flavor to the dish. We always have a jar (or 2) of dried shrimp in the house, as there are different types too!

You can buy them from any Asian supermarkets. You can also find some on amazon, and if all else fails, you could really skip them and just cook Napa with the smashed garlic to bring additional delicousness to this napa cabbage recipe.

If you like how the dried shrimp turns out, you should check out some of the other ways I use it – Cabbage Stir Fry, Taiwan Rice Noodles Stir Fry, and Bok Choy dish!

How to cook Chicken Napa Cabbage Stir Fry

First gather your ingredients:

• Chicken Marinade:
  • 1 lb chicken thigh, cut in to bite sized pieces
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp rice cooking wine or vinegar
• Stir Fry:
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup napa cabbage, cut in to 1-2 inch chunks
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp brown sugar

Cut the napa cabbage in to 1-2 inch pieces:

In a mixing bowl, add the chicken marinade ingredients. Combine well and then set it aside to marinade for half hour or up to overnight in the refrigerator.

In a cooking pan or wok, add cooking oil, and let it heat up on medium high. Add garlic and dried shrimp and let it cook for about 1 minute.

Then add chicken and stir fry for about 3 minutes or until chicken is slightly browned, and remove chicken and garlic from heat.

Add a little more cooking oil if your pan is too dry. Then, add the napa cabbage and stir fry for a couple minutes or until napa cabbage has softened..

Return chicken back in to pan and add oyster sauce, brown sugar, salt to taste, and stir fry everything for about another 2-3 minutes or until chicken is cooked thoroughly.

Remove from heat and serve!

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