Spicy Cabbage Salad with Carrot and Onion, Korean-Style
Spicy, appetite-waking, and exceptionally tasty! A wonderful quick recipe for a hot, Korean-style cabbage salad with carrots and spices - perfect for dinner, lunch, or a festive table.
Updated : 25 February, 2026
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
1 kilograms
White cabbage
2
Carrot
2
Onions
4
Garlic
1 tablespoon
Salt
1 tablespoon
Sugar
5 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon
Vinegar essence
1 teaspoon
Paprika
0.5 teaspoon
Hot pepper, ground
1 teaspoon
Ground coriander
0.5 teaspoon
Ground black pepper
to taste
Greens
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients and spices to make the tastiest Korean-style cabbage salad.
Step 2
Cut 1 kg (2.2 lb) of white cabbage into large pieces, then place it in a large bowl.
Step 3
Add 1 tablespoon of salt and knead the cabbage well with your hands for about 15 minutes so it releases juice.
Step 4
Grate 2 carrots into the bowl with the cabbage using a Korean-style grater.
Step 5
Thinly slice 2 onions into half-rings.
Step 6
Pour 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a frying pan set on the stove.
Step 7
Add the sliced onion to the heated oil.
Step 8
Stir-fry the onion over high heat until golden.
Step 9
Add 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper to the pan with the fried onion.
Step 10
Add 1 teaspoon paprika.
Step 11
Add 1 teaspoon ground coriander.
Step 12
Add 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
Step 13
Mix the onion and spices well in the pan.
Step 14
Add 1 tablespoon sugar to the bowl with the vegetables, then add 3-4 garlic cloves pressed through a garlic press, and add the fried onion with spices.
Step 15
Mix all the ingredients well in the bowl.
Step 16
Add 1 tablespoon of 70% vinegar essence to the bowl.
Step 17
Mix all the ingredients well again.
Step 18
Finely chop a little fresh herbs of your choice.
Step 19
Add the chopped herbs to the salad bowl.
Step 20
Mix everything well, cover, and let it stand for a few hours.
Step 21
Arrange the finished salad on serving plates and serve at a festive or everyday table.
Step 22
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