This Sriracha Slaw Recipe is my new low carb best friend. I can’t believe I have never come across the myriad of recipes for ‘Crack Slaw’ before.
After reading a few recipes, I gathered that the idea was to sauté some coleslaw mix, add meat and spices to it — the kind that would put a bit a of heat under the whole mixture. All the comments swore it was irresistible.
My first foray into Crack Slaw territory was this version — the Sriracha Slaw recipe with beef. (I’ve seen it made with a lot of other things — Frank’s hot sauce, barbecue sauce and Italian dressing to name a few.)
It is super fast to make (under 20 minutes) and disappears out of a serving bowl almost as quickly. One of the secrets to the speediness of this recipe is that you buy a bag of coleslaw salad mix instead of taking a lot of time chopping up veggies.
You can use pretty much whatever leftover cooked meat you have on hand, like chicken or shredded pork.
Lightly saute the onions, ginger and garlic to infuse the oil with their flavor. Toss in the cabbage mixture and mixed in the rest of the liquid ingredients. Add the already warm meat and stir this pan of deliciousness just long enough to warm it through, but leave the veggies still crispy.
After that quickly pan toast a Tablespoon of sesame seeds to sprinkle over the top. You can also sprinkle a little extra Sriracha Sauce on your portion.
I admit with slight embarrassment, that I didn’t have the patience to look through my kitchen drawers for chopsticks before my DH and I dug into this very satisfying and delicious meal. We loved it. Enjoy! Laura
PS — We tried it with chicken the next day and sprinkled cashews on the top. It was heaven.
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Hot Sriracha Slaw Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 T. sesame oil
- 1 T. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
- 3 green onions finely chopped
- 1 T. fresh minced ginger root
- 1 lb. coleslaw mix
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp. Sriracha sauce You may want more or less according to your preference.
- 2 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 T. toasted sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Brown beef and season with salt, if desired. Set aside.
- Heat both oils in a large, deep frying pan
- Add chopped onions, ginger and garlic to saute lightly and infuse oil with flavor.
- Pour in the coleslaw mix and stir.
- Add the soy sauce, Sriracha sauce and vinegar.
- Stir the mixture to coat well and add the meat,
- Stir till just warmed through. Vegetables should be tender-crisp.
- Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and extra Sriracha sauce as desired. Serve immediately.
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