The pursuit of the absolutely best hot slaw is a journey filled with flavor, heat, and a touch of tang. With so many variations on this classic side dish, it can be challenging to determine the perfect combination of ingredients and techniques. Whether you prefer a mild or fiery slaw, creamy or vinegar-based, this article will guide you through the essential steps to creating a hot slaw that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
SWEET, HOT MUSTARD SLAW
I enjoy a wide variety of coleslaws, but this mustard slaw may be my fave. The combo of hot and sweet has a proven track record for pleasing palates. Salting and massaging your cabbage first (aka 'cassage') will help draw out water, which sweetens up the flavor, as well as produce a flexible, yet still crunchy texture, which I think is lacking in many other 'chop and mix' recipes. Garnished here with chives and chive blossoms.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Salad Coleslaw Recipes With Mayo
Time 1h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Halve and quarter the head of cabbage and cut out the core. Slice across into 1/2-inch ribbons. Place cabbage in a bowl and sprinkle in salt. Massage cabbage until it begins to soften, about 1 minute. Let rest for 10 minutes, tossing occasionally. Transfer cabbage to a colander and rinse well under cold water. Let drain thoroughly.
- Mix mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, grain mustard, honey, cayenne pepper, and vinegar together in a large bowl.
- Squeeze cabbage as dry as possible and add to the dressing. Mix until thoroughly combined. Cover top in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Toss and taste before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 1770.9 mg, Sugar 8.1 g
HOT SLAW, MEXICAN-STYLE
Put a couple of whole cabbages over a hot fire on a grill, and leave them there, turning every few minutes when you get a chance, until they look like something tragic and ruined. You don't need to season them, or oil them, or remove the thick outer leaves the way you'd do if you were cooking them lightly or shredding them raw. You just need to burn them, slowly and deeply, so that they soften within and take on the flavor of fire. When you've got the cabbages good and blistered, put them on a cutting board, remove the charred exteriors and cut out the cores, then slice the remaining cabbage into shreds. Dress with crema, store-bought or home-made, along with chopped cilantro, some chipotle en adobo and lime juice. It makes for a slaw that goes with almost anything grilled.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Time 1h
Yield Serves 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Make the crema the night before, or many nights before, the day you want to cook.
- When you are ready to make the slaw, build a fire in your grill, leaving about 1/3 of grill free of coals, or set one burner of a gas grill to high. When the fire is ready, place the cabbages, whole, onto the fire or over the open burner, and allow them to roast in the heat of the open flames, turning them every few minutes and allowing them to rest occasionally on the cooler side of the grill, until they are blackened, blistered and a little soft to the touch, approximately 30 to 45 minutes. You are not looking to incinerate them so much as to cook them aggressively. You will discard most of the burned exterior.
- Meanwhile, make the dressing. Whisk the cilantro into the crema in a bowl, and add the lime juice and, if you're using, adobo or hot sauce to taste, along with a little salt and pepper.
- When the cabbages are blackened and have softened to the point where you can insert a knife into each one fairly easily, remove them to a cutting board. Once they have cooled slightly, take off most of the blackened exterior leaves. Cut each cabbage in half, then use your knife to remove the cores. Slice the cabbage into thin strips, as for a coleslaw, and add them to a large serving bowl.
- Apply about 1/2 a cup of the crema to the sliced cabbage, and toss to combine. Continue adding crema until you have enough to coat all the cabbage, then taste and adjust seasonings. (You can save the rest of the crema for another use, keeping it in a closed jar in the refrigerator.) Serve with grilled meats or alone.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 58, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 89 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
ABSOLUTELY BEST HOT SLAW RECIPE
This is the exact hot slaw recipe from the world famous Forest View Gardens that used to be in Cincinnati. Unfortunately the place closed down years ago but that won't stop you from recreating the exact recipe they used in your own kitchen! What I have below is precisely the quantities and procedure we used for large scale production for a lot of people. If you are doing a smaller party or dinner, you can adjust the amounts accordingly. Keep in mind that the excess dressing can be refrigerated. Tips: Do not let this hot slaw sit around with dressing in it. It must be fresh! Don't over fill the bowl with dressing. I personally like just enough dressing to wet the cabbage and bacon and not a drop more. Make a whole gallon of dressing and bacon bits and store what you don't use for later. At Forest View Gardens, we made 30 gallons of dressing and 200 pounds of bacon bits on Thursday and it lasted the whole week!
Provided by kerrywsmyth
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 32m
Yield 32 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Fully cook bacon.
- While it is still hot, fill a food processor with bacon (do not add the grease to processor!) and chop it into coarse bits (If processor is not available, you should chop the bacon prior to cooking).
- Put hot chopped bacon in a strainer on a bowl to catch excess grease.
- Repeat until all bacon is chopped.
- Set bacon bits aside.
- Start with a Gallon container with a large mouth.
- Add sugar, vinegar, water, oil, salt, garlic.
- Stir with a large mixing spoon, making sure you get all the sugar off the bottom of the container.
- Heat the amount of dressing you plan on using on the stove on low heat or a steam table, stopping short of a boil (you will use 4-6 oz per serving).
- Fill salad bowls with shredded cabbage.
- Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of the fresh bacon bits on top of cabbage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Immediately before serving, stir hot dressing well, then use a ladle to pour about 4-6 oz on the slaw making sure you thoroughly wet all the cabbage and bacon.
- Enjoy!
HOT SLAW
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine the cabbage with the lemon and lime juices, sugar, salt, and serrano chile. Let marinate for at least 15 and up to 30 minutes.
- In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, sauté the onion and garlic in the oil for 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant and just starting to color. Raise the heat to high, add the cabbage mixture, and toss until very hot but still crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and add the butter and cilantro, tossing well to combine. Taste and season with salt if necessary. Serve hot.
HOT-AND-SOUR COLESLAW
Steps:
- Toss together cabbage, carrots, scallions, and salt in a large bowl and let stand until cabbage is slightly wilted, about 5 minutes.
- Bring vinegar, sugar, ginger, and red pepper flakes to a boil in a very small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then pour over cabbage mixture and toss to coat.
HOT AND SOUR SLAW
Bok choy is in the cabbage family, and is very popular in China. In this recipe, it is shredded to resemble a coleslaw, but that is where the resemblance to that creamy classic ends. This dish is very spicy and full of flavor. It not only tastes great, but is strangely fun to eat. If you have chile paste, use 2 teaspoons of that instead of the red pepper flakes.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Salad Coleslaw Recipes No Mayo
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine bok choy, red bell pepper, and scallions in a large bowl.
- In a smaller bowl, whisk together red pepper flakes (or chile paste), mustard, apple cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, sugar, salt, and oil.
- Pour this spicy dressing over the chopped vegetables, and toss well. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then toss again. Taste salad, and add more chile paste, salt, or sugar to taste before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 504 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh shredded cabbage. You can use a food processor or a sharp knife to shred the cabbage.
- If you don't have any celery seeds, you can use caraway seeds or fennel seeds instead.
- If you like your slaw spicy, add more cayenne pepper to taste.
- To make a creamy hot slaw, add 1/2 cup of mayonnaise to the dressing.
- Hot slaw is a great side dish for fried chicken, fish, or burgers.
Conclusion:
Hot slaw is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a side dish or as a main course. It's a great way to use up leftover cabbage and other vegetables, and it's also a healthy and affordable meal. With so many variations to choose from, there's sure to be a hot slaw recipe that everyone will love.
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