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Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage

This side builds cabbage, spring onions and water into a fuss-free meal you can have ready in about 45 minutes. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 6 steps.

45 minServes 4Easy3 of 4 likely on hand
Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage

At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.

What you'll need

Servings4

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Pantry staples (you likely have these)

Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.

Contains: none of the major allergens we track from the ingredients listed.

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How to make it

  1. Cut the cabbage and chop it into 1 inch pieces
  2. Put the cabbage in a large bowl and add cold water to rinse.
  3. Wash the cabbage. Rinse and drain three times.
  4. In a large clean bowl, pour in the bottle of water.
  5. Put the cabbage and green onion into the salt water mixture.
  6. Add in the salt.

Watch how it's made

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Tips & common questions

How long does Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage take to make?

About 45 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 4 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.

Can I scale this recipe up or down?

Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.

Is Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage vegan?

Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.

Structured source recipe — not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.

Recipe data for Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage via TheMealDB (open database). ▶ Video. Original source. Consomee adds the scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.