place a heavy bottomed pot, nice and deep so there is no splatter, over medium high heat 1-2 dashes below high
while it's heating get out the other ingredients
when it's good and hot add the beef and brown quickly, this should take no more than 2 minutes
once it's well browned turn the heat off, drain any fat, and add the shredded cabbage
let it rest a moment and begin to wilt
stir to incorporate
add your chosen seasonings, either the soy or non soy versions
begin with the minimum amounts
stir in the seasonings and salt and give it a taste test, decide what you want more of and add it
taste it and adjust until it's just right for you
if you're making the soy free version feel free to flavor it up with any of the suggested seasonings, basil is amazing in it and so it the cilantro or go hung ho and add the soy and all the seasonings
Notes
non-soy version-all to taste gourmet gardens herb pastes to taste-I use roughly 1-2 teaspoons of each of the following lemon grass cilantro chili pepper basil ginger pinch of salt