Today we would like to introduce you to a healthy delicious roll, using napa cabbage. It is well balanced with the sweetness of the cabbage leave and the ground pork inside. This is also the last blog post of our napa cabbage series.
Ideally, you can use the leafy part for the cabbage, which is easy to roll. But if you want to make a bigger roll, you can use the whole cabbage leave, just blanch in the water. It will become tender and easy to roll once it is cooked.
Napa Cabbage Stuffed Rolls
A delicious cabbage rolls with low calories!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 152kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1/3 napa cabbage Ideally using the leafy part would be easier to roll. If using the stalk part, blanch in the boiling water for 1 minute and it will be soft enough to roll.
- 1/4 lb ground pork or ground beef
- 1 cup vegetable mix (such as corn, pea, carrot)
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- salt
- black pepper
- sesame oil
- garlic
- scallion
Instructions
- First, we are going to grind some ginger root and add it to the ground pork. And then add about 1 tbsp of water to the pork. Mix well until all of the water is absorbed by the pork and this extra water will make the pork juicy and tender. To season it, add 1 tbsp of soy sauce, a pinch of salt, and black pepper.
- Add the mixed vegetable into the pork, mix well. Lastly, add a tbsp of sesame oil (It will help to lock in all of the flavors of all the ingredients here and also prevent them from drying out)
- To assemble the roll, take 1 cabbage leaf, and then place a spoonful of pork on top of it, spread it more evenly, and then just roll it. (If you want to make a larger roll by using the whole cabbage leaf instead of just the top part as shown in the video, you can boil some water and blanch the leaf for 1 minute, once it cools down it will become tender and easy to roll)
- Place the rolls on a plate. Boil some water, and steam them for 15 minutes over high heat.
- To garnish, roll up some scallions vertically, chop them off into thin long slices. Use low heat to cook up some minced garlic in the oil, then pour the oil on the top of the scallion slices. It will bring an extra kick of the nice garlicky flavor. Enjoy!
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal
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