Asian Cabbage Rolls
Catherine
These Asian Cabbage Rolls have a savoury, plant-based filling, wrapped around sweet napa cabbage, with a umami, soy sauce glaze.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 3 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Cabbage roll filling
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 4 pieces dried shiitake mushroom 60 g, re-hydrated, diced
- 2 stalks green onion sliced
- 1 pack firm tofu 454 g
- 1 cup short/medium grain rice cooked
- 1 tsp roasted sesame oil
Cornstarch slurry
- 2 tbsp mushroom water
- 1 tbsp soy
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Soy sauce glaze
- 1 cup mushroom water
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds optional
Prepare the cabbage leaves
Cook the filling
To a wok on medium heat, drizzle in some oil, and sauté the garlic and green onion for 30 seconds.
Add in carrots and mushrooms and sauté for 2 minute.
Crumble tofu into wok and sauté for 1 minute.
Pour in cornstarch slurry and mix with other ingredients for 10 seconds.
Add rice into wok and stir fry for 30 seconds.
Remove from heat and mix in sesame oil.
Wrap the cabbage rolls
Chop 2 inches from bottom of cabbage leaf stem. Place 2 tbsp of filling 2 inches above the base of leaf (Note 1).
Roll the bottom portion of the cabbage up and over the filling, and continue to roll 1 to 2 revolutions, until you reach the green leafy part of cabbage.
Bring the right side of the leaf to the left, and the left leaf to the right. Roll it up once more and you have your cabbage roll (Note 2).
Make soy sauce glaze and serve
Add the ingredients to a saucepan with the heat OFF. Whisk until cornstarch is dissolved.
Turn the heat ON to medium-high, whisking constantly for 10 mins until thickened. Mix in roasted sesame seeds.
Drizzle sauce on top of the cabbage rolls and serve immediately.
- You may mould the filling into a compact shape with wet hands.
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You may sear them on a hot pan for a couple of seconds. But, in my opinion, it ruins the green colour of the cabbage.
This recipe makes 20 Asian Cabbage rolls.
Keywords cabbage, plant-based, rolls, tofu, vegan