Chinese Cabbage Rolls Recipes

STEAMED CABBAGE ROLLS (翡翠包肉)

Steps:

• Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water until they begin to wilt (it should take no more than 20 seconds). Drain and set aside.
• Use a vegetable peeler to peel off 8 narrow strips of carrots. Blanch for a few seconds then drain (carrot is purely for an aesthetic reason so it's optional).
• Squeeze out excess water in shiitakes mushrooms (keep the water in which the mushrooms are soaked for later use). Chop them into tiny pieces.
• Put mushrooms, minced meat and all the seasonings into a bowl. Mix well.
• Place 1/8 of the filling in the middle of a cabbage leaf. Wrap it into a cylinder shape.
• Tie the roll with a strip of carrot (please refer to my tutorial video below). Repeat to finish the rest.
• Place the rolls into a serving plate then put into a steamer. Steam for 10 minutes.
• If you don't have a steamer, see note 3 for an alternative solution which is also demonstrated in my tutorial video below.
• While waiting for the rolled to cook, mix 3 tablespoons of the mushroom water with oyster sauce and cornstarch. Stir well.
• Heat up the sauce over high heat. Remove as soon as it thickens. Pour it over the rolls. Serve warm.
• You may keep raw, wrapped cabbage rolls in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Extend the steaming time to 12 minutes if just taken out from the fridge.

STUFFED CABBAGE ROLL RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix the minced meat with all the ingredients in (A). Mix well until it becomes a sticky paste.
• Remove the core of the round cabbage.
• Blanch the cabbage in boiling water until the leaves loosen from the core. Remove and drain.
• Trim the thick veins of the leaves so that it is pliable when folding.
• Divide the stuffing into twelve equal portions. Place a portion of the stuffing on a piece of cabbage. Fold and wrap to encase the stuffing.
• Place the cabbage rolls in a plate, seam side down. Steam the cabbage rolls over medium heat for fifteen minutes. Remove.
• Mix the cornstarch and the water for soaking the mushrooms to form a cornstarch slurry.
• Collect the liquid formed during steaming. Pour it into a pan. Add the water for soaking the mushrooms. Season the gravy with light soy sauce and sesame oil. Let it cook down to half of the volume. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
• Sprinkle some sliced scallions into the gravy. Drizzle on the cabbage rolls. Serve.

AUTHENTIC CHINESE EGG ROLLS (FROM A CHINESE PERSON)

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Pour in beaten eggs and cook, without stirring, until firmed. Flip the eggs over and cook for an additional 20 seconds to firm the other side. Set egg pancake aside to cool, then slice into thin strips.
• Heat the remaining vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in cabbage and carrot; cook for 2 minutes to wilt. Add bamboo, mushroom, pork, green onions, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and MSG; continue cooking until the vegetables soften, about 6 minutes. Stir in sliced egg, then spread mixture out onto a pan, and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
• To assemble the egg rolls, place a wrapper onto your work surface with one corner pointing towards you. Place about 3 tablespoons of cooled filling in a heap onto the bottom third of the wrapper. Brush a little beaten egg white onto the top two edges of the wrapper, then fold the bottom corner over the filling and roll firmly to the halfway point. Fold the left and right sides snugly over the egg roll, then continue rolling until the top corners seal the egg roll with the egg white. Repeat with remaining egg roll wrappers, covering finished egg rolls with plastic wrap to keep from drying out.
• Heat about 6-inches of oil in a wok or deep-fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fry egg rolls 3 or 4 at a time until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

CHINESE CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• combine the turkey and marinade ingredients in a large bowl; mix well, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. soak the mushrooms in warm water to cover for 30 minutes;drain. cut off and discard the stems and coarsely chop the caps. add the mushrooms and the remaining stuffing ingredients to the turkey, mix well and set aside. combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
• cook the cabbage leaves in a large pot of boiling water until they are limp, about 2 minutes. drain, rinse under cold running water, and drain again. to stuff each leaf mound 1/8 of the stuffing at the stem end, foldthe bottom of the leaf over the stuffing, then fold over the right and left sides; roll the whole package over once to enclose the stuffing.
• place a 10-inch frying panover high heat until hot. add the vegetable oil, swirling to coat the bottom of the pan. add the ginger;cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds. remove the pan from the heat and arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down in a single layer in the pan. pour the sauce over the rolls. return the pan to medium-low heat; cover and simmer for 25min.
• lift the rolls out with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a serving platter. add the cornstarch solution to the pan juices; cook, stirring, until the sauce boils and thickens. pour the sauce over the rolls and sprinkle with green onion. serve with hot brown rice.

ASIAN CHICKEN CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Using sharp knife, remove core from cabbage.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, blanch cabbage for 10 to 15 minutes or until leaves are softened.
• With tongs, remove and chill in cold water; set aside on towel, core down, to drain.
• Filling: In large nonstick frypan, heat oil over medium high heat; cook onions, garlic and ginger, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms; cook stirring, for 5 minutes or until liquid is evaporated.
• Add chicken; cook, stirring and breaking up with wooden spoon, for about 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Add red pepper, coriander, soy sauce and hot pepper sauce; cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat; stir in rice.
• Let cool slightly.
• Stir in egg.
• Working from core end of cabbage, carefully remove 12 leaves, trim off coarse backbone.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup filling onto each leaf.
• Fold end and sides over filling; roll up.
• Place rolls in single layer in large casserole dish.
• Sauce: In bowl, stir together tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, soy and oyster sauces, ginger and sesame oil.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cover and bake in 350°F oven for 40 minutes.
• Uncover and baste with sauce; cook, uncovered for 20 minutes longer or until sauce is bubbling and rolls are tender.