Fat Free No Oil Cabbage Rolls Japanese Style Recipes

CABBAGE ROLLS - JAPANESE STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a frying pan over medium heat and sauté the onion for about 3 minutes until some onion pieces start browning around the edges. Turn the heat off and let it cool.
• Trim the thick vein from the core-end of the leaf so that the thickness of the vein becomes similar to the rest of the leaf.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Add the cabbage leaves to the boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes until the leaves become soft. (note 6)
• Transfer the leaves to a bowl of cold water to cool them down quickly, then pat dry with paper towels.
• Put the cooked onion and the rest of the Filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Divide the filling into 4 equal portions and shape them into a barrel shape.
• Spread a cabbage leaf on a cooking bench with the core-end pointing to you (note 3) and place one of the fillings in the middle closer to the vein end (see the step-by-step photo in the post).
• From the core-end, roll the leaf up tightly. When the core-end reaches to the other side of the filling covering the filling completely, fold each side of the cabbage leaf over to the centre so that the width of the unrolled cabbage leaf becomes the same as the filling.
• Continue rolling the filling with the leaf until the end. If the side of the roll is sticking out, gently push it in to the centre and shape the roll into a fat log shape.
• Place the cabbage rolls, the end of roll facing down, into a deep medium size frying pan that can snuggly fit the cabbage in.
• Spread the bacon strips over the cabbage rolls. Pour the chicken stock as well as water over them and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• When it starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and cook for 30-40 minutes with a lid on until the broth reduces to less than half (note 4).
• Transfer the cabbage rolls to serving plates and pour over the broth. Garnish with parsley if using. Serve while hot.

FAT FREE CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the 1 cup lukewarm milk and the yeast. Add the 1/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the 2 egg whites. Mix well. Cover bowl with kitchen towel and let sit 30 minutes on the counter. Now add the salt and the other 1 1/2 cups flour. Knead dough 5 minutes, adding enough extra flour to keep dough from sticking to counter. Roll out the dough into a rectangle shape, probably 12" by 9". Mix the 1 cup brown sugar with the ground cinnamon and sprinkle over dough, saving a little to sprinkle over top. Roll up dough, lengthwise and cut into approximately 1" slices. Place in greased baking pan. Beat togeather the egg white and the 1 tablespoon skim milk, brush over the tops of cut rolls and sprinkle with the reserved cinnamon/sugar mix. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake the rolls uncovered for 20-25 minutes. In a small bowl combine powdered sugar, the 3 tablespoons skim milk and the vanilla. Cool rolls slightly and drizzle icing over.

FAT-FREE, NO OIL CABBAGE ROLLS (JAPANESE STYLE)

Steps:

• Soak shiitake mushroom in warm water to softened.
• Wash cabbage leaves.
• Microwave wet cabbage leaves in microwave until wilted.
• Alternatively boil cabbage leaves until wilted.
• Remove veins of cabbage.
• If using soft, silken tofu, freeze for 72 hours or use firm tofu.
• Press the tofu between layers to drain excess water.
• Mash the tofu with a wooden spoon or mash in a food processor/blender.
• Add the egg, salt, soy sauce, and potato starch/cornstarch.
• Mix until well blended.
• Mince the mushroom and add to the tofu mixture.
• Mix until well blended.
• Place equal amount of filling in each cabbage leaf. Make more filling if needed, depending on size of your cabbage leaf.
• Roll tightly secure seams with toothpicks. Make sure to fold in the edges.
• Tie with kampyo if available.
• Mix together 1 tsp soy sauce, 4g potato starch, stock, and sake .
• Cook cabbage rolls in stock over low heat for about 20 minutes.