Lobster Of The Links Napa Cabbage Wraps Recipes

SPANIKOPITA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 480 degrees F.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and heat. Add garlic, shallot and mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes. Add spinach and cook until spinach is very tender, roughly 6 minutes. Fold in the goat cheese, season with salt, to taste, and let cool. Lay out phyllo dough, butter liberally and fold into fourths. Butter again.
• Divide mushroom and spinach mix into 4 equal parts on the phyllo. Fold into triangles buttering between each fold. Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown.

NAPA CABBAGE LOBSTER ROLLS WITH MINT MAYONNAISE AND CARROT GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• For the mint mayonnaise: Place the mayonnaise, mint and lime juice in a bowl and stir to incorporate. Season with salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until assembling the lobster rolls.
• For the carrot ginger sauce: Place the carrots, ginger, 2 1/2 cups water and salt to taste in a pot. Bring to a simmer and cook until the carrots are tender and the liquid has reduced by half, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Place the carrot mixture in a food processor and pulse a few times to puree the carrots and ginger. Place the carrot mixture in a fine sieve over a small pot. Press all the liquid through the sieve into the pot. Place the pot on the stove, bring up to a simmer and whisk in 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of the cornstarch and water mixture. Simmer until the liquid thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat. Whisk in the olive oil when cool.
• For the napa cabbage lobster rolls: Place the napa cabbage leaves on a clean, dry surface. Divide the chopped lobster meat along the stem end of each cabbage leaf. Season the lobster with salt. Spoon some mint mayonnaise over the lobster. Place the celery and green onions along either side of the lobster. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek over the filling. Place 2 segments of grapefruit in the cabbage roll, followed by pieces of cilantro. Proceed to roll the cabbage to form a roll. Cut the rolls in half.
• Spoon some carrot ginger sauce on a plate. Place the napa cabbage lobster rolls in the center of the plate. Garnish with diced avocado and sesame seeds.

THAI STEAK CABBAGE WRAPS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Turn off the heat, add the rice noodles and stir to loosen. Let sit until tender, 2 to 4 minutes; drain and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Shake out as much water as possible and transfer the noodles to a medium bowl. Toss with 1 teaspoon sesame oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine 1/4 cup water, the chili sauce, fish sauce, lime juice and 2 pinches salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Season the steak on both sides with salt and pepper and rub all over with the oyster sauce and remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Grill the steak, 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pull off 16 outer leaves from the cabbage head and cut off the leafy tops. Thinly slice the steak against the grain. Fill the cabbage leaves with the noodles, mango, steak, peanuts, cilantro and basil. Season with salt. Serve with the sauce.

LOBSTER WRAP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine lobster, tomato, avocado and Caesar dressing. Mix together, adding salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Set aside. Blanch several whole chives by dropping in boiling water for 10 seconds. Slice tortillas into 1/4's with knife. Roll each tortilla quarter into a cone shape. Secure by tying blanched chive like a string around cone. Scoop lobster mixture generously into cone, filling up to top. Adorn opening of each cone with freshly chopped lettuce.

CABBAGE WRAPS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 8 large leaves for rolls. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Set aside., In a large nonstick skillet, cook the ground beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes and water; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Place about 1/3 cup beef mixture on each reserved cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling., In a bowl, combine the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, basil, thyme and sugar. Spread half on the bottom of an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with cabbage rolls and remaining tomato sauce mixture., Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

HOT LINKS

Steps:

• Preheat a large grill pan over high heat until almost smoking.
• Put the hot links split-side down on one side of the grill pan and grill over medium-high heat until some char marks appear, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, brush the other side of the grill pan with canola oil. Add the onions and grill, tossing with tongs occasionally, until softened and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the garlic, paprika, cayenne and cloves to the onions and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Reduce the heat to low. Add the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, 1/3 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently to make sure the bottom doesn't burn, until tender, 15 minutes.
• Put the buns, split-side down, on the grill pan and grill until lightly toasted, 30 seconds per side.
• Serve the hot links in the toasted buns, smothered with the barbecued onions.

CHICKEN NAPA CABBAGE WRAPS

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, green onion, and mustard in a bowl; stir well. Spread 2 tablespoons of the mixture over each tortilla. Top each tortilla with 1/4 cup chicken and 1/4 cup cabbage. Roll up and serve.