Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls

Steps Making Recipes Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls using 12 ingredients and 4 steps

Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls - Prepare your filling by gently combining uncooked beef (or turkey), shredded carrots, cooked rice (or quinoa), garlic, ginger, onion, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, chili sauce and a pinch of salt and black pepper in a large mixing bowl. Both round cabbage and napa cabbage are suitable for this stuffed cabbage recipe. For napa cabbage, you need to cut off the part near the stem as it is quite thick. Use only the leafy part to wrap the stuffing. Cut the harder part into small pieces and use them as part of the filling.

Notes: Cabbage is tastier raw as a wrap.

It was the first time I've made something like this and although I have to admit that the recipe was rather elaborate, it needed quite a few ingredients, and quite a bit of time, the result was sooooo worth it!

You can cook Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients make Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls

1. Prepare 1 lb lean ground beef or turkey.
2. It's 2 carrots, shredded.
3. You need 1 cup cooked brown rice or quinoa.
4. Prepare 4-5 garlic cloves, minced.
5. It's 2 TBSP ginger, minced.
6. It's 1 small onion, minced.
7. It's 3 TBSP low sodium soy sauce.
8. Prepare 2 TBSP toasted sesame oil.
9. You need 2 tsp rice vinegar.
10. You need 1 tsp chili or chili-garlic sauce.
11. Prepare to taste salt and pepper,.
12. Prepare leaves from 1 large head of Napa cabbage.

Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F..
2. Prepare your filling by gently combing meat, shredded carrots, cooked rice (or quinoa), garlic giner, onion, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, chili sauce and a pinch of salt and black pepper in a large mixing bowl..
3. To make your leaves easy to roll, use a rolling pin to flatten to make leaves more pliable. If you find that your leaves are on the smaller side, use two to roll, overlapping both ends to make one big leaf..
4. Spoon your filling into each leaf. Carefully roll each leaf tightly and place side by side in a large baking dish. Pour 1 cup of water over stuffed cabbage rolls and cover with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes or until completely cooked through..

Asian Stuffed Napa Cabbage Rolls - There are several differences between the egg roll and the cabbage roll: Secure each roll with a toothpick. Place side by side in a large baking dish. Serve with juices from baking dish and additional chili sauce. Serve drizzled with juices and sprinkled with red pepper, if desired. The cabbage rolls are stuffed with ground pork mixed with ginger, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, shredded carrots, scallions and rice. The filling is mixed together with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and then rolled into large Napa cabbage leaves. Stuffed cabbage is one of those wonderfully forgiving creations that can be flavored with virtually any combination of flavors and still emerge from the oven hearty, delicious, and totally satisfying. Thank you and good luck