Stuffed Cabbage with Lean Filling
Stuffed Cabbage with Lean Filling
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Ingredients:
▪️3 cups (720 ml) boiled rice
▪️15-20 cabbage leaves
▪️1/2 cup (120 ml) finely chopped mushrooms
▪️1/2 cup (120 ml) spinach
▪️1 small carrot
▪️1 tbsp finely minced ginger
▪️Oil
▪️Salt to taste
▪️1 tbsp soy sauce
▪️Sauce: 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tbsp. sweetener, 1 tsp red peppers, salt and pepper, 120 ml of water
Cooking:⠀
Heat the pan with 1 tsp. oil, fry the ginger until fragrant, add the mushrooms, fry for 1-2 minutes. Add chopped spinach and simmer for 1-2 more minutes.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl, then add the carrots, boiled rice and mix well with the soy sauce and salt.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, blanch the cabbage leaves for about 45 seconds.
Put one cabbage leaf on the table. Add the filling in the middle, fold the sheet along the sides and wrap. Repeat the same with the rest of the cabbage leaves.
In a frying pan with 1 tsp. lay out the cabbage rolls. Fry until golden brown.
Add all the ingredients for the sauce to the pan, bring the mixture to a boil and cook until thickened.
Pour sauce over cabbage rolls and garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro.
Enjoy!
