Spicy Asian Pork Cabbage Rolls

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Enter a world of delight with these delicious stuffed cabbage rolls. Ground pork, egg, rice, carrots, and cilantro stuff these spicy cabbage rolls for a delectable Asian cuisine meal. Pour Asian braising sauce over the rolls and serve with cilantro for a meal that will look as good as it tastes!

Spicy Asian Pork Cabbage Rolls
Prep Time:
40 mins
Stand Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
35 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
6
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Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray

  • 1 large head green cabbage

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

  • 1 cup cooked brown rice

  • ½ cup finely chopped stemmed fresh shiitake mushrooms

  • ½ cup frozen shelled sweet soybeans (edamame), thawed

  • ½ cup snipped fresh cilantro

  • cup finely chopped carrot (1 small)

  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped green onion (1)

  • 2 tablespoon chopped pickled ginger

  • 2 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce

  • 2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

  • 8 ounce lean ground pork

  • 1 recipe Asian Braising Sauce

  • Fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)

Asian Braising Sauce

  • 1 ounce can tomato sauce

  • 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce

  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar

  • 2 tablespoon honey

  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste

  • 2 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce

  • 2 tablespoon oyster sauce

  • ½ teaspoon Asian chili sauce (Sriracha sauce)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Carefully remove 12 outer leaves from cabbage; set aside. Finely chop enough of the remaining cabbage to measure 6 cups. Transfer chopped cabbage to a colander; sprinkle with salt. Set colander in a sink and let stand for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, trim away the heavy vein off the back of each cabbage leaf so it's even with the rest of the leaf. Immerse leaves, four at a time, into boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes or just until limp.

  2. In a large bowl combine egg, cooked rice, mushrooms, soybeans, snipped cilantro, carrot, green onion, pickled ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Add ground pork; mix well. Squeeze excess water from chopped cabbage; stir cabbage into pork mixture.

  3. Place about 1/2 cup of the pork mixture on the stem end of each cabbage leaf. Fold in sides and roll up leaf to enclose filling. Place cabbage rolls, seam sides down, in the prepared baking dish. Pour Asian Braising Sauce over cabbage rolls.

  4. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Bake, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes more or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the centers of cabbage rolls registers 165°F. If desired, garnish each serving with cilantro sprigs.

Asian Braising Sauce

  1. In a medium bowl combine tomato sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, tomato paste, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and Sriracha sauce.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

248 Calories
5g Fat
37g Carbs
16g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 248
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 54mg 18%
Sodium 1378mg 60%
Total Carbohydrate 37g 13%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 16g 32%
Vitamin C 78.5mg 87%
Calcium 121.2mg 9%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Potassium 780mg 17%
Folate, total 137.1mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.4mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.7mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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