How to prepare Cabbage Wraps

This dish was inspired by a Chinese cooking book as I was window-shopping at a bookstore one weekend. Again, it's really easy to make, and yet looks great on presentation.

Btw, if I have not mentioned yet. I love flipping through cooking magazines and books, especially those with pictures. However, I don't memorize the recipes, but I will try to recreate the dish on my own, trying to create the same look as that in the pictures. Though I may not succeed at first try, but part of the fun is figuring out the best recipe :P



Ingredients needed:

• Cabbage (the part nearer to the roots, cut off, as we need the leafy portion)
• Long spring onions (run through hot water)
• Mirin 味醂
• Rice Wine 白米酒
• Light Soya Sauce
• Sesame Oil
• Water
• Cooking Oil

Filling

• Minced meat
• Chopped chestnuts
• Chopped yam
• Sotong (diced)
• prawn (diced)
• Garlic (diced)
• Onion (diced)
• Eggs
• Corn flour

Seasoning for Filling

• Light Soya Sauce
• Sugar
• Pepper

Method:
1. Mixed all ingredients listed in the filling segment. Add seasoning to flavour.

TIP
You can customise your own filling. :) The filling recipe is based on my mum's recipe.

2. Soak the prepared cabbage in hot water for a while, so that it will be soft.

3. Add a spoonful of filling.

4. Wrap the filling like a parcel.

5. Tie the cabbage roll with the prepared spring onions.

6. Pan-fry the cabbage roll, with seasoning like light soya sauce, mirin and rice wine, and some water. Serve when cooked.

Done~