Easy Stuffed Asian Cabbage Rolls
June 22, 2012

The temperature plummeted to 3C and 2C on 2 consecutive mornings.
We have been blessed with rain, plenty of rain, and thunderstorms early in the season, hence a drop in temperature.
I was reluctant to get up and leave my warm, comfy bed!
But I must prepare kids' lunch bags, wake them up, and get ready for school.
This cold weather makes me yearn for something hot and soup-y...
Steamboat came to mind. We decided to have 'steamboat' with the hope that it will fix this 'Winter Chill' cravings... happy with our plan and looking forward to the 'Steamboat' weekend... but wait, to my teens, Steamboat will not be Steamboat if there are NO Wontons as Entree...

Hubby started preparing the chicken mix for wontons, and he has the tendency to double the amount of anything he is making
Most of the time, we ended up with so much leftover chicken mix.
Not wanting to freeze the mix, furthermore, I hardly have any 'breathing' space in my freezer.
I use the leftover chicken mix (no more wonton skins), wrap the mix nicely in Chinese cabbage leaves, and steam these morsels for 20 minutes.
At our dinner table, kids were going "oohs and aaahs" and 'Why haven't you made these before, Mom?'
I wish I could freeze the moment and frame ~ the look on their faces, when told, that they just had it yesterday, cooked and presented differently.

A wonderful recipe! I love Nappa cabbage and those flavors. Great summer food.
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Rosa
These chicken parcels look so pretty and delicious. Great idea to use up leftover chicken mince. Love your photography.
ReplyDeleteThese chicken cabbage rolls look really pretty and delicious.
ReplyDeleteYou make everything look so good in camera Lisa!
ReplyDeleteSorry I have not been visiting you or any other bloggers lately. Was not feeling well for the past few months.
Thanks for dropping by.
Beautiful rolls. When I try to make anything like that they almost always turn out pretty sloppy, one can call them "unrolls". Your rolls rock :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa, these rolls are gorgeous, love your presentation! They make me feel nostalgic as cabbage rolls was one of my grandma's signature dishes...
ReplyDeleteOnly you can make cabbage look 'pretty'! These look great! I don't eat chicken but will try them with minced tofu!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo, stay warm. I usually like to have warm soup and some spice when the temperature dips.
ReplyDeleteThis dish definitely reminds me of cold fall/winter days. Such a comfort food and it's pretty light meal too. Your photos are simply gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteYou must take a trip at this side of the world...it neither hot nor cold :)
ReplyDeleteLove how light and lovely this roll looks and sounds!
Rosa
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MaryMoh
Thank you :D
Angie
:D
Wiz
No worries Wiz... I hope you are better now :D
RecipeNewz
:D
Denise
awww... thanks Denise :)
WokandSpoon
hehehe.. thank you :D
Splendid idea to substitute with tofu
tigerfish
I love everything spicy in this weather :D
Nami
awww...thanks Nami...
Kankana
keeping fingers and toes cross... one day I shall step foot on your continent :D
Wow!! I can't believe how creative you are by serving the same leftover ingredients but still getting such high praises from the kids HAHA. I am more than convinced by this. I've bookmarked this to make too!! Show you a picture when I do haha =)
ReplyDeletesedapnya! kalau you dekat, I bawak mangkuk tingkat gi rumah you dengan muka tak malu...
ReplyDeleteHow cute are these bowls!
ReplyDeleteNampak sedap, yang..
ReplyDeleteKat sini pulak semakin panas.. tapi lebih baik dari sejuk sebab kat sini winter memang harsh..
wong bok is one of my favorite steamboat veggies and to have meat in it sounds really yummyyyyy especially when it's cold!
ReplyDeleteDelicious!!! Using cabbage also makes it all the more healthy! Is napa cabbage the same as savoy?
ReplyDeleteWinston,
ReplyDeleteLOL... not creative just plain lazy ;)
Flower
mai...mai... bawa 'sia' sekali :)
Alina_who
:D
leemei
I suka prefer sejuk than harsh summer in Perth :)
Janine
:D
Sylvia
Its Chinese cabbage or Wong Bok... :D