How to Make Spicy Asian Cabbage Rolls

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is a cheaper soy sauce alternative.

sriracha

🥗Healthier: hot sauce

💰Cheaper: chili paste

Hot sauce can provide similar heat with fewer calories.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

In a saucepan, add 1.5 cups of water, 3 ounces of tomato paste, 0.25 cup of soy sauce, 3 tablespoons of hoisin sauce, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sriracha sauce, 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of minced ginger, and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.

Whisk everything together until the cornstarch is dissolved.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes.

Remove about a quarter cup of the sauce and set the rest aside to cool.

Cook 12 cabbage leaves in boiling salted water, three at a time, for about 2 minutes until pliable.

Remove the cabbage leaves from the boiling water and place them on a clean kitchen towel to cool.

In the same boiling water, cook a 12-ounce bag of broccoli slaw for a moment to soften, then rinse under cold running water and let drain.

In a large mixing bowl, add the cooked broccoli slaw, 1 pound of ground beef, 1 cup of cooked brown rice, 5 chopped scallions, 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of minced ginger, 0.25 cup of soy sauce, 1 large egg, and the reserved sauce.

Mix everything together until well combined.

Cut the large vein out of each cabbage leaf and place a small portion of the filling into each leaf.

Roll the cabbage leaves tightly to enclose the filling and place them into a greased baking dish.

Cover the rolls with the remaining sauce, cover the pan with foil, and place in a 400-degree oven for about 50 minutes.

Check that the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, then remove from the oven and allow to rest for about 5 minutes.

Spoon the sauce from the baking dish over each roll and garnish with chopped scallions and sesame seeds.

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