Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients:

200 g pork (not too lean), finely chopped
2 dry Chinese mushroom, soaked and finely chopped
1 small carrot, finely chopped
3 tsp corn starch
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
5 cabbage leaves
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp soy sauce or to taste
1 tsp sesame oil

Method:

In a bowl, mix pork, mushroom , carrot, corn starch, sugar, salt, pepper and garlic powder to make the filling, marinade for at least 30 minutes.

Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water just enough to solften.

Fill each cabbage leaf with enough filling, roll up and cut-off the excessive leaf.

Line rolls in a heat-resistance shallow bowl, add-in water and soy sauce.

Steam for about 15 minutes (Wrap the cover with kitchen towel to prevent dilution from water droplets).

Remove from heat and dash-on sesame oil.

Garnish by sprinkling-on some fried shallot or garlic.

Serve hot with rice or as appetizer.