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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Put separated cabbage leaves in boiling water and parboil for 1 1/2 minutes. | 2. Remove and drain. | 3. Cut off the thick part of stem and discard. | 4. Slice leaves in half lengthwise and set aside. | 5. Place the meat into a mixing bowl and add 1 tablespoon of wine or cream sherry, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons chopped scallions, 1 teaspoon chopped or ground ginger root, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, and 3 tablespoons water. | 6. Mix thoroughly until this filling is completely blended and smooth. | 7. Lay out the saved halves of the cabbage leaves. | 8. Lightly sprinkle cornstarch onto the leaves and place a tablespoon or less of the meat filling at the end of each leaf then rolling to enclose the balls. | 9. Place water in the bottom part of a steamer and place the stuffed cabbage balls in the top part of the steamer. | 10. Steam over medium heat for 10 minutes. | 11. While the balls are steaming, place 1 cup chicken broth or stock, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon cream sherry, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a dash of pepper into a sauce pot and bring to a boil. | 12. Reduce the heat to medium& add 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, stirring until it thickens. | 13. Place the cabbage balls onto a serving platter and pour the thickened sauce over the balls. | 14. Place a wooden toothpick into each ball and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chinese cabbage	20	leaves		36.4	6.104	4.2	0.56
pork	1	lb	ground	1705.536	0.0	63.0958	159.0775
wine	1	tablespoon		2.8310000000000004	0.0402	0.006	0.0
scallion	2	tablespoons	chopped	3.84	0.8808	0.2196	0.0228
gingerroot	1	teaspoon	chopped ground	-	-	-	-
cornstarch	3	tablespoons		91.44	21.9048	0.0624	0.012
sesame oil	2	tablespoons		240.44799999999998	0.0	0.0	27.2
chicken broth	1	cup		78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
soy sauce	1/2	tablespoon		4.24	0.3944	0.6512	0.0456
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
garlic powder	1/4	teaspoon		2.5653	0.5637	0.1283	0.0057
water	5	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cream sherry	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
wooden toothpick				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.