Steamed Cabbage Rolls with Scallops Recipe

Steamed Cabbage Rolls with Scallops Recipe

(Taiwanese Recipe)

Ingredients: Serves 6

300g squid

40g fatty ground pork

6 dried scallops

8 leaves nappa cabbage

1 bamboo mat

Dash of sesame oil

Ingredients for marinade:

½ egg white

1 teaspoon wine

a pinch of salt

Ingredients for sauce:

½ cup chicken broth

¼ cup juice from steaming scallops

½ tablespoon wine

¼ teaspoon salt

Dash of pepper

Ingredients for thickening:

½ tablespoon each cornstarch, water

Method:

Remove the skin and organs from the squid.  Rinse clean, pound into a mash, then mix with the marinade ingredients and ground pork.  Mix several times by scooping out mixture with hand and throwing back into bowl.  Divide into 2 equal portions.  Rinse the scallops clean.  Place ½ cup water in steamer and steam scallops until soft.  Shred the scallops.  Retain the juice from steaming for use in the sauce.  Wash, parboil, and cool the cabbage.  Place 4 cabbage leaves on the bamboo mat, alternating leaves and stems at top.  Place one filling on top and roll into a cylinder.  Make 2.  Cut rolls into 3 cm. wide sections.  Dip both sides of the cabbage sections in the scallop shreds.  Place on plate and steam over a high flame for 5 minutes.  Remove cabbage sections to platter.  Bring retained juice and sauce ingredients to a boil.  Thicken with thickening ingredients, then sprinkle on sesame oil.  Pour this mixture on cabbage rolls.

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