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A wrapped cabbage dumplings recipe by Chef Charles Chen.

Wrapped Cabbage Dumplings Recipe by Chef Charles Chen

  • Difficulty Level: 2
  • Serves Serves: 4
  • Preparation

    15 mins

  • Cooking

    10 mins

Asian Fusion Chinese (Dumpling/Noodles/Congee) Chinese New Year Recipe Video Chinese Food | Fusion Beef Chicken Vegetable Appetizer Less Than 30 mins

A cabbage-forward take on a classic New Years staple, this wrapped cabbage dumplings recipe is perfect for an easy dumpling dinner! 

 

Crafted by Chef Charles Chen, these cabbage dumplings provide the perfect blend of cabbage, lean ground beef dumpling mix, and a savory dipping sauce made with Lee Kum Kee Hoisin Sauce and Chiu Chow Style Chili Crisp Oil. Swapping out the dumpling wrappers for cabbage leaves helps to pack in fiber, but you don't lose out on any flavor thanks to the satisfying umami of the dumpling filling. Give it a try for your New Years dumpling feast! 

What You Will Need

Ingredients

  • 8 savoy cabbage leaves
  • Water, for blanching cabbage
  • --For The Filling:--
  • 8 dried shitake mushrooms (rehydrated in water)
  • 1 lb. minced beef or chicken
  • 2 stalks scallions, finely chopped
  • Crispy fried shallots, for garnish
  • Additional chopped scallions, for garnish

Seasoning

  • 4 tsp. Lee Kum Kee Low Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp. Lee Kum Kee Sesame Oil
  • 2 pinches Chinese five spice
  • 2 tsp. Lee Kum Kee Minced Ginger
  • 2 tsp. Lee Kum Kee Minced Garlic

Dipping

  • 1/2 cup Lee Kum Kee Hoisin Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. Lee Kum Kee Chiu Chow Style Chili Crisp Oil
  • 4 tsp. Lee Kum Kee Seasoned Rice Vinegar

Made with
Lee Kum Kee products

Hoisin Sauce

Hoisin Sauces

Hoisin Sauce
Jar of Lee Kum Kee Chili Crisp Oil, a crunchy, spicy chili oil perfect for adding heat and texture to any dish

Chili Sauces, Chili Oils

Chiu Chow Chili Crisp Oil
500ml bottle of Lee Kum Kee Less Sodium Soy Sauce, a reduced-sodium option for flavorful cooking and seasoning

Soy Sauces

Less Sodium Soy Sauce (No Preservatives Added)
Pure Sesame Oil 15 fl oz (445 ml)

Sesame Oils

Pure Sesame Oil
Minced Ginger, 7.5 oz (213 g), Jar

Other Specialty Sauces

Minced Ginger
Garlic

Other Specialty Sauces

Minced Garlic
Seasoned Rice Vinegar, 16.9 fl oz (500 ml), Bottle

Vinegars

Seasoned Rice Vinegar

How to make it

  1. Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water until they begin to wilt (it should take no more than 20 seconds). Drain and set aside.
  2. Squeeze out excess water in the rehydrated shiitake mushrooms. Chop them into tiny pieces.
  3. Put mushrooms, minced meat, scallions, and all the seasonings into a bowl. Mix well.
  4. Place 1/8 of the filling in the middle of a cabbage leaf. Wrap it into a cylinder shape.
  5. Place the rolls into a serving plate then put into a steamer. Steam for 10 minutes.

  6. Mix the sauce, top it off with fried shallots and scallions and serve.

    Check out some more recipes from Chef Charles, like his Hoisin Meatballs recipe or Sesame Lettuce Wraps recipe!

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