Casserole of Tofu Stuffed Cabbages
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Pork & Tofu Stuffed Cabbage


Thailand   -   Kalampli Phan Tao Hu

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Sched:
DoAhead:  
4 side
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2 hrs min
Yes
Unlike Polish cabbage rolls these are a too mild to be a main dish, but they can be a welcome foil to the highly seasoned dishes of Southeast Asia.

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Pork, ground
Cabbage (1)
Water
Salt
Tofu, regular
Garlic Plant (2)
Oil
Sugar
Soy Sauce
Egg
Stock
Soy Sauce
Cornstarch
Water
-- Garnish
Lime slices

Prep   -   (40 min)
  1. Grind PORK if not already ground.
  2. Prepare your cabbage leaves. Complete instructions for the safest and easiest way to do this this are on our Cabbage Leaves page.
  3. shave off the thick center rib thin enought to be flexible.
  4. Drain TOFU well and break it up small.
  5. Chop GARLIC PLANT fairly fine.
  6. Mix Cornstarch with Water.
  7. Slice Limes very thin for garnish.
RUN   -   (1-1/4 hr)
  1. In a spacious sauté pan heat OIL over moderate heat and fry Pork and Garlic, stirring to break pork into small bits, then add Sugar and 2 T Soy Sauce. Continue to fry stirring until pork is done.
  2. Stir in Tofu and continue to fry, breaking it up until it's in tiny pieces and warm.
  3. Pour out into a mixing bowl and mix in Eggs. Make sure it's cool enough so it won't cook the Eggs as they are stirred in.
  4. Put an appropriate amount (depending on the size and number of your cabbage leaves) of the Pork Mix near the stem end of each cabbage leaf. Fold the stem end over the stuffing, then fold in the sides and roll up the leaf. Arrange each roll, flap side down, in the sauté pan.
  5. Pour in Stock and 1/3 c Soy Sauce. Simmer covered for 20 minutes.
  6. Arrange the Rolls in a serving dish.
  7. Stir up the Cornstarch and stir it into the liquid. Simmer until it thickens into a very light sauce.
  8. Pour Sauce over the Rolls and garnish with Lime Slices. Serve hot.
NOTES:
  1. Cabbage:

      A medium sized cabbage head weighing 2-1/2 pounds is plenty.
  2. Garlic Plant

      This would be whole fresh garlic, a single small bulb with leaves. These are rare even in Los Angeles, but garlic chives (flat leaves, not round like regular chives) are always in good supply, so a large clove of regular garlic and chopped garlic chives will do fine.
  3. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch tt=to taste ar=as required
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