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Gochujang pork-stuffed cabbage leaves with smashed cucumber
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Gochujang is a fiery Korean chilli and soybean paste (see page 18) that adds a spicy tang to these delicate parcels. Chinese leaf lettuce will work just as well as savoy cabbage.
Serves: 4
12 savoy cabbages leaves, the biggest you can find
500g essential Waitrose pork mince
2 tbsp Waitrose Cooks’
gochujang paste
bunch essential Waitrose salad onions, finely sliced
50g fresh root ginger, finely grated
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar (or use sherry vinegar)
2 tsp reduced-salt soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 essential Waitrose cucumber
1 tsp essential Waitrose clear honey
1 red chilli, finely sliced
1. Cut the toughest part of the rib out of the cabbage leaves, finely chop the ribs and put in a large bowl. Cook the leaves in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until soft, then refresh in a bowl of ice-cold water until cool. Drain carefully and spread out on kitchen paper.
2. Mix the mince with the cabbage ribs, gochujang, white part of the salad onions, ginger, 3⁄4 of the garlic, 1 tbsp rice vinegar and 1 tsp each soy and sesame oil. Fry off a pinch to taste; season if needed.
3. Divide the pork between the cabbage leaves. Fold in the sides, then tightly roll up to encase the filling; place seam-side down on a tray. Steam, in batches, for 6-8 minutes, until piping hot in the centre.
4. Meanwhile, bash the cucumber with a rolling pin until cracked all over. Roughly chop, tossing in a bowl with the honey and remaining garlic, 1 tsp each soy and sesame oil and 1 tbsp rice vinegar. Serve alongside the stuffed cabbage parcels, with some steamed rice, if liked, scattering over the chilli and green salad onion tops.
Typical values per serving:
Energy |
1,234Kj 294Kcal |
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Fat | 13.4g |
Saturated Fat | 4.7g |
Carbohydrate | 15.8g |
Sugars | 12.4g |
Protein | 27.6g |
Salt | 1.2g |
Fibre | 2.5g |
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