Gut Healthy Napa Cabbage Roll

Let me start by saying, recipes aren’t my forte. I don’t like reading them and I don’t like measuring. What I do like, is pictures! I am an experimentalist in the kitchen and I love to create meals with what is on hand.

Gut Friendly Cabbage Rolls, a “Recipe“

As an alternative to traditional dumplings or pot stickers, these little cabbage rolls are more gut friendly without the gluten. Look at all this vibrance!

Begin by gathering a few of your staple vegetables. Staple for me means that I alway have onion, garlic, carrots, cabbage, celery and ginger. You could use bell pepper, turkey, onion, garlic if that’s what you have. The point is, use what you have!

Begin by peeling your cabbage gently to keep the leaves in tact and set them aside. I used Napa Cabbage but you could also use regular cabbage, bok choy or kale.

Next, chop all you filler vegetables.

I chopped carrot, red onion, cashew, ginger and chicken. Combine in a bowl and add one egg and garlic powder, if you want. I prepped the chicken raw, but I recommend pre-cooking the chicken in a pan first. They take longer to cook raw in the steamer and that is really the only reason!

I also added some oat flower to help with the binding of the ingredients and gave it all a good stir. Then add a few good shakes of a no-soy-coconut-aminos sauce and let it all marinate for about 10 minutes while you blanch the cabbage leaves. I like the organic no-soy Teriyaki from Thrive Market. You could also use Sriracha, Miso Paste, Thai Curry Paste and add water. Like I said, I am a no recipe girl.

Blanching the cabbage leaves helps to make the wrap sturdy and pliable for rolling, without breaking.

Let them blanch for 1-2 minutes. Depending on what cabbage you are using you might want to cut into the core in a V shape to make it easier to roll, otherwise it will be too stiff. Then add your filling, and roll em up.

Place carefully in a steamer and cover for 15-20 minutes on medium heat.