Yet again I have turned to my little Christine Manfield recipe book, Fire A world of Flavour. I am thinking I should buy the full version as I have loved so many of the recipes just from my little sample version.
This recipe for cabbage dumplings served in a chicken broth was no exception.
The broth is made using a chicken stock you have already prepared. You then add chicken pieces, star anise, pepper, orange zest, ginger, galangal and green onion. It is simmered away for a couple of hours. Towards the end you add some carrot juice and then finally season with fish sauce and lime juice.
The cabbage parcels are made by filling your blanched cabbage leaves with a mix of cooked chicken, wood ear fungus, ginger, carrot, coriander, mint and spring onion that is seasoned with fish sauce and lime juice.
They are then simmered in water for a couple of minutes before transferring to your serving bowl along with bean sprouts, chilli, peanuts and coriander. The steaming soup is then ladled over the top.
The little parcels were incredibly delicious, so much flavour and texture. They complimented the broth perfectly and the crispy bean spouts and peanuts added so much.
All of Christine's dishes have been so fresh and healthy tasting, as well as packed full of flavour.
I think this is a wonderful idea! yum!
ReplyDeleteDelicious! I have never even eaten anything like this! The flavors listed look amazing together. I'll have to google "galangal" as I have never heard of it.
ReplyDeleteBeans sprouts make everything better! This looks delicious :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy and impressive dish!Have a lovely day,dear!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious dish! The smell must be wonderful with all the spices!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea and I could easily make some vegetarian ones :-)
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Alessandra
That looks fantastic! I adore cabbage rolls and the ingredients are not your usual cabbage roll filling :D
ReplyDeleteMmmm these sound sooo good. I love cabbage and this is a very unusual way of eating it... at least for me. Spicy yet fresh and so flavoursome. Thanks for sharing this!!!
ReplyDeleteI love these kinds of simple and fresh cooking! It may be simple, but I'm sure it packs a whole lot of flavour!
ReplyDeleteThese are worth making just for the prettiness factor, let alone how delicious they sound too!
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic. I've been craving soupy things in this cold, but not all the soupy things have been very healthy! These rolls sound like a great way of still getting the taste without it heading to the waist :)
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