Low-Carb (Inside-Out) Egg Rolls
- 1 head Cabbage, Previously Frozen
- 3 Tablespoons Cooking Oil, Divided
- 13 cups Shredded Carrots (optional)
- 1 stalk Celery, Petite-diced
- 4 sprigs Green Onion, Petite-diced
- 1 cup Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP) Granules
- 1 cup Water
- 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
- 2 teaspoons Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Oriental 5-spice Seasoning Blend
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 2- 1/2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce, Divided
- 2 whole Eggs
- (Note: It is infinitely easier and produces infinitely prettier results if you freeze a head of cabbage overnight and then fridge-thaw it before peeling the giant leaves off for using as roll wrappers.
- Plus, then you dont have to waste time boiling the cabbage.)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and warm 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- While stove heats up, core a thawed, previously-frozen head of cabbage and remove stem.
- Slowly peel away 8 to 10 large cabbage leaves, keeping them as much intact as possible but cutting away any stiff parts that were near the stem.
- (You want the leaves to be kind of floppy all around.)
- Take the remaining portion of cabbage that is left on the head and shred it with a large knife (about 2-1/2 cups).
- To the shredded cabbage, add carrots, celery, and green onions.
- Toss together.
- Throw the veggies into your warm, oiled skillet.
- Add TVP and water.
- Sprinkle stir-fry mixture with ginger, garlic, 5-spice and black pepper.
- Shake in about 2 tablespoons soy sauce and crack 2 eggs into skillet.
- Break yolks immediately with spoon and continue to stir-fry until vegetables are tender but firm.
- (No pieces of egg should be visible.)
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Place 2-3 spoonfuls stir-fry mixture in the center of each cabbage leaf, stopping to roll each one before moving on to the next.
- To wrap, first roll leaf like a tube around the filling and then tuck each cabbage end underneath the tube you just made.
- Place rolls side by side, tucked side-down, in a greased baking dish.
- Baste the tops of the uncooked wraps with a mixture of 1 tablespoon oil & remaining 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce before placing the dish, uncovered, into hot oven.
- Bake approximately 25 minutes, or until cabbage glows bright green and filling mixture can be seen through the now-translucent leaves.
- Remove from oven; use tongs to distribute rolls onto plates.
- Allow to cool about 2 minutes before eating.
- Freeze or refrigerate leftovers.
cabbage, cooking oil, carrots, celery, green onion, granules, water, ground ginger, garlic, black pepper, soy sauce, eggs
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/low-carb-inside-out-egg-rolls/ (may not work)