This month I went back to the city for work. Staying at home for the past months meant I didn’t have to worry about what food to eat. My mom was cooking most of the time. However, going back to the city and living alone meant I’m back to my usual routine of cooking for myself from breakfast to dinner. It’s difficult when I have to go to the office from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, so usually I would eat my breakfast while cooking my packed lunch on some days, and the rest, I would make my life easier by prepping my meals the weekend before.
I am very particular with my diet, I have been obsessively planning meals that are easy to cook and will help me achieve my target macros. For today’s recipe, I made cabbage rolls! It’s very easy, healthy, and comforting. I made use of the lean ground beef I bought a few days ago, I was supposed to make mushroom burger steak but maybe, next time? :)
The ingredients are simple and a bit plain:
- 100 g lean beef
- 5 pcs medium sized napa cabbage leaf
- 60 g enoki mushroom
- scallion
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
Now, let's get started! First, I blanched the napa cabbage to make it easier to roll. The next step is pretty much everything you need to do for this recipe. Place all the ingredients on one end of the cabbage wrap, just enough filling to roll the leaf atleast twice, making it secure.
I have seen tutorials steaming the cabbage rolls but what I did is the other way. Using my multi-purpose rice cooker, I cooked it with minimal water like I'm making a soup. I had excess enoki mushroom so I topped off the neatly placed cabbage rolls with it and added scallions for garnish and additional flavor. I didn't really season the beef so I used a tablespoon of oyster sauce for a hint of salty flavor. It's just my preference in cooking, you can add more oyster sauce if you want or sprinkle it with bit of salt.
After 10 minutes, it was cooked! As usual, my most favorite step is placing it on my lunch box, I bought fermented radish from the Korean mart nearby for added fiber and source of probiotics for my gut health. Tada! Here's my lunch box! :)
PS. If you're a conscious eater like me. Here are the macros of this recipe:
- Calories: ~ 196 kcal
- Protein: ~ 29.1 g
- Fat: ~ 5.2 g
- Carbs: ~ 12.8 g
