I’m not really a side dish person. I love to cook. It’s a great release at the end of the day to come home and find my rhythm in the kitchen. However, I find it most enjoyable when there are fewer pieces of the puzzle to keep track of. Side dishes don’t fit that routine well, therefore I tend to make and eat a single thing every night. These Asian cabbage baked egg rolls with tempeh fit that theme perfectly.
Do you ever imagine only eating egg rolls for dinner? That’s how we do it at my house. These egg rolls are loaded with veggies as well as protein for a well rounded meal, no side dishes necessary. If I have time, I will make a homemade dipping sauce while the egg rolls are in the oven. If life is a little busy, I will use a pre-made plum sauce or sweet and sour sauce. I have even used salsa, because I enjoy salsa with my southwest baked egg rolls.
Variations to the Asian Cabbage Baked Egg Rolls with Tempeh recipe:
- Sometimes I sub a couple cups fresh mung bean sprouts for some cabbage. If the store doesn’t have fresh sprouts, I grow them myself, which is another post for another day!
- I have tried this recipe with veggie chiken starters, TVP, tofu and tempeh. Tempeh is by far my favorite, use whatever protein you like.
- I prefer this recipe with lots of ginger. Use ginger to taste, and maybe add some garlic.
- 8 oz tempeh
- 8 cups sliced green cabbage
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 2 TBS minced ginger
- 1 TBS olive oil
- ¼ cup tamari or soy sauce
- 2 TBS cornstarch
- ½ cup water
- 20 egg roll wrappers
- 2 TBS peanut oil, or other high smoke neutral flavored oil
- Bring 1 inch of water to a boil under a steamer basket. Add the tempeh block and steam for 5-10 minutes.
- Mix together tamari or soy sauce, cornstarch and water. Set aside.
- Heat a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and ginger and saute about 1 minute. Add cabbage and carrots and stir to combine. Saute 2 minutes.
- Pour tamari mixture in with the cabbage mixture and stir until thick, about 30 seconds.
- Finely chop or crumble the tempeh and stir into the cabbage mixture.
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Place a single egg roll wrapped on a working surface. Use your fingers to dap some water over the edges to help it seal when folded. Add about ¼ cup filling to the center of the wrapper. Fold up the bottom corner, fold in the two side corners and roll the wrapper up until sealed. Place seam side down on a parchment lined baking sheet and continue with remaining wrappers and filling.
- Brush the tops and sides of the egg rolls with peanut oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes. Turn over and bake for another 5 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.
- Serve with sweet and sour sauce, or plum sauce.
Always love seeing a good way to use tempeh – these look really good – though I always found the name “egg rolls” a bit confusing – are they much different to spring rolls?
The wrapper is different. Spring rolls use a rice wrapper while egg rolls use an egg and flour based wrapper. You could use the same filling in a spring roll wrapper and they would still be delicious! Let us know if you try it!
Oh how I’d love to tuck into these right now! Thanks for submitting them to Meat Free Mondays. Of course I featured them and now I’ll do a spot of sharing for you 🙂
Thank you Jacqueline! It’s always appreciated!!
These sound (& look) delicious Alison, I too aren’t fond of deep frying at home (well infact I NEVER dee fry at home) so to read that these are simply baked in the oven makes these even mor tempting. Pinned. #CookBlogShare
Angela x
Thanks for the pin! I don’t deep fry at home either, baking is a better choice for sure!
Like Monika I love that these are baked, I hate to deep fry. These egg rolls sound amazing! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thanks for hosting this week Kirsty!
Looks delicious, and I love that they can basically be an entire meal 🙂
It is kind-of awesome to simply devour egg rolls for dinner! I hope you enjoy the recipe!
I love the fact that these egg rolls are baked rather than deep fried and the combination of ingredients you’ve used sounds delicious! #CookBlogShare
Thanks Monika! I prefer baking them over frying so that they aren’t greasy, and they are still super crispy!