Quick Crispy Vegetable Bundles
These crispy vegetable bundles are gluten-free, quick to assemble and make the best appetizer or lunch.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Entree
Cuisine Chinese
- 10 sheets of rice paper (round or square)
- warm water
Mustard Dipping sauce
- 3 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp Chinese or Dijon prepared mustard
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp siracha or chili paste (optional)
Vegetable Filling
- 2 cups finely shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup finely shredded red cabbage
- 1 large carrots finely julienne or shredded
- 4-6 sliced mushrooms (white caps, shiitake...)
- 4-5 stalks of chopped green onion
- 1-2 cloved of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 cup extra firm tofu cut in thin strips
Prepare the filling
Peel and shred the carrot, shred the green and red cabbage.
Chop the green onion.
Remove the stems and slice the mushrooms.
Wrap the tofu in a clean towel and press for a few minutes. Cut into matchsticks.
Pan-fry the tofu and sliced mushroom in a little oil, sprinkle some salt until lightly crisp. Set aside.
Using the same pan, fry the cabbage, garlic, sesame oil, carrot, half of the green onions, sprinkle some salt, and white pepper until they release some of their juice.
Cook a little longer until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the tofu and mushroom, and stir. Remove from heat.
Set aside for a few minute to cool down.
Assemble the bundles
Set up your work space. Clean cutting board, a large frying pan filled with warm water and a clean towel.
Place the filling in a bowl with 2 soup spoons.
Quickly dip a sheet of rice paper in the water rotating it.
Place it on a cutting board. Add 2-2 tablespoons of filling in the middle of the sheet.
Fold the bottom up, then left and right side tightly around the filling, until the bundle is complete.
Repeat with a second sheet.
Heat up a frying pan with some oil, place each bundle leaving some space in between.
Pan fry uncovered for a few minutes, flipping as they cook to make sure all sides are nice and crispy.
Sprinkle with remaining chopped green onion, and serve immediately with the dipping sauce.
Keyword gluten-free appetizer