Description
This egg roll in a bowl is perfect for those who love egg rolls without the carbs! Flavorful and garlicky with just a touch of heat, it’s a tasty, low-carb dish you’ll enjoy when you’re craving Chinese food! This 30-minute meal is also totally gluten-free and dairy-free too.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground meat (pork, beef, turkey or chicken)
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 1 yellow onion, finely diced (about 3/4 cup diced)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 3/4 cup carrot, grated or cut into matchsticks
- 6 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tablespoon minced)
- 1/4 cup gluten-free tamari sauce
- 2 tablespoons garlic chili sauce or Sriracha hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 3 cups green cabbage, shredded
- 1 1/2 cup purple cabbage (red cabbage), shredded
- 6-8 green onions, sliced
- 1 cup mung bean sprouts, rinsed and dried
- Salt, to taste
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Sauté Onions, Garlic and Ginger: In a large skillet over medium high heat, sauté onion until softened (5 minutes). Add in garlic, ginger and sauté further for 30 seconds.
- Add Meat and Cook: Add meat and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the meat is no longer pink.
- Stir in Condiments: Sir in chili paste, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar.
- Add Veggies: Carefully top with shredded cabbage, carrot and stir to combine. Let simmer for 3-4 minutes until slightly softened but still has a little crunch. Add mung bean sprouts last. Add 2-3 tablespoons sliced green onions, stir and remove from heat.
- Garnish and Serve: Serve with more green onions and enjoy!
Notes
Ground Meat: Eggs rolls typically contain ground pork, chicken or shrimp, but you can also use ground turkey or ground beef if you prefer. Alternatively, if you wish to keep this recipe vegetarian, you can replace the ground meat with tofu crumbles instead.
Oil: I like using sunflower oil because I always have a bottle of it on hand. However, you may also use another type of vegetable oil (such as canola oil, olive oil, avocado oil, sesame oil, coconut oil etc).
Onions: I used yellow onions, but red onions or white onions will work just as well.
Ginger and Garlic: Both ginger and garlic are essential ingredients in Asian cuisine. I love the depth of flavors that fresh grated ginger and minced garlic adds to this inside out egg roll, so make sure you add them in!
Tamari Sauce: I used gluten-free tamari sauce (which is basically gluten-free soy sauce) to keep this recipe gluten-free. Alternatively, if you are not Celiac or lactose in-intolerant, go ahead and use regular soy sauce if you prefer. If you want to keep this recipe soy-free, feel free to use coconut aminos instead.
Chili Sauce: You can use a garlic chili sauce or this homemade Sriracha sauce to add a bit of heat (add more or less according to how much heat you can take). If you prefer not to have any hot sauce at all, leave this out completely.
Rice Wine Vinegar: If you don’t have rice wine vinegar (which is also called rice vinegar), you may also use white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Cabbage: I used a mix of both red cabbage and green cabbage to a nice contrast in color.
Green Onions: Green onions (also known as spring onions) add a nice pop of color to the dish. Alternatively, you may use chopped chives or fresh parsley instead.
Mung Bean Sprouts: Also known as bean sprouts, these are a key ingredient in this recipe for egg roll in a bowl.
Storing: To store, place any leftovers in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian



