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Japanese Rolled Cabbage

Japanese Cabbage Roll Recipe

Cabbage roll or (ロールキャベツ) is a popular dish made by wrapping ground meat and diced onions in cabbage and simmering in a seasoned soup.
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Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese

Ingredients
  

Necessary Ingredients

  • 6 leaves of cabbage
  • 1 onion
  • 400 g minced hamburger (~1 lb)
  • 1 egg
  • 300 mL water
  • 50 mL dashi
  • 0.5 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • pepper (as you like)

Optional

  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions
 

Cabbage Preparation

  • Remove 6 leaves from a cabbage head
  • Shave the core of the cabbage leaves and cut off the root
    Remove cabbage leaf root
  • Save the cabbage cores for later
  • Boil the cabbage leaves until they become soft (alternatively you can microwave for 2 minutes or until they become soft)
  • Let the cabbage cool

Cabbage Roll Meat Preparation

  • Dice an onion and the cabbage cores that were removed earlier
  • Add the diced onion and cabbage cores into a mixing bowl
  • Add the minced meat and an egg into the same mixing bowl and mix by hand
  • Spoon an equal amount of the meat mixture onto a cabbage leaf and wrap
    Rolling the cabbage
  • Add the water, dashi, chicken bouillon and salt into a pan (Optional: add the bay leaf into the pan)
  • Simmer over medium heat until water is boiling
  • Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat
  • Add some pepper if desired to the broth if desired
  • Serve and enjoy

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Keyword Beef, Cabbage, hamburger