Best 5 Napa Cabbage Steak Recipes

ASIAN STEAK SALAD WITH CUCUMBER AND NAPA CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat broiler, with rack set 4 inches from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, vinegar, oils, red-pepper flakes, and garlic.
• Pierce steak all over with a fork; place in a shallow dish or resealable plastic bag. Pour soy sauce and half of lime-juice mixture over steak (reserve remaining half for dressing), and marinate at room temperature, 10 minutes (or up to overnight in the refrigerator).
• Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Lift steak from marinade (discard marinade), and place on baking sheet. Broil, without turning, until medium-rare, 8 to 10 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Slice thinly on the diagonal, across the grain.
• In a large bowl, toss cabbage and cucumber with reserved dressing; divide among four plates. Top salad with steak and peanuts.

GINGERED STEAK AND NAPA CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Make marinade:
• In a shallow bowl stir together marinade ingredients.
• Add filets to marinade, turning to coat, and marinate at room temperature 15 minutes. Remove filets from marinade, letting excess drip off, and reserve marinade. In a 10-inch non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté filets about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare meat. Transfer filets to a cutting board.
• In any drippings remaining in skillet cook mushrooms with salt, stirring frequently, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add reserved marinade, water, and honey and bring to a boil. Remove skillet from heat and cool mixture 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl combine cabbage, mizuna or arugula, bell pepper, pear, scallions, and all but 4 sprigs coriander. Add mushroom mixture and toss to coat. Cut filets into thin slices. Mound cabbage mixture on 4 dinner plates and arrange steak slices on top. Garnish with reserved coriander sprigs.

NAPA CABBAGE STEAK

Steps:

• Slice off bottom inch of cabbage at stem end.
• Remove one layer of leaves and discard.
• Carefully remove remaining leaves until you get to smaller central ones.
• Reserve smaller leaves for another use.
• You should have about 12 large leaves.
• Place one leaf on work surface.
• Top with another leaf facing the opposite direction, that is, with cut end at leafy end.
• Dust with pinch of sea salt.
• Continue stacking leaves, alternating their direction, and dusting every second leaf with salt.
• Place stack four inches from end of a 16-inch sheet of foil.
• Lift end of foil over stack of leaves and tightly roll, wrapping the foil as you go.
• Be careful that foil is wrapped around only the outside of cabbage roll.
• Tightly tie roll with butcher's cord at 1 1/2- to 2-inch intervals.
• You should be able to make 6 ties.
• Use large knife to slice about 1/2 inch from ends of roll, so cut sides are smooth.
• Then slice roll in sections between cord.
• You should have 6 thick rounds of cabbage, each wrapped in foil and tied.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet large enough to hold rolls, a cut side down, in single layer.
• Cook rolls over medium-low heat until lightly browned on bottom and steam rises from center, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Turn rolls and cook on other side until lightly browned.
• Remove rolls to baking dish and place in oven.
• While cabbage is cooking, mix yuzu juice, soy sauce and grapeseed oil together and set aside.
• Place remaining olive oil in skillet.
• Add mushrooms and sauté over medium-high heat until softened and lightly browned.
• Remove from heat.
• If not serving dish immediately, place mushrooms in small baking dish in oven to keep warm.
• To serve, remove cabbage from oven and, keeping rolls standing on a cut side, transfer to serving dish or put each on a salad plate.
• Snip cords and carefully remove foil.
• Cabbage rolls should hold together neatly.
• Sprinkle cabbage rolls with bonito flakes.
• Toss mushrooms with yuzu mixture, place a few mushroom pieces on top of each cabbage roll and serve.

GINGER-MAPLE STEAK WITH NAPA CABBAGE AND GRILLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Whisk marinade ingredients in medium bowl. Place beef steaks and 1/2 cup marinade in food-safe plastic bag; turn steaks to coat. Close bag securely and marinate in refrigerator 15 minutes to 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for dressing.
• Preheat charcoal grill to medium heat.
• Remove steaks from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle steaks with pepper. Place steaks in center of grill over medium, ash-covered coals; arrange onion around steaks.
• Grill steaks, uncovered, 15 to 18 minutes for medium-rare to medium doneness, turning occasionally. Grill onions 15 to 20 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally.
• Carve steaks into slices. Cut onion slices into quarters. Toss cabbage, onion and 2 tablespoons reserved dressing in large bowl. Arrange beef on cabbage mixture. Drizzle with some of the dressing. Pass remaining dressing.

NAPA CABBAGE 'STEAK'

Steps:

• Slice off bottom inch of cabbage at stem end. Remove one layer of leaves and discard. Carefully remove remaining leaves until you get to smaller central ones. Reserve smaller leaves for another use. You should have about 12 large leaves.
• Place one leaf on work surface. Top with another leaf facing the opposite direction, that is, with cut end at leafy end. Dust with pinch of sea salt. Continue stacking leaves, alternating their direction, and dusting every second leaf with salt. Place stack four inches from end of a 16-inch sheet of foil. Lift end of foil over stack of leaves and tightly roll, wrapping the foil as you go. Be careful that foil is wrapped around only the outside of cabbage roll. Tightly tie roll with butcher's cord at 1 1/2- to 2-inch intervals. You should be able to make 6 ties. Use large knife to slice about 1/2 inch from ends of roll, so cut sides are smooth. Then slice roll in sections between cord. You should have 6 thick rounds of cabbage, each wrapped in foil and tied.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet large enough to hold rolls, a cut side down, in single layer. Cook rolls over medium-low heat until lightly browned on bottom and steam rises from center, 5 to 8 minutes. Turn rolls and cook on other side until lightly browned. Remove rolls to baking dish and place in oven.
• While cabbage is cooking, mix yuzu juice, soy sauce and grapeseed oil together and set aside.
• Place remaining olive oil in skillet. Add mushrooms and sauté over medium-high heat until softened and lightly browned. Remove from heat. If not serving dish immediately, place mushrooms in small baking dish in oven to keep warm.
• To serve, remove cabbage from oven and, keeping rolls standing on a cut side, transfer to serving dish or put each on a salad plate. Snip cords and carefully remove foil. Cabbage rolls should hold together neatly. Sprinkle cabbage rolls with bonito flakes. Toss mushrooms with yuzu mixture, place a few mushroom pieces on top of each cabbage roll and serve.