**Discover the Delightful Flavors of Japanese Stuffed Cabbage: A Culinary Journey Awaits**
Embark on a culinary adventure with Japanese stuffed cabbage, a delectable dish that seamlessly blends the flavors of Japan with the comfort of traditional stuffed cabbage. This comprehensive guide offers a collection of carefully curated recipes, each presenting a unique interpretation of this beloved dish. From the classic version featuring a savory filling of ground pork, rice, and vegetables, to innovative variations that incorporate seafood, tofu, and even vegan ingredients, this article caters to a wide range of preferences and dietary needs. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary exploration, these recipes will guide you effortlessly through the process of creating this delicious and satisfying meal.
CABBAGE ROLLS - JAPANESE STYLE
Japanese Style Cabbage Rolls is one of the popular dishes originating from Western cuisine. Pork and beef mince (ground meat) is stuffed in cabbage leaves and cooked in chicken stock with a few bacon pieces.
Provided by Yumiko
Categories Main
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat oil and butter in a frying pan over medium heat and sauté the onion for about 3 minutes until some onion pieces start browning around the edges. Turn the heat off and let it cool.
- Trim the thick vein from the core-end of the leaf so that the thickness of the vein becomes similar to the rest of the leaf.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Add the cabbage leaves to the boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes until the leaves become soft. (note 6)
- Transfer the leaves to a bowl of cold water to cool them down quickly, then pat dry with paper towels.
- Put the cooked onion and the rest of the Filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Divide the filling into 4 equal portions and shape them into a barrel shape.
- Spread a cabbage leaf on a cooking bench with the core-end pointing to you (note 3) and place one of the fillings in the middle closer to the vein end (see the step-by-step photo in the post).
- From the core-end, roll the leaf up tightly. When the core-end reaches to the other side of the filling covering the filling completely, fold each side of the cabbage leaf over to the centre so that the width of the unrolled cabbage leaf becomes the same as the filling.
- Continue rolling the filling with the leaf until the end. If the side of the roll is sticking out, gently push it in to the centre and shape the roll into a fat log shape.
- Place the cabbage rolls, the end of roll facing down, into a deep medium size frying pan that can snuggly fit the cabbage in.
- Spread the bacon strips over the cabbage rolls. Pour the chicken stock as well as water over them and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
- When it starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and cook for 30-40 minutes with a lid on until the broth reduces to less than half (note 4).
- Transfer the cabbage rolls to serving plates and pour over the broth. Garnish with parsley if using. Serve while hot.
STUFFED CABBAGE
This recipe calls for freezing a head of cabbage overnight to soften the leaves to wrap around a beef and rice mixture.
Provided by Barb
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Cabbage
Time 13h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place cabbage head in freezer and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer, thaw and peel away leaves.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine the beef, egg, onion, rice, salt and pepper. Mix together well. Take a small handful and form into a small roll or ball. Place into the center of a cabbage leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over and roll the ball up into the leaf. Place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until all of the filling is used up.
- Mix together the soup with a 1/2 can water; pour over stuffed cabbage.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour; baste often with the sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.4 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 65.8 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 287.9 mg, Sugar 8.3 g
ASIAN STUFFED CABBAGE
This Far East take on an Eastern European specialty puts healthful ingredients front and center.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Ground Beef Recipes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, combine beef, mushrooms, rice, garlic, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Remove 8 large outer leaves from cabbage (if leavesare less than 5 inches wide, overlap 2 leaves, side byside). With a rolling pin, roll each leaf until the stemend is pliable.
- Dividing among leaves, mound meat mixturetoward upturned stem end. Starting from filled end,holding sides in as you work, tightly roll each leafinto a bundle.
- Arrange cabbage rolls, seam-side down, in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour 1 cup water over rolls;cover dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake until aninstant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees when inserted into a roll, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve drizzled with juices and sprinkled with red pepper, if desired.
HALUPKI (STUFFED CABBAGE)
Halupki, also known as stuffed cabbage on the Russian/Ukranian side of my family, is a dish made of rice, beef, and pork encased in cabbage drizzled with a thin, sweet tomato sauce. My grandma Eugenia is 98 and she taught me how to make this comfort food classic. Every family has their own twist on this traditional dish. I hope you enjoy these with mashed potatoes just as we always do in my family!
Provided by Jillian
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Russian
Time 3h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the cabbage in a stockpot with enough water to cover.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the water and cabbage.
- Bring water to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn cabbage every 2-3 minutes and remove leaves that separate from cabbage and place in a strainer to cool. Boil until all the leaves have cooked, about 15 minutes.
- Reserve 12 oz. of cabbage water.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Trim thick center vein off of bottom of each cabbage leaf.
- In a large bowl thoroughly mix together, ground beef, ground pork, rice, chopped onion, fresh parsley, egg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Lightly pack a small amount of meat mixture and place in the center of the cabbage leaf.
- Fold sides over the filling and start at the stem and roll the cabbage up until the meat is encased. Repeat with remaining leaves and filling.
- Cut the leftover leaves into pieces and place into the bottom of a roasting pan.
- Layer the stuffed cabbage rolls over the cut leaves.
- In a bowl, mix the tomato sauce, reserved cabbage water, white vinegar, and white sugar.
- Pour the tomato sauce mixture over the cabbage rolls.
- Cover roasting pan with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven until the ground beef mixture is no longer pink in the center, about 2 1/2 hours. Baste stuffed cabbage rolls every hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467.9 calories, Carbohydrate 21.7 g, Cholesterol 137.3 mg, Fat 29.8 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 28.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 715 mg, Sugar 10.5 g
STUFFED CABBAGE, JAPANESE STYLE
These cabbage rolls are a delight to eat, cut into bite-size pieces for chopsticks! Serve along with steamed rice sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds and a tossed salad with ginger dressing.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Parboil cabbage leaves until almost tender, then drain and cool.
- Cut away thicker portion of cabbage vein.
- Mix together pork and other stuffing ingredients in a mixing bowl until well combined.
- Divide stuffing among base of cabbage leaves; roll and fold in sides to form envelope, until cabbage wraps around.
- Secure seam with a toothpick.
- Mix together simmering ingredients.
- Place rolls in a saucepan and pour simmering sauce over; cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer 8-9 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Allow rolls to cool in sauce to absorb flavor.
- Meanwhile, nip ends off snow peas and string; then cut into julienne strips.
- Parboil snow pea strips until crisp-tender, then plunge into cold ice water to halt cooking.
- Reheat rolls in sauce.
- To serve, remove toothpick, cut roll into thin rounds, and place on dish with snow pea garnish alongside, and warm cooking sauce ladled over.
UNSTUFFED CABBAGE ROLL
This is a quick and easy main dish. My kids don't even like cabbage, but they love this. I usually try to serve it with green beans, new potatoes, corn, and a pan of corn bread. They eat over half the pan every time. Also, the longer it stands the better it tastes.
Provided by tlc_adams
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Cabbage
Time 55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot Dutch oven until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, garlic, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover Dutch oven, reduce heat, and simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 398.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.3 g, Cholesterol 92.9 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 28.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 1294.3 mg, Sugar 9.7 g
ASIAN STUFFED CABBAGE
This is from Martha Stewart, Body and Soul magazine. I served it with Thai Dipping Sauce #33113 and it was amazing. I substituted ground turkey for the beef and regular cabbage. I had to eat four of them! Compliment with some Pinot Grigio and you will be in heaven. From Martha - "Look for 91 percent lean beef, which is comparable nutritionally and caloriewise to 93 percent lean ground turkey; it's also lower in cholesterol. In addition to providing zinc and fiber, shiitakes bear cancer-fighting and cholesterol-lowering compounds."
Provided by cbird01
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 Rolls, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400º.
- In a large bowl, combine: ground beef sirloin, shiitake mushrooms, brown rice, garlic cloves, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, salt.
- Remove 8 large outer leaves from cabbage (if leaves are less than 5 inches wide, overlap 2 leaves, side by side). With a rolling pin, roll each leaf until the stem end is pliable.
- Dividing among leaves, mound meat mixture toward upturned stem end. Starting from filled end, holding sides in as you work, tightly roll each leaf into a bundle.
- Arrange cabbage rolls, seam-side down, in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour 1 cup water over rolls; cover dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake until an instant-read thermometer registers 160º when inserted into a roll, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve drizzled with juices and sprinkled with red pepper, if desired. (Or dip in Thai Dipping Sauce #33113 - Yum!).
Tips:
- For a vegetarian version, omit the ground pork and use a mixture of chopped vegetables, such as carrots, celery, and onions, instead.
- To make the cabbage leaves more pliable, blanch them in boiling water for a few minutes before filling and rolling.
- If you don't have a bamboo steamer, you can steam the cabbage rolls in a colander set over a pot of boiling water.
- Serve the cabbage rolls with your favorite dipping sauce, such as soy sauce, ponzu sauce, or teriyaki sauce.
Conclusion:
Stuffed cabbage is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The Japanese-style stuffed cabbage recipe featured in this article is a flavorful and hearty meal that is perfect for a cold winter day. With its combination of ground pork, vegetables, and seasonings, this dish is sure to please even the most discerning palate. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give this Japanese-style stuffed cabbage a try. You won't be disappointed!
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