Freestyle Cabbage Rolls
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- Napa cabbage (Chinese cabbage)
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- 1/2 kg ground meat of choice (I used 1/2 beef and pork but you can use chicken)
- 1 onion, finely minced
- 1 carrot, finely minced
- 1/2 red cabbage (or normal cabbage), fine diced
- 4 cloves garlic, grated
- 9 shiitake mushrooms, finely minced
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- Salt and pepper to taste - 1 crabstick per roll
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- Tomato sauce
- 1 onion
- 6 cloves garlic (optional)
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 knob Butter
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- Parsley/Sour cream
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- Start of by mixing all ingredients listed under the filling. Mix well to combine and set aside.
- Chop of thicker end of the cabbage to separate the leaves and boil for around 1 min to soften them. Drain, let cool and set aside.
- To make the sauce, saute onions, chili flakes and garlic with olive oil until slightly caramelized. Add in crushed tomatoes and simmer for around 20mins. Season to taste with hondashi powder/salt and pepper.
- Roll the filling in your cabbage leaves adding 1 crabstick per roll and making sure to tuck in the ends so the filling doesn’t spill out.
- In a pan, Sear the cabbage rolls in olive oil and butter. Pour over the tomato sauce and let simmer for 20-25 mins until meat is cooked and leaves are