pork meatball wrapped in Chinese leaf
Prep Time:
- 8 minutes
Cooking Time:
- 25 minutes
Serves:
- 2
In Japan we usually use cabbage as the wrapping for this dish. In England I haven’t been able to find a leaf which is soft enough so on this occasion I used Hakusai (Chinese leaf). It worked so well that I will probably use it more often in this dish.
I’ve simmered the dish in a simple chicken stock, but you could try different stocks, Kimchi stock is also very nice.
Ingredients
- 4 Chinese cabbage leafs
- pork mince 120g
- Half chopped onion
- 1 egg
- 1tbs of Bread crumbs
- pinch of salt & black pepper
- 1tbs of chicken stock
- water 500cc
- 1tbs of chicken stock
- half tsp of salt
Method
- Mix the pork mince, chopped onion, egg, bread crumbs, chicken stock and pinch of salt and black pepper well
- Boil the chinese cabbage for 1-2 minutes making it easier to roll.
- make 4 meat balls and roll inside the Chinese cabbage, keeping it held together where the leaf ends meet, with a tooth pick.
- put the rolled meat balls into a deep pan with tooth pick down (this will stop the rolled leaf from opening).
- Add the water, chicken stock and salt and simmer for 20 minutes at a low heat.
材料
- 白菜の葉 4枚
- 豚ひき肉 120g
- 玉ねぎ 半分
- 卵 一個
- パン粉 大1
- 塩こしょう 少々
- チキンストック 小1
- 水 500cc
- チキンストック 大1
- 塩 小さじ半分
作り方
- 玉ねぎはみじん切りにしておく。ひき肉、玉ねぎ、塩コショウ、卵、パン粉、チキンストックをボウルに入れてよく混ぜ合わせておく。
- 白菜の葉を1,2分茹でて粗熱を取って巻きやすいようにしておく。
- お肉を四等分して俵型に成型して白菜の葉で巻き、最後を爪楊枝でとめる。
- お鍋に爪楊枝を下にして並べ、水、チキンストック、塩を入れて20分ほど煮込んで出来上がり。
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8 Comments
Fearless Kitchen - 07/11/ 08 @ 10:12 am
It’s funny – this reminds me so much of a dish my grandmother used to make! I guess stuffed cabbage happens all over the world, but it’s still interesting to see it in a different context.
Kumiko - 07/11/ 08 @ 10:45 am
I think cabbage has a bad reputation, my husband says its the smell of old ladies! We eat Chinese leaf a lot tho, and I often shred cabbage for salads.
Tess - 15/12/ 08 @ 4:40 am
When I make stuffed cabbage, I blanch the leaves to make them soft enough to roll.
Kumiko - 15/12/ 08 @ 4:16 pm
I didn’t know blanch, thats a new word for me
emma - 12/02/ 09 @ 7:27 pm
what does japanese chicken stock look like? where in japan are you? i’m studying here and trying to cook…
Kumiko - 13/02/ 09 @ 2:17 am
Hi Emma, you can use this, http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/products/detail/index.asp?product=marudorigara , it will be in your local supermarket. I will start showing more ingredients on the site soon, once I move into my new apartment. I live in Chiba. Where do you live?
Christina - 17/11/ 09 @ 1:02 pm
HI! I love this recipe and several of your others. I am an American living in Tokyo, and it’s hard to find Japanese recipes that I can read and follow! Thanks.
Kumiko - 18/11/ 09 @ 2:19 pm
Thanks Christina, which part of Tokyo do you live in?