Simmered Layered Cabbage and Mince

Simmered Layered Cabbage and Mince is an identical recipe to my Cabbage Rolls, besides you don’t roll the mince in cabbage. As an alternative, you alternate layering the cabbage leaves and floor meat to kind a dome form.

It’s simpler to make than cabbage rolls since you don’t have to wrap every portion in a cabbage leaf. The cooking methodology is much like cabbage rolls, however I added tomato paste to the broth for a change, and I just like the wealthy color of the broth.

Simmered Layered Cabbage and Mince is a superb dish to impress your diners. The semi-sphere of the cabbage brings curiosity about what’s inside, and if you reduce the dome into wedges, it appears to be like similar to a cake.

In Japan, this can be a spring dish made to get pleasure from tender spring cabbage, however you may, in fact, make all of it 12 months spherical. You’ll love how the pure sweetness of the cabbage and the richness of the meat meld collectively, making a comforting flavour.

What’s in My Simmered Layered Cabbage and Mince

Cabbage and Filling

• 5 massive cabbage leaves, thick stems shaved off and finely chopped
• Finely chopped onion
• Oil and butter
• Pork mince
• Egg
• Panko bread crumbs
• Milk
• Salt and pepper.

My cabbage weighed about 600g/1.3lb in complete, and every leaf was about 25cm/10″ in diameter. Somewhat variation in measurement and weight doesn’t matter. The leaves don’t should be excellent both – it’s OK even whether it is torn a bit.

As an alternative of pork mince, you should use blended pork and beef mince, typically bought as “Bolognese mince” at supermarkets.

Broth

• Hen inventory
• Water
• Tomato paste
• Salt.

Find out how to make Simmered Layered Cabbage and Mince

See the video.

Put together Cabbage and Make Filling

1. Blanch the cabbage leaves to melt them, then drain.
2. Warmth oil and butter in a frying pan, sauté the onion, and let it cool.
3. Put the panko and milk right into a bowl and let the panko take up the liquid.
4. Add the remaining Filling substances and the onion to the bowl. Combine properly, then divide the filling into 4 equal parts.

Make Layered Cabbage Dome

1. Place a deep spherical bowl (about 20cm/8″ in diameter) on the workbench and unfold a cabbage leaf on the underside.
2. Unfold one portion of the filling over the cabbage. Place one other cabbage leaf on high, then unfold one other portion of filling over the cabbage. Repeat this, ending with a cabbage leaf on high.

When putting a cabbage leaf, it’s good to rotate the path of the stem 90 levels from the one beneath it in order that the thickness of the cabbage layers is even.

Prepare dinner and Serve

1. Flip the bowl the wrong way up and switch the layered cabbage and mince dome onto your palm, then place it right into a pot.
2. Add the Broth substances to the pot and convey it to a boil.
3. Place a drop lid on the cabbage and prepare dinner at medium low temperature, for 45 minutes with a lid on.
4. Fastidiously switch the cabbage dome to a serving plate utilizing a spatula. Pour some broth excessive and serve the remaining broth in a jug on the aspect.
5. Reduce the Layered Cabbage and Mince into quarters, serve every quarter on a person plate, and pour broth over it.

To forestall the underside of the cabbage from burning, transfer the cabbage dome once in a while whereas cooking (see the video).

It could appear to be a number of processes, however it’s surprisingly easy to make.

Essentially the most thrilling half is slicing into the dome. It’s so satisfying to see the attractive layers of cabbage and mince.

I’ve famous the serving measurement as 4 within the recipe card, however in case you are an enormous eater, 1/3 of the dome makes a beneficiant portion. You possibly can in fact reduce it into smaller items, too. You possibly can maintain it within the fridge for a couple of days.

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