Superb Cabbage Rolls Simmered in Consomme
- 10 leaves Cabbage
- 4 Bay leaf
- 10 Hard-boiled quail eggs
- 1 Kampyo
- 10 slice Bacon
- 2 Soup stock cubes
- 5 small onions
- 5 clusters Broccoli
- 500 grams Ground pork
- 1 dash Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Egg
- 3 tbsp Panko
- 1 Onion (finely chopped)
- 1 Vegetable oil
- Boil the quail eggs.
- Put a small amount of water in a pan and add the quail eggs.
- Boil over high heat while rolling the eggs around with cooking chopsticks for 3 minutes, then leave then alone for 3 minutes.
- Peel the tiny onions and remove the cores with a small knife.
- Microwave for 3 minutes.
- Peel the leaves off the cabbage carefully, and quickly blanch them in boiling water.
- They're easier to handle if you leave the cores on.
- Cool the cabbage leaves by dipping them in cold water, and shave off the hard cores.
- The removed cores will be used later so don't discard.
- The cabbage leaves are now ready to go!
- Chop up the onion.
- Aim for about 5 mm cubes.
- Put all the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix together well.
- Knead it until it becomes sticky.
- Rinse the kampyo quickly, and rub with plenty of salt.
- Boil in plenty of hot water for 4 minutes, rinse in cold water, and squeeze out.
- Spread the Step 8 meat mixture in a shallow tray, and divide into 10 portions.
- Oil your hands with vegetable oil and form the filling.
- Wrap the filling around the quail eggs and form into oval balls.
- Once the filling has been shaped, line them up in a shallow tray and have them ready to be wrapped.
- Wrap the filling.
- Spread out a cabbage leaf and wrap neatly and tightly.
- Wrap the cabbage rolls in bacon slices, and then tie them up with kampyo.
- Line the bottom of the pan with the removed cabbage core parts, and place the cabbage rolls and small onions on top.
- Add water to cover and the broken up soup stock cubes.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the bay leaf.
- When it comes to a boil, skim off the scum, turn the heat down to low and simmer slowly, for about 30 minutes.
- Add the broccoli 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
- Taste the soup, and add salt and pepper if necessary.
- Serve on a plate with tiny onions and broccoli, and some of the soup ladled over.
- Here is how a roll looks cut in the middle.
cabbage, bay leaf, eggs, bacon, cubes, onions, clusters broccoli, pepper, nutmeg, salt, egg, onion, vegetable oil
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/156639-superb-cabbage-rolls-simmered-in-consomme (may not work)