Mayumi’s Cabbage Rolls

Mayumi no Roru Cabegi

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Let's Cook Japanese Food!: Everyday Recipes for Authentic Dishes

By Amy Kaneko

Published 2017

  • About

While I grew up eating a heavy Eastern European–style stuffed cabbage, Mayumi, my sister-in-law, introduced me to her sappari (light) version, stuffed with pork and shrimp and served in chicken broth rather than a rich tomato sauce.

While I love to eat the rolls hot in the soup in which they are cooked, they are also good at room temperature, sliced and drizzled with a little of the ketchup-and-mayonnaise sauce. Make the rolls on the smallish side, so they are easier to handl