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8
servingsMedium
By Jayne Cohen
Published 2000
Inspired by the Chinese method for preparing tender, soft dumplings, I cushion these wonderfully delicate fish balls between cabbage leaves for a gentle twenty-minute steam bath. The wet vapor helps preserve all the subtle flavors of the fish while the nutty-sweet cabbage wrapper keeps it moist as it steams, and later as it chills, without broth, in the refrigerator.
The fish mixture here is particularly delicious. Extra egg yolks and