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Yields1 Serving
Total Time2 hrs 45 mins









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Prepare cabbage
1

Using a sharp knife, remove the cabbage’s core from the bottom. Remove the cabbage’s first layer of leaves as they are dirty.

Boil cabbage
2

In a pot over medium heat, bring water to a boil and place the cabbage, bottom-side first. Simmer over medium heat until the leaves start to peel away with ease.

Separate leaves
3

Remove from the water and rinse with cold water. Separate each leaf, taking care not to tear. Set aside.

Saute aromatics
4

In a pot over medium-low heat, saute the onions and garlic in oil until the onions are tender and golden. Season with salt and transfer to a bowl.

Make Filling
5

To the bowl of cooked onions and garlic, add the carrot, minced napa cabbage, ground beef, egg, patis, cornstarch, and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper then mix well until everything is well combined and comes together.

Stuff cabbage leaves
6

Place about 2 – 3 tablespoons of the beef filling into the cooked cabbage and roll each up tightly, folding in all the edges. Secure the edges together using a toothpick.

Wrap in bacon
7

Wrap a piece of pork belly bacon slice around each cabbage roll and secure everything together with a toothpick. Repeat for all.

Simmer in broth
8

To the same pot as the onions and garlic, add the beef broth and bring to a simmer. Add the cabbage rolls, Baguio beans, potato chunks, corn pieces, black peppercorns, bay leaf, and patis. Bring to a boil and simmer on medium heat for about 30 minutes while occasionally bathing the rolls in the soup until the rolls are cooked through.

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Directions

Prepare cabbage
1

Using a sharp knife, remove the cabbage’s core from the bottom. Remove the cabbage’s first layer of leaves as they are dirty.

Boil cabbage
2

In a pot over medium heat, bring water to a boil and place the cabbage, bottom-side first. Simmer over medium heat until the leaves start to peel away with ease.

Separate leaves
3

Remove from the water and rinse with cold water. Separate each leaf, taking care not to tear. Set aside.

Saute aromatics
4

In a pot over medium-low heat, saute the onions and garlic in oil until the onions are tender and golden. Season with salt and transfer to a bowl.

Make Filling
5

To the bowl of cooked onions and garlic, add the carrot, minced napa cabbage, ground beef, egg, patis, cornstarch, and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper then mix well until everything is well combined and comes together.

Stuff cabbage leaves
6

Place about 2 – 3 tablespoons of the beef filling into the cooked cabbage and roll each up tightly, folding in all the edges. Secure the edges together using a toothpick.

Wrap in bacon
7

Wrap a piece of pork belly bacon slice around each cabbage roll and secure everything together with a toothpick. Repeat for all.

Simmer in broth
8

To the same pot as the onions and garlic, add the beef broth and bring to a simmer. Add the cabbage rolls, Baguio beans, potato chunks, corn pieces, black peppercorns, bay leaf, and patis. Bring to a boil and simmer on medium heat for about 30 minutes while occasionally bathing the rolls in the soup until the rolls are cooked through.

Notes

Beef Nilaga Cabbage Stew