A ceramic pot filled with a layered cabbage and meat dish sits in front of a bottle of Japanese soup base on a light marble surface.

Mille-Feuille Nabe

Serves 3
Total Time 25 minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

½ head napa cabbage

6oz sliced pork belly/pork shoulder

 

3 tablespoons Kikkoman®Shiro Dashi

½ tablespoon Kikkoman®Soy Sauce

½ tablespoon Kikkoman®Kotteri Mirin 

1 cup water

Directions

  1. Mixing all the broth ingredients.
  2. Cut 1/2 head napa cabbage lengthwise into half. Wash the leaves without detaching them from the core. Drain well.
  3. Layer sliced pork into the napa cabbage wedges by placing one pork belly slice between each of the leaves. 
  4. Once done layering, cut off the hard cabbage cores without disturbing the layers. Cut each wedge into 5–6 cm long.
  5. Packing the ingredients in a donabe. Start from the edge of the pot and work your way toward the center. 
  6. Pour the soup broth into the pot ,covered, on medium-high heat. 
  7. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium low and cook for another 8–10 minutes.
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