Cabbage pork balls

This is meat balls made with ground pork and minced cabbage, onion and ginger.  For the cabbage, it's important to use asian cabbage; a kind their leaves are thin and tender.  I minced them and marinate in salt for while to remove excess water from the cabbage.  Once the water comes out from the cabbage, rinse off salt and squeeze well.  Mix with ground pork, cabbage, onion and one egg.  Shape the meat in balls and saute them in a pan with lid on.

「塩揉みキャベツ入り豚団子」これは餃子の中身のようにキャベツがたっぷりと入った肉団子。豚の挽肉は脂肪が多いので、キャベツなどの野菜を加えてさっぱりさせた。キャベツとタマネギを多めに刻んで塩揉みして水分を出す。豚挽肉と塩揉みした野菜、刻んだ生姜に卵一つを加えて、しっかり練る。形を作ってオリーブオイルかごま油でをひき、フライパンに蓋をして焼く。