Gyoza (Japanese Dumplings)

Serves: 6

Kendrick Gleason

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

53

Sweetness

51

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

400 g

Pork (lean)

2 tbsps

Soy Sauce

2 tsps

Sesame Oil

2 tbsps

Rice Vinegar

Directions:

1

Dice cabbage finely and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt

2

Give it a bit of a massage

3

Leave for 10–15 minutes and then squeeze with your hands to remove any moisture

4

With your hands thoroughly mix together cabbage, ground meat, chives, mushrooms, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil and pinch of salt

5

Dry your hands completely (or wrappers will stick)

6

Place a gyoza wrapper on one hand and put 1 teaspoon filling in centre of wrapper

7

Brush edge of half the wrapper with cold water

8

Make a semi-circle by folding the wrapper in half

9

Pinch open sides of wrapper together with your fingers and seal the top

10

Place a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add 2 teaspoons sesame oil and arrange 20–25 gyoza in pan

11

Add 200ml water to cover bottom of pan, cover with lid and cook on medium-high heat for 6–7 minutes or until translucent, cooked and no liquid is left in pan

12

Take off lid and cook for another 30–60 seconds for the bottoms to go crunchy

13

Cook remaining gyoza or freeze them

14

Mix together soy sauce, vinegar and chilli oil, if using

15

Serve gyoza hot with dipping sauce

16

Dice cabbage finely and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt

17

Give it a bit of a massage

18

Leave for 10–15 minutes and then squeeze with your hands to remove any moisture

19

With your hands thoroughly mix together cabbage, ground meat, chives, mushrooms, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil and pinch of salt

20

Dry your hands completely (or wrappers will stick)

21

Place a gyoza wrapper on one hand and put 1 teaspoon filling in centre of wrapper

22

Brush edge of half the wrapper with cold water

23

Make a semi-circle by folding the wrapper in half

24

Pinch open sides of wrapper together with your fingers and seal the top

25

Place a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add 2 teaspoons sesame oil and arrange 20–25 gyoza in pan

26

Add 200ml water to cover bottom of pan, cover with lid and cook on medium-high heat for 6–7 minutes or until translucent, cooked and no liquid is left in pan

27

Take off lid and cook for another 30–60 seconds for the bottoms to go crunchy

28

Cook remaining gyoza or freeze them

29

Mix together soy sauce, vinegar and chilli oil, if using

30

Serve gyoza hot with dipping sauce