Japanese Dumplings

As dumplings cooked in different ways, Japanese recipe, Chinese recipe, Korean recipe, Indian recipe, and some more, in this article, we introduce the recipe for Japanese dumplings, Gyoza (ぎょうざ).

In Japan, dumplings are served as a main dish at dinner and preferred appetizer of both kids and adults alike. If you are a big fan of dumplings, in particular and Japanese cuisine, in general, you should take a few minutes to read the following detailed Japanese dumpling recipe. It’s worth trying, definitely!

Japanese Dumplings

Recipe by Anna SmallingCourse: Appetizers, MainCuisine: JapaneseDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Ingredients

For wrapper
1 packet of 50 gyoza wrappers
For filling
400 g lean pork, ground
1/8 cabbage, finely diced
1/2 bunch garlic chives, finely chopped
4 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water and finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil, plus 2 teaspoons extra, for cooking
Pinch of salt
For dipping sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
La-yu (Japanese chilli oil), optional

Directions

For wrapper
packet of 50 gyoza wrappers
For filling
400 g lean pork, ground
/8 cabbage, finely diced
/2 bunch garlic chives, finely chopped
dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water and finely chopped
teaspoon salt
tablespoon grated ginger
teaspoons soy sauce
teaspoons sesame oil, plus 2 teaspoons extra, for cooking
Pinch of salt
For dipping sauce
tablespoons soy sauce
tablespoons rice vinegar
La-yu (Japanese chilli oil), optional

Notes

Dumplings are a “must-try” dish when visiting Japan. When filled with vegetables, it becomes such a healthy food to add in a diet.

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