lunes, 1 de febrero de 2010

Gyoza, the truth about the japanese dumpling



I love gyozas. Very much so. Form the first time I tried them here in a restaurant in London, and later in Japan, looking at the chefs and the street food vendors. They come originally from China, the Japanese adopted them, and now along with the ramen they are part of daily life in the land of the rising sun. The dough is thinner in the Japanese version, and the filling is so versatile, but the most typical is the one with minced pork. They freeze really well.



This is my friend´s Noriko´s recipe, and the only tricky thing is the way to seal the gyozas, but as they say: Practice makes perfect, and after three or four fiascos, you will be making them with your eyes closed. I love the way they are cooked, grilling them on a hot pan with little oil, and then steaming them with water. Brilliant!



Ingredients

1 packet prepared gyoza skins

250g minced pork

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 garlic clove finely chopped

1 tablespoon flour

1 tablespoon water

2 tablespoons finely chopped Chinese chives (or normal)

3 0r 4 Chinese cabbage leaves or Savoy cabbage

2 tablespoons soy sauce

Salt and pepper

For the sauce

Soy sauce

A little chilli oil or rice vinegar






Method

Boil the cabbage leaves for 4 minutes. Drain and chop finely. Mix with the pork, the sesame oil, the garlic, the water, the flour, the soy sauce the chives and the salt and pepper. Place one gyoza skin in one hand and pt one teaspoon of the filling in the middle, brush half the edge with water and seal trying to follow the pattern, and keeping the folds.



To cook the gyozas, put a tablespoon of vegetable or sunflower oil in a pan, place the gyozas and grill only on one side for 3 to 4 minutes, then add a splash of water and cover the pan, so they cook in the steam. Leave them for 3 or 4 more minutes. For the sauce, mix the soy sauce and the chilli oil or rice vinegar and serve wit the hot gyozas. (One bite)




12 comentarios:

  1. I love those dumplings! Yours look perfect!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. I am crazy about gyozas and would really like to make some soon. These look brilliant.

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  3. Very nice pictures there!
    They simply look like small pillowy bed before they are cooked.

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  4. Love gyoza...must try my hand at making it at home sometime! Yours look perfect :)

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  5. Beautiful photographs your presentation is excellent! The dumpling look real tasty too yum!

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  6. Your dumplings look absolutely perfect.
    Awesome work, well done x

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  7. What a yummy blog with so beautiful pictures!! The second photo is my favourite.

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  8. Your gyozas look amazing. You have an excellent site with superior photographs!!

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  9. Pity this is fantastic! It looks so delicious you got me craving dumplings, but where will I find that at this time in the countryside in Dominican Republic?

    I love the recipe, I know my daughters will love me a whole lot more when I do this for them!

    Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Those look just gorgeous. The pleating is perfect, and the recipe sounds excellent. Definitely on my to-try list!

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