Gyoza

I love these little dumplings! You will too!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 5  ounces cabbage, chopped
• 6  ounces ground pork or 6  ounces ground beef (or combination of both)
• 2  tablespoons Japanese soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon  sesame oil
• 1  teaspoon mirin (Japanese rice wine) or 1  teaspoon sherry wine
• 1  green onion, minced
• 1  teaspoon  grated ginger
• 1  dried black mushroom, soaked in 2 tb water
• 2 -3  tablespoons  peanut oil
• 1⁄4 cup hot water
• 1  package  gyoza skins or 1  package wonton wrapper

• DIPPING SAUCE

• 1⁄4 cup Japanese soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon  rice wine vinegar
• 1  dash  sesame oil

Directions

1. Cook cabbage in a small amount of boiling salted water until tender.
2. Squeeze out all liquid and mince fine.
3. Chop mushroom.
4. Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, Mirin, pork, green onion, ginger, mushroom, and cabbage.
5. Refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
6. Place a scant teaspoon of mixture on each gyoza skin.
7. Moisten edges with cornstarch and water, fold over and seal.
8. Crimp edges with a fork.
9. Cover bottom of a large non-stick skillet with oil.
10. Brown the gyoza over medium heat (350 degrees) turning frequently.
11. Add 1/4 c water to skillet, cover and steam on low heat 7 minutes.
12. Stir often to prevent sticking.
13. Remove cover, raise heat and cook for 2 minutes until crisp.
14. Gyoza may be prepared in advance or frozen.
15. Lay them in a single layer on a greased cookie sheet, and cover with greased paper.
16. Thaw before cooking.