How to Make Homemade Gyoza
Gyoza, pork dumplings, pot stickers, what ever you call them, they're an Asian take-out staple made easily and deliciously at home, filled with ginger, garlic, and fragrant sesame oil. Grab a partner, grab some pork, and get to pleating, you'll never need that Chinese take-out menu again.
Servings: 45 -50 gyoza
Calories: 17kcal
Ingredients
- 40-50 pot sticker wrappers
- 3-4 leaves napa cabbage finely diced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 lb ground pork
- 3 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 4 cloves garlic pressed (minced finely)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoon green onion chopped into small pieces
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 green onion chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, pour ½ teaspoon salt over diced cabbage and let sit for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, drain bowl of water and use cheesecloth or sturdy paper towel to squeeze out excess water.
- In a medium bowl, mix the pork, cabbage, ginger, garlic, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, salt, sugar, and green onions with clean hands or fork and spoon. Mix until well combined.
- Keep wrappers on a clean, dry surface with a damp towel over them. Have a small bowl of water to dip your finger in. Take one wrapper and scoop ½ tablespoon pork mixture onto the wrapper. Wet the edges of the wrapper with your finger and the water from the bowl.
- Fold the wrapper in half and begin pleating. Starting at the side or middle is fine.Pleat only one side of the wrapper, then press onto the other side to seal.
- In a nonstick skillet on medium high heat, place the dumplings pleat-side up in a circle, making sure none touch so they don't stick together. Pour in the ⅓ cup water and place a tight fitting lid on the skillet. Let steam for 2-3 minutes. The dumplings should be a little translucent. Leave lid off.
- Pour in the 2 tablespoon sesame oil and cook until the bottoms of the gyoza are nicely browned, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately with sauce on the side.
Sweet and Spicy Sauce
- In a small bowl whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, sesame oil. and green onions.
Notes
These freeze very well, just freeze on a sheet in one layer right after pleating them (uncooked) then put into a freezer safe bag. When you want to eat some, just take out the desired amount and immediately place into your nonstick pan and cook them as instructed. No need to thaw, that will make them soggy.
Nutrition
Calories: 17kcal