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Japanese Gyoza

Category: Starters

Serves: 4 people

Preparing time: 00:00

Cooking time: 00:00

Ingredients

284g minced pork

454g plain flour

1/2 Chinese leaf cabbage

1/2 small white cabbage or sweetheart cabbage

4 spring onions

pepper

peanut or vegetable oil

water

Dipping Sauces:

Wing Yip Light Soya Sauce

Wing Yip Chilli Garlic Sauce

Cooking Method

Step 1

Chop up cabbage as finely as possible and finely slice the spring onions.

Step 2

In a large bowl season minced pork with pepper (no salt at this stage) and mix in the chopped cabbage and spring onions. You might have to mix with your fingers to ensure an even mix.

Step 3

Mix 2 teaspoons flour with enough water to make a smooth paste.

Step 4

Sift plain flour into a bowl and add enough warm water to make soft dough. Leave to stand for 10 minutes before use.

Step 5

Roll out pastry thinly on a floured surface and cut out 7-8cm rounds.

Step 6

Place a teaspoon of mixture into the centre of the pastry.

Step 7

Brush the edge of half the pastry round with flour mixture. press two halves tightly together and seal well. Flatten the bottom of the dumpling so that it sits flat.

Step 8

Place prepared dumpling on a floured tray and covered with a clean tea towel.

Step 9

Make up half the dumplings and enlist the help of another person to continue filling the dumplings while you starting cooking.

Step 10

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a non stick, frying pan or skillet and when the oil is hot, place the dumpling in the pan to brown.

Step 11

When the bottom of the dumpling is brown, splash about 1-2 tablespoons of water into the pan and quickly cover with a tight fitting lid. The dumpling will then cook in the steam created.

Step 12

The dumplings should take about 3 minutes to cook.

Step 13

Remove from the pan, keep warm, and start cooking another batch.

Step 14

Serve with the 2 dipping sauces.

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