Authentic Japanese Gyoza
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Authentic Japanese Gyoza are crispy, golden pan-fried dumplings filled with a savory mix of pork, cabbage, garlic, and ginger. With their perfectly crisp bottoms and tender, juicy centers, these homemade gyoza deliver the same flavor and texture you’d find in a Tokyo street stall. They’re simple, satisfying, and guaranteed to become your go-to Asian comfort food.
Ingredients
Instructions
Prepare the Cabbage: Sprinkle salt over chopped cabbage and let it rest for 10 minutes. Squeeze out the excess water and discard.
Make the Filling: In a bowl, combine cabbage, pork, scallions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, sake, salt, and pepper. Mix until the filling becomes sticky and cohesive.
Assemble the Gyoza: Place one wrapper in your palm, add 1 teaspoon of filling, and moisten the edges with water. Fold in half and pleat one side while pressing to seal. Keep covered with a damp towel.
Pan-Fry: Heat 1 tbsp oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add gyoza pleat-side up and cook for 2–3 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown.
Steam: Add ¼ cup water, cover, and steam for about 3 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another minute to crisp the bottoms again.
Serve: Mix dipping sauce ingredients and serve warm with gyoza.
