Impress the Guest x Chicken Gyoza
The perfect appetizer, snack, and main course: dumplings! And contrary to popular belief, they’re easy and enjoyable to make. If you’re looking for a cute date night activity, dumplings are a fun option! Besides that, you can freeze the leftover filling and make new one’s whenever you like. This is my personal recipe. I mostly eye-balled the amount per ingredient but I’ll try to give you my best estimates. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Ingredients
Filling:
1. Ground Chicken
2. Scallions
3. Shiitake Mushrooms
4. Ginger
5. Garlic
6. Cabbage
7. Soy Sauce
8. Salt
9. Pepper
10. Pre-made Wonton Wraps (you can buy these at whole foods or your local asian market)
Sauce:
1. Scallions
2. Minced Garlic (4 cloves)
3. Sesame Seeds
4. Rice Vinegar
5. Red Pepper Flakes
6. Oyster Sauce
7. Soy Sauce
8. Hot Vegetable Oil
Recipe
For the dumplings:
1. Dice 3/4 cup of cabbage
2. Dice 3/4 cup of shiitake mushrooms
3. Skin your ginger
4. dice 1/4 cup of ginger
5. Dice 3/4 cup of scallions
6. Dice 4 cloves of garlic
7. Put your ground chicken into a bowl and add all the ingredients above
8. Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
9. Mix with your hands – WELL!
10. Grab your wonton wraps
11. Pour yourself a glass of water
12. Add a tiny bit of filling to the wrap
13. Dip your fingers in water and rub two sides of the wrap
14. Seal the dumpling tightly!
For the sauce:
15. Chop up some scallions
16. Mince 4 cloves of garlic
17. Add 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
18. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
19. Add 2 tsp of rice vinegar
20. Add 2 tsp of sesame seeds
21. Add 2 tsp of red pepper flakes
22. Add half a cup of HOT vegetable oil
23. Stir well!
Cooking the dumplings:
24. Heat the pan with vegetable oil
25. Add as many dumplings as you can fit
26. Fry for 2 minutes (or until golden brown)
27. Add 1/4 cup water, add the lid, and steam for 3-4 minutes. They’re ready when the water has absorbed.
28. Add sauce on top and serve!