Vegetable Gyoza

Ingredients

• Cabbage

  raw

  500g

• Salt

  table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Carrots

  raw

  2 medium or 122g

• Onion

  raw

  2 medium or 220g

• Scallions

  raw

  8 medium or 120g

• Garlic

  raw

  1 clove or 3g

• Ground ginger

  1 tsp or 2g

• Soy sauce

  regular sodium, shoyu

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Miso

  4 tbsp or 69g

• Salt

  table

  1 tsp or 6g

• White pepper

  ground

  ⅛ tsp, ground or 0.3g

• Gyoza wrappers

  Twin Dragon

  80 wrapper or 680g

• Water

  100g

• Olive oil

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Water

  ¼ cup or 59g

• Rice wine vinegar

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Soy sauce

  regular sodium, shoyu

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Sweet corn

  yellow, canned, whole kernel, drained

  200g

• Spinach

  raw

  200g

Directions

1. To Mix the Seasonings
2. In a small bowl, add 2 Tbsp soy sauce, 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 1 Tbsp miso, 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt, and 1/8 tsp white pepper powder.
3. Whisk it all together and set aside.
4. To Make the Filling
5. Discard the tough core of 23 leaves cabbage (green). Cut the leaves into julienned pieces.
6. Mince the julienned cabbage into small pieces. Tip: It's usually easier to tuck smaller pieces in the gyoza wrapper rather than chunkier pieces.
7. Repeat with 1/8 head red cabbage: Discard the tough core of the red cabbage leaves and cut the leaves into julienned pieces. Then, mince into small pieces.
8. Put the minced green and red cabbage in a bowl and add 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt. Rub the salt into the cabbage with your hands and set aside until it releases its liquid.
9. Cut 2 inches carrot into slabs, then sticks, and mince them.
10. Mince 1/2 onion finely: Lay the onion flat side down on the cutting board. With the knife tip pointing toward the root end, make 1/8-inch vertical slices to within 1/2 inch of the root end. Then, with the knife edge toward the root end, make 1/8-inch horizontal slices, again keeping the root intact. Finally, make perpendicular cuts down through the vertical slices you made.
11. Cut 2 green onions/scallions into white and green parts. Save the green part for garnish. Mince the white part into small pieces for the filling.
12. To a large bowl, add the onion, two kinds of mushrooms, carrots, and white part of the green onions. Then, mince or press 1 clove garlic (I use my garlic press here) and add it to the bowl.
13. Peel and grate the ginger (I use a ceramic grater). Measure 1 tsp ginger (grated, with juice) and add it to the filling ingredients.
14. Squeeze and discard the liquid from the cabbage. Add the cabbage to the bowl with the other ingredients.
15. Add the tofu cubes and the seasonings mixture to the bowl. Mix it all together. Once the ingredients are well coated with the seasonings, add 2 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch and mix thoroughly. If the filling seems watery, add more potato starch to absorb any extra moisture.
16. To Fold the Gyoza
17. Prepare a tray or plate with parchment paper and sprinkle some potato starch (cornstarch). This will prevent the gyoza from sticking to the paper. Gather 80 gyoza wrappers and prepare a small bowl of water.
18. Take a wrapper and place it in the palm of your non-dominant hand. Use a teaspoon to scoop a small amount of filling and put it in the center of the wrapper. Dip one finger in the bowl of water and draw a circle around the outer 1/4 inch (6 mm) of the wrapper with your wet finger until it's moistened all around.
19. Here, I show you how to fold the gyoza with the pleats leaning toward the center. Fold the wrapper in half over the filling and pinch it in the center with your fingers, but don't seal it yet. Using the thumb and index finger of your right hand, start making a pleat about every 1/4 inch (6 mm) on the top part of the wrapper from the center toward the right side, making 34 pleats.
20. As you fold each pleat, press the folded pleat tightly against the back part of the wrapper using your other thumb and index finger. Make 34 pleats.
21. Continue with the left side of the gyoza. Making 34 pleats with your left hand, starting in the center and moving toward the left side.
22. Press the pleats tightly, making sure there are no air pockets. Shape the gyoza to look pretty. Repeat folding the remaining wrappers. Tip: See my Gyoza recipe for an alternative folding method where the pleats all lean toward one side.
23. To Freeze Uncooked (optional)
24. This recipe may make more gyoza than you wish to serve now. If you want to store some uncooked gyoza to cook later (optional), now is the time to freeze them. Before the filling starts to release moisture and make the wrappers soggy, cover the gyoza with plastic wrap and "flash freeze" them in the freezer until solid (or at least frozen on the outside). Make sure to lay out the gyoza in a single layer on a sheet pan or plate. Once the gyoza are solid, pack them in an airtight bag. Because you flash froze them, the gyoza won't stick to each other in the bag. You can store the gyoza in the freezer for up to a month. When you're ready to use the gyoza, do not defrost them. Place the frozen gyoza in your frying pan and steam them for an extra 12 minutes.
25. To Cook the Gyoza
26. To cook the gyoza that you just folded, heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add 1 Tbsp neutral oil. Then, place the gyoza in a single layer, flat side down and without touching each other, in a circular pattern (or place them in two rows). You will need to cook the gyoza in batches. As you can see from the photo, my large frying pan can fit about 1213 pieces per batch.
27. Cook until the bottoms of the gyoza turn golden brown, about 3 minutes. Next, add 1/4 cup water to the pan.
28. Immediately cover with a lid and steam the gyoza for about 3 minutes or until most of the water evaporates. Tip: If you're cooking frozen gyoza, steam them for an extra 12 minutes.
29. Remove the lid to evaporate any remaining water. Drizzle 1 tsp toasted sesame oil around the gyoza in the frying pan. Cook, uncovered, until the bottom of the gyoza are golden brown and crisp.
30. Source: www.justonecookbook.com/vegetable-gyoza/