Category: Main Dishes / Sides / Vegetarian

Ingredients

1 package dumpling wrappers 

(also called gyoza or wonton wrappers)

Vegetable oil for cooking

For filling:

2 cloves Garlic, minced

1 Red Onion, sliced

1 tablespoon Ginger, minced

1 cup sliced Mushrooms (examples: button, shitake, crimini, or oyster mushrooms)

1 cup Cabbage, shredded

2 cups Vegetables of your choice, shredded or grated (examples: carrots, zucchini, peppers)

1/4 cup Scallions, chopped

Tofu or ground meat, optional

1 teaspoon Sesame Oil

For dipping sauce:

2 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar

1/3 cup Scallions, sliced

1 teaspoon Sesame Oil

1 tablespoon Soy sauce

Black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat pan over medium, add oil and cook garlic, onion, and ginger until softened. 
  2. Add tofu or meat if using with remaining vegetables and cook through.
  3. Place vegetable mixture in colander and let drain. Add the sesame oil and mix well.
  4. To make the dumplings, set up an assembly line
    1. Dumpling wrappers
    2. Small bowl of cold water
    3. Dumpling mixture
  5. Place about 1 Tbsp of the filling mixture into the center of the wrapper.
  6. Use your fingertips to apply cold water around the edge of the wrapper. This is your ‘glue’.
  7. Fold wrapper in half over filling and press edges together. 
  8. To cook the dumplings, you can steam, fry or do a combination steam-fry (see below):
  9. Heat pan over medium heat with 1-2 tsp vegetable oil.
  10. Add dumplings in single layer. Do not to overcrowd the pan. 
  11. When bottom is browned (about 2-3 minutes), add 1/4 cup of water and immediately cover. This will steam the dumplings. Cook until the water is evaporated and the bottom gets crispy.