Description
A guide to making delicious pan-fried prawn gyoza, featuring a crispy golden-brown exterior and a succulent shrimp, chives, and ginger filling. This easy-to-follow recipe is perfect as an appetizer or snack.
Ingredients
- Gyoza Wrappers – 30-35 pieces (Chinese dumpling wrappers can be used if gyoza wrappers are unavailable)
- Prawns/Shrimp – 300 g (Use fresh or properly thawed frozen prawns)
- Chives – 100 g (Can substitute with spring onions)
- Cabbage – 150 g (Napa cabbage is a suitable alternative)
- Garlic – 2 tsp, grated (use fresh for better aroma)
- Ginger – 1 tsp, grated (freshly grated recommended)
- Soy Sauce – 1 tsp (Adds rich umami flavor)
- Sesame Oil – 1 tsp (Offers a delightful nuttiness)
- Mirin – 1 tsp (For sweetness; can use halal version)
- White Pepper – ¼ tsp (Add subtle heat)
- Salt – ½ tsp (Enhances overall flavors)
- Corn Starch – ½ tsp (Helps bind filling ingredients)
- Oil – 1-2 tbsp (For cooking, use neutral oils like canola or sunflower)
- Water – 6-8 tbsp (Necessary for steaming)
Instructions
- Prepare Fillings: Pat dry and finely chop the prawns. Chop the garlic chives and cabbage, sprinkle with salt, mix, let sit for 10 minutes, then squeeze out any excess moisture.
- Combine all filling ingredients into a sticky paste.
- Wrap Gyoza: Place a gyoza wrapper in your palm, add a tablespoon of filling, wet the edges with water, fold it in half, and pinch and pleat to seal tightly. Repeat until you’ve made about 30-35 gyoza.
- Pan Fry: Heat a non-stick pan over medium-high heat, add a tablespoon of oil, and arrange the gyoza pleat-side up. Fry until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
- Steam: Add water to the pan, cover, and steam until water evaporates, roughly 3-4 minutes.
- Make Dipping Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and chili oil until the sugar dissolves.
Notes
- Serve with freshly chopped chili or herbs for an extra kick!
- For a halal version, ensure you use halal mirin or omit it.
- If gyoza wrappers are unavailable, Chinese dumpling wrappers can be used.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Pan-frying and Steaming
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dumpling
- Calories: 80 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
Keywords: Prawn Gyoza, Pan Fried, Dumplings, Shrimp, Recipe, Japanese, Appetizer, Crispy, Homemade