If you have never made dumplings before, this is a good recipe to start with. The sweet potato mixture is incredibly easy to work with, the ingredients are straightforward (but complex-tasting, once they all come together), and the rolling, while tricky at first, is easy to master.
If you happen to have coconut oil for frying, use that—it adds a lovely, slightly sweet note.
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato (garnet yam), peeled and cut int 1" chunks $1
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, plus more for dipping Pantry
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil $2.50 for 8 oz.
- 1 medium shallot, minced $0.50
- 1 clove garlic, minced Pantry
- 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro or chives $1 for a bunch
- 1 small (1/2") piece ginger, peeled and grated $0.50
- 30 small, round won ton skins $2 for a 12 oz. package
- vegetable or coconut oil, for frying Pantry
Recipe Serves 4
Directions
- Cook sweet potato chunks in a covered pot of boiling water until very tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse until cool to the touch. Transfer sweet potato to a mixing bowl.
- Use the back of a fork to mash the sweet potato until mostly smooth. Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, shallot, garlic, cilantro or chives, and ginger, and stir well.
- To assemble the gyoza, brush the edges of a won ton skin lightly with water (use a clean finger or a small pastry brush). Place about a teaspoon of the sweet potato mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold the wrapper in half and make 5-6 small pleats as you seal the wrapper together, pinching gently to ensure total closure. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers, until all the gyoza are made.
- To cook the gyoza, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan (make sure it has a fitted lid and set it near the stove), over medium heat. Working in batches, arrange the gyoza close to one another (but not touching) in the pan) and let cook for 2-3 minutes, until a golden crust begins to develop on the bottom. Flip the gyoza, and cook on the other side for 1-2 minutes, until a crust develops.
- Carefully pour about 3 tbsp water over the gyoza, then cover the pan quickly and let steam for about 3 minutes.
- Remove the lid and let the gyoza aerate until the excess water is cooked away and the bottoms become crisp again.
- Transfer the cooked gyoza to a serving platter, repeat with the remaining uncooked gyoza, then serve immediately, with soy sauce for dipping.
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Anna, on Mar 14, 09:52 AM, wrote:
these were awesome!! made them for a small group of friends and they were devoured in just a few minutes! they were so good, I made them again the next day with my leftover wrappers! super easy too :)
Micah, on May 4, 01:58 PM, wrote:
These turned out great! After shaping the gyoza, I froze them on cookie sheets then put them in freezer bags to store. Now I just take a few out, microwave for 1 minute, then fry them up. Thanks for the great recipe!
Kelly T, on Jul 31, 05:48 AM, wrote:
This was my first time making any type of gyoza and they came out fantastic! Nice & Easy and quite a delight!
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My roommate is vegetarian and is always stumping our Japanese friend on how she manages to stay alive! (Because when meat is gone, what is left?) I invited him over tonight to make sushi and gyouza and whipped these up before he had the chance to object.. and he liked them! (Everyone did!) The ingredients blended together into a wholesome flavor that I couldn’t imagine before tasting them myself. I can’t thank you enough!
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