1 hour
Guotie (Pork and Cabbage Dumplings)
Guotie (Pork and Cabbage Dumplings)
PREP TIME
COOK TIME
10 minutes
SERVES
4 people (makes 26 dumplings)
INGREDIENTS
150g round cabbage
1 tsp salt
300g minced pork
3 stalks spring onions, finely sliced
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp Shaoxing wine
1 tsp sesame oil
26 dumpling wrappers, defrosted
Oil, for frying
Dipping sauce:
Black vinegar
Julienned ginger
METHOD
- Finely chop the cabbage. Transfer to a bowl with the salt and leave for about 10 minutes to draw out moisture.
- Place the pork, spring onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and sesame oil in a bowl.
- Squeeze the cabbage to extract all its moisture and transfer to the bowl with the ingredients.
- Mix with your hands till everything is evenly mixed.
- To wrap the gyoza, prepare a small bowl of water and a large, dry plate.
- Place a tablespoon of filling onto the centre of a gyoza wrapper. Dip a clean finger into the bowl of water and use it to moisten the rim of the wrapper.
- Fold it over so that you end up with a semicircle, crimping only the layer facing you as you press it down to seal.
- Place the completed dumpling on the plate. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers.
- To cook the gyoza, preheat a shallow non-stick pan filled with just enough oil to thinly coat its base. Place the gyoza in the pan, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Fry until they develop a crisp, golden base. Drizzle some water into the pan and cover with its lid immediately.
- Let the gyoza steam until their skins wilt. Remove the lid and continue cooking until the water completely evaporates. Transfer to a serving plate.
- To make the dipping sauce, pour some black vinegar in a small saucer and top with some julienned ginger. Serve alongside the plate of guotie.