This quick and delicious gyoza is trending in Japan right now so of course, I had to share!
This gyoza is technically nameless and was shared on Twitter by @nao252525. It’s supposed to be extremely simple, easy, quick, and above all – VERY delicious.
I’ve seen people in Japan making this on social media and raving about it so I had to try it for myself. And boy – It did not disappoint.
What is gyoza?
Gyoza is a Japanese dumpling, typically with a meat and vegetable mixture wrapped in a thin dough. It’s a very common and popular food in Japan, found in ramen shops and households alike. Typically they are pleated and pretty, but this particular viral gyoza throws all of that out the window.
This viral gyoza only uses 3 ingredients (4 if you count the ponzu dipping sauce) and takes about 10 minutes to prep and make (way faster than normal gyoza which is known for being quite tedious). Highly recommend making this viral gyoza as an easy option to delve into the world of Japanese dumplings.
Variations
While the original posted recipe uses shiso and pork, you can basically put anything you want inside of this. The original poster made a bacon and cheese version that looks absolutely amazing and I’ve seen people include cheese into the shiso and pork one, use kimchi, etc. Have fun with it!
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Japan’s Viral Gyoza
Ingredients
- 1 pack gyoza wrappers/skins
- 1/2 lb thin cut pork
- 2 packs shiso leaves (ooba)
- salt
- water
- oil
- ponzu for dipping
Instructions
- In one gyoza wrapper/skin, place 1 shiso leaf and 1 piece of thinly cut pork.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Wrap the skin around the ingredients until two sides meet. Use water to wet the points where the edges touch to become a sort of glue.
- Repeat until you create the desired amount of gyoza.
- In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Then lay the gyoza onto the pan.
- Pour in 1/2 cup of water and cover the pan to steam the gyoza.
- Once the water evaporates (about 4 minutes) and the bottom of the gyoza becomes crispy, transfer the gyoza to a plate. *NOTE: if your gyoza is stuck to the pan when trying to remove it, it's not ready yet. It will release when it has a good crisp.
- Repeat until all the gyoza are cooked.
- Serve immediately with ponzu as dipping sauce.
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It was super easy and delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! So glad you liked it 🙂
can see why this gyoza is going viral. its super easy and quick! I tried it with different sauces and they were all good. the Shiso really makes a difference in gyoza.