This is a detailed explanation of how to make authentic gyoza filling. A juicy filling packed with umami will elevate the taste of your homemade gyoza. Please try this recipe that's worth saving permanently.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients (Makes 50-60 dumplings)
- 1/4 head cabbage
- 1 bunch chives
- 3 stalks green onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 piece ginger
- 400g ground pork
- 2 tbsp lard (if the meat is lean)
- 2 tbsp sesame oil (if the meat is lean)
Seasonings
- 1 tsp salt
- [A] 1/3 tsp white pepper
- [A] 1 tbsp soy sauce
- [A] 1 tbsp sake
- [A] 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- [A] 1 tsp sugar
- [A] 1 tsp Chinese soup stock granules
- [A] 1 tbsp water
Steps
- Finely chop 1/4 head cabbage.
- Add 1 tsp salt to the finely chopped cabbage, knead with salt, and let it sit.
- Finely chop 1 bunch chives, 3 stalks green onions, 2 cloves garlic, and 1 piece ginger respectively.
- Squeeze out the moisture from the salt-kneaded cabbage thoroughly. 【This is the key!】 Make sure to remove the water from the cabbage well.
- Place 400g ground pork in a bowl. Add 1/3 tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sake, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp Chinese soup stock granules, and 1 tbsp water. Mix well until sticky. 【This is the key!】 Mix the ground pork until it becomes sticky.
- If the ground pork is lean, add 2 tbsp lard or sesame oil.
- Add the squeezed cabbage, finely chopped chives, green onions, garlic, and ginger to the sticky ground pork. Mix well until uniformly combined.
