Vegetarian Gyoza

Vegetarian Gyoza is a Japanese style potsticker. Traditionally, gyoza are filled with pork and cabbage, but if you're a vegan or vegetarian, you can make a vegan version. Instead of meat, you can make gyoza with quinoa. Cooked with shiitake mushrooms, quinoa mimics the texture of meat. The addition of sesame oil and ginger gives gyoza its unique flavor.

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Course: Appetizer, Side Dishes

Cuisine: Japanese

Diet: Vegan

Keyword: Dumplings, gyoza

CookingStyle: Stir-frying

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 45

Servings: serves

Calories: 136kcal

Author: James Anderson

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Equipment

large skillet

Ingredients

1 10-ounce package wonton wrappers
24 lettuce leaves
2 tablespoons peanut oil divided

For filling Cooking spray

4 cups shiitake mushrooms diced
4 cups cabbage grated or finely chopped
2 tablespoons green onions chopped
2 tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons ginger fresh, peeled and grated
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon dark sesame oil
3 cloves garlic minced

Instructions

Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat it over medium heat.
First, cook the mushrooms, stirring constantly, until the moisture evaporates.
Add the cabbage and cook until softened (about 3 minutes).
Stir in the rest of the ingredients for the filling and simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let it cool.
To make the dumplings, place about 2 teaspoons to a tablespoon of the filling on the center of each wrapper and fold it in half to enclose the filling. Moisten the inner edges, and pinch to seal.
In a large skillet, preheat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Fry the gyoza until lightly browned (about 1 minute per side).
Add the water and cover the skillet. Let it steam until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
Serve with spicy dipping sauce or soy dipping sauce.

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Notes

If you don't have a lot of time, you can also cook the veggie gyoza from frozen. Just remember to add water if you're cooking them from frozen, which will increase the cooking time by about two minutes. In addition, you can try out vegetarian mushroom gyoza. These steamed dumplings are stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms, and are delicious served with the classic gyoza dipping sauce.

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Nutrition

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