A busy day at HQ

The Clippy girls decided to bunk off work at lunch time to make Gyoza with our new Japanese intern, Akane.... They look ever so impressive and taste delicious, this recipe makes about 20 - here's how:

INGREDIENTS

*Gyoza Wrappers  (I have spotted these in Waitrose for a million pounds but a Chinese supermarket is best)

*500gms Minced pork

*Spring Onion x 2

*about 8 leaves of Chinese Cabbage

* an inch of Ginger

*a tablespoon of Sesame Oil

*big handful of chives

*soy sauce / salt / Chili oil

1. Finely chop all the vegetables

2. Put the chopped cabbage into a bowl with salt and let it sit for at least 10 minutes

3. Give the cabbage a really good squeeze to drain water out of it.

4. Mush everything together in a bowl (not the soy or chili oil).  You have to do this the Japanese way using your hands and squish squish squish.

5. have a small plate with some cold water to hand

6. Put a teaspoon of the mixture in the center of your gyoza wrapper

7. pinch the edge of gyoza wrapper and make pleats (youtube might help you here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spsGbDWauf4) 

8. Pour one spoon of frying oil in a pan.  Heat over a low/medium heat for 1-2mins

9. put your dumplings in the pan. Cook for 10 mins or until the bottoms are browned (a bit of flour makes them extra cripsy)

10. Nearly there... pour 2-3 spoons of water into a pan and put a lid on.  Leave for another 10 mins.

TA DA!  now you can impress everyone with your beautiful dumplings.  Dip them in chili sauce and soy and eat with chopsticks. 

We would love to see you Gyoza attempts - email your pics and we'll send the best 3 a Clippy file to keep your recipes in.  socialite@clippykit.co.uk.