Pork Gyoza

They were another item I discovered at when I went to Trader Joe's the other day. This is one thing I want to learn to make someday. I've actually folded them into their shapes, but I've never actually prepared the meat that goes on the inside. I'm sure it would not be too hard to do, but I just need to find a good recipe for them. Granted I haven't even looked for a recipe yet, but someday I will.

Anyways, while I was strolling through Trader Joe's a few days ago, I found a package of about 30 pork gyoza in a cute little frozen bag. I figured I would try them, especially since they were only three dollars and had no weird preservatives like MSG in them. I finished my shopping and then right as I was about to check out, I forgot that I did not have any soy sauce or anything to dip my little gyoza in. So I wandered back around the store looking for soy sauce and stumbled across a gyoza dipping sauce. It has soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and some other spices in it and looked pretty good, so I figured I would try it. Another plus was that it was only three dollars too.

So, tonight, after spending three hours in class and then another four hours at the library writing a paper, I came home craving the little pork gyoza I bought. I got out a frying pan, added a little vegetable oil, threw some of the gyoza in and let them brown. Then I added a little bit of water, put a lid on the pan, and let them steam for three minutes. (That is what the back of the bag said to do).

I added some of the dipping sauce to my plate and started eating. They were so delicious. I did not actually think that they would be as good as they were, but they were fabulous. The dipping sauce was great too. I am so glad that I picked them up.