12ozpackage all natural round wrapsI use Nasoya wraps
1egg beaten
1lbpork sausageuncooked or very lightly browned
2cupsfinely chopped savoy or napa cabbage
1 1/2tablespoonsfresh grated ginger or ginger paste
3clovesgarlic minced
2tablespoonlow sodium soy sauce
1tablespoonmirin
1/2teaspoonsesame oil
3green onions sliced 1/4 inch wide
Vegetable oil
2/3cuplow sodium soy sauce
1/3cupmirin
1/8teaspoonsesame oil
Instructions
Combine beaten egg, ground pork, cabbage, ginger, garlic, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon mirin, and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil in a medium bowl. After mixing, place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
When working with the wraps, cover non-stuffed and stuffed ones with cold, wet paper towels to keep them from drying out. Holding the wrapper in one hand, dip your index on your free hand in cold water. Moisten 1/2 of the wrap with that finger making a 180-degree circle around the edge of the wrap that is furthest from you. Now place a rounded teaspoonful of the meat mixture in the middle. Fold over and gently seal one end to the other, pressing the wrap together to close tightly. Repeat until the meat mixture is gone, placing them on a lightly greased cookie sheet and covering them with moistened paper towels.
Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add a batch of about ten dumplings and cook until browned on one side, approximately 2-3 minutes. Add 2/3 cup of water to the skillet, cover, and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover the pan flip the dumplings, and cook until the water is gone and the other side of the dumpling has browned; approximately 3-5 minutes.
Mix 2/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup mirin, and 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil in a small bowl to serve with the dumplings. Sprinkle several tablespoons of chopped green onion on the sauce.
Sprinkle the remaining green onions on the dumplings right before serving.
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Notes
You can also steam these dumplings in a bamboo steamer or metal steamer for 12-15 minutes.
Adding a little bit of sesame oil (1/2 teaspoon) to the skillet after the water cooks away helps to brown the other side of the dumpling, and it gives them a fantastic flavor.
Mirin (sweetened sake) and sesame oil can be found in the Asian food section of your grocery store.
If you can not find mirin, you can substitute 1 teaspoon of sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon of sherry.