Oat meal chia gyoza

A quick review of how to make the dumplings from today's workshop.

First, boil water in an electronic kettle.

Mix the oatmeal, chia seeds and hot water into a porridge-like mixture.

Shred the smoked tofu and carrots with using cheese grader.

Finely chop the spring onions, ginger,shiitake mushroom and bamboo shoots etc.

Add all seasonings and mix well.

(Dried shiitake had been soaked in water for several hours)

Lay out the dumpling wrappers and place about 1 teaspoon of the filling on top.

(Not a table spoon! =It’s too much )

Wet half top of the wrapper with water to make it easier to seal the dumplings.

How to seal the dumplings.

(There are so many other ways to seal them but this is what we tried )

How to steam fry gyoza

Heat about 10 ml of oil in a frying pan.

Fry until one side turns nice golden colour.

This is an optional way to add extra crispy layer.Not included in the recipe.

60ml water

1/2 tsp corn starch

1tsp brewer’s yeast

Mix these three ingredients to make a water solution.

Pour all of it over the dumplings.

At this point, cover it with the lid and set the timer for 5 minutes.

After the 5 minutes of steam cooking, remove the lid.

Brush some roasted sesame oil on the dumplings for a nice aroma.

Moisture evaporates completely ( about 7mins after adding water)

When the crispy crust is ready to be removed from the pan, it is done.

Turn over and place on a plate.

The dipping sauce is made from half black vinegar and half soy sauce.

Enjoy with a colorful salad and some grains:)

How to prepare gyoza for the next day

If you want to prepare gyoza for the next day you can fill the wrappers

and pack well the dumplings with plastic wrap just like this.

Or freeze them for longer storage.

How to fry them the next day.

(1)Don't place dumplings directly on the dish, or they will stick to it.

The dish needs to be wrapped with plastic wrap too.

Just keep them in the fridge over night.

(2)The next day remove the plastic wrap on top.

(3) Place one more wet dish on top to sandwich the dumplings.

(4)Flip it and brush oil to the bottom side of the dumplings.

(5)Slide it to a heated pan and fry them in the same way.

They will stick together but you can fry them in this nice flower shape.

This is the video from an event.