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Mushroom Potstickers

Mushroom Potstickers or Gyoza

Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 block tofu well pressed, and cut into small dice
  • 1 cup mushrooms any variety, (best to use a mix) diced small
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 scallions diced
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon chili paste
  • 1 package wonton or gyoza wrappers

Instructions

  • Sautee the tofu and mushrooms in olive oil along with ginger and garlic for a few minutes. When the tofu and mushrooms are almost done cooking, add the scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil and chili paste, stirring well to combine.
  • Allow to cook for one or two more minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.  Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
  • Place about 1 tablespoon of the tofu and mushroom mixture into each wonton wrapper or gyoza wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with a bit of water, then fold in half and press to seal. Make a couple of pinches or folds to create a fan-like shape. This will help to seal the filling inside the dumpling.  (I have a dumpling press that makes this even easier, but you can do it without).  It may take a couple of tries to get the technique just right, but once you do, it's really quite easy!
  • I like them pan fried and they actually reheat well on a hot place for Shabbat and they freeze beautifully.   But you can also steam them.
  • Steaming: Heat a couple of inches of water in a large pan, and place a vegetable steamer inside. Place the potstickers, a few at a time, on the steamer, cover, and steam your potstickers for 2 - 3 minutes on each side. Potstickers are done steaming when they are soft and pliable.
  • Pan frying: Heat about 1 Tbsp of oil in a frying pan. Put gyoza in the pan and fry on high heat until the bottoms become brown. Turn down the heat to low. Add about 1/4 cup of water in the pan. Cover the pan and steam the gyoza on low heat until the water is gone and cooked through.
  • Serve with dipping sauce made of a 1:2 ratio of soy sauce to rice vinegar.