Authentic Japanese Gyoza - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (30 sheet) package gyoza wrapper or (30 sheet) package wonton wrappers
2/3 lb ground pork
1/3 lb cabbage
1 bunch green onions or 1 bunch garlic chives, known in Japanese as nira
1 inch fresh gingerroot, ground
1 garlic clove
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sake
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
1 teaspoon salt
pepper, to taste

Preparation

Shred cabbage and cut nira (green onions) fine.
Combine cabbage, nira, pork, ground fresh ginger root, garlic and seasonings. Mix well by hand.
Put 1 tablespoons of mixture on a gyoza wrapper. Wet the edge of wrapper with water using your finger. Pinch edges firmly and crip togther to seal.
Grease skillet with vegetable oil, arrange gyoza in a single layer in the pan. Cook well over low heat.
When bottom of goyza become slightly brown, add 1/4 cup of water.
Cover, cook for a couple minutes.
Serve with your favorite gyoza sauce.