Gyoza nabe hot pot

Ease:: Simple
Serves:: 2-3
Prep time:: 10 minutes
Cook time:: 15 minutes
Total time:: 25 minutes

A warming gyoza recipe with vegetables, mushrooms, and Japanese seasonings, all cooked in a nabe hot pot by everybody at the table.

Ingredients

10-12 gyoza dumplings

30g cabbage

30g beansprouts

1 leek

40g shiitake or kikurage mushrooms

600ml dashi stock

30ml mirin

7g salt

10ml soy sauce

sesame oil

5g sesame seeds

Method

Chop veg and mix Japanese flavour: Chop your vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Add the 600ml dashi stock, 30ml mirin, 7g salt and 10ml soy sauce to pan you will be using for the nabe. If you’re using dried shiitake or kikurage mushrooms you can add them straight to the stock if you like.

Add ingredients to liquid: Next add the 30g cabbage, 30g beansprouts, leek and any fresh mushroom in order, then cover and turn on the heat. When the hot pot has reached the boil, add the 10-12 gyoza, cover and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Season and enjoy: When the gyoza are heated through, turn off the heat and season to taste with sesame oil and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Enjoy.