Recipe for Vegetable Gyozas
Impress your loved ones with this recipe for Japanese vegetable ravioli (gyoza), gently steamed in the new Pebbly multi-cooker.
Asian cuisine is brimming with culinary treasures, and the famous Japanese dumplings are a perfect example. At Pebbly, we’re committed to making home cooking accessible and enjoyable. Making your own gyoza is a fun activity that brings people together, whilst ensuring a healthy and flavourful meal.
Thanks to steaming, these little bites have an incredibly tender texture whilst retaining the nutrients in your vegetables. It’s a gentle and clever way to impress your guests with an original and comforting menu.
Why make your own gyoza at home?
Trying your hand at making Asian dumplings might seem daunting, but it’s actually child’s play. Shaping gyoza is a very sociable hands-on activity, ideal for sharing a moment of togetherness in the kitchen before sitting down to eat.
By choosing your own ingredients, you have complete control over the composition of your meal, ensuring a healthy, tailor-made result. Steaming gives the dough an incredibly soft texture, whilst ensuring that the vegetables inside retain all their nutritional value, crunch and vitamins.
Your partner in healthy cooking: Pebbly' cocotte
To make this recipe a complete success, the right equipment is essential. Pebbly's Cocotte is the ideal utensil for exploring healthy Asian cuisine with ease.
It features a removable stainless steel steaming basket that fits perfectly to ensure gentle, nutrient-rich cooking.
Its recycled cast aluminium body weighs a mere 1.6 kg, allowing the water to heat up very quickly to generate the necessary steam.
Its ingenious lid allows you to control the amount of steam in the pot in an instant.
Finally, its cast-iron lid is cleverly recessed to accommodate a bamboo trivet, protecting your worktops from the heat.
Ingredients for tasty vegetarian ravioli
Preparation time: 30 mins | Cooking time: 10 mins | Serves: 4 (approx. 24 gyozas)
What you’ll need
- 🍲Pebbly's Cocotte
- 🥟 1 packet of gyoza (or ravioli) wrappers
- 🥬 1/4 white or Chinese cabbage
- 🥕 2 large fresh carrots
- 🍄 150 g shiitake mushrooms
- 🧅 2 spring onions
- 🧄 1 clove of garlic
- 🫚 1 small piece of fresh ginger
- 🥢 2 tablespoons of soya sauce
- 🍶 a dash of sesame oil
- 🧂 1 pinch of salt
Step-by-step preparation guide
Start by chopping the cabbage very finely. Our tip for a perfect filling: place the finely chopped cabbage in a bowl with a pinch of salt to draw out the moisture for about ten minutes. Then squeeze it firmly with your hands to remove the water; this will prevent the pastry from becoming soggy when assembling the dish.
Next, chop the carrots, shiitake mushrooms, spring onions, garlic and ginger. Mix all these vegetables with the drained cabbage, then season with soya sauce and sesame oil. To assemble, place a teaspoon of filling in the centre of a disc of pastry. Moisten the edges with a little water, fold in half and seal by making the characteristic small pleats.
Pour a little water into the pan of your slow cooker and bring to a simmer. Arrange your gyozas in the stainless steel steamer basket. To prevent the pastry from sticking, remember to lightly oil the base of the basket or line it with large cabbage leaves. Place the basket over the pan, put the lid on and steam gently for about ten minutes. Remember to turn the lid slightly so that the steam has a small gap to escape through the crack in the lid.
How should you store your homemade gyozas?
If you want to get ahead by preparing your dumplings during your Sunday batch cooking session, or if you have a few left over after your meal, storing them properly is essential.
We recommend storing your gyoza (whether raw or cooked) in a vacuum-sealed storage container made of borosilicate glass.
This safe, neutral material is ideal for preventing strong odours such as garlic or ginger from being absorbed, and vacuum-sealing helps to preserve these foods for longer.
Your ravioli will thus retain all their freshness and flavour until your next meal, without affecting the taste of your other foods in the fridge.
Equipping yourself with well-designed, versatile kitchen utensils transforms seemingly complex recipes into moments of pure joy in your everyday life. Have a go at making these Japanese ravioli and take your taste buds on a journey with healthy, convivial and deliciously fragrant cuisine!
