Vegan Crispy Tofu Gyoza with Cilantro
This dish for "Vegan Dumplings" uses frozen firm tofu. Even without meat, they have a delicious flavor and texture! Recommended for people seeking a tofu dumpling recipe.
Equipment
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- Bowl
- Spoon
- cooking tray for draining tofu
- deep fryer
- oil-straining basket
- paper towel if you have
- scooping net
Ingredients
- 1 block Frozen firm tofu about 400g
- 40 g onion
- 15 g cilantro
- 4 teaspoon shio koji Add only shio or soy sauce koji, depending on your preference
- 3 teaspoon soy sauce koji Add only shio or soy sauce koji, depending on your preference
- 2 teaspoon shiitake powder If you have it. Dried Shiitake mushrooms powdered in a mill are fine too.
- 25 dumpling wrappers
- oil for frying
Finishing touch
- salt to taste
Instructions
Preparation: Draining tofu "Refer to 'How to Drain Frozen Firm Tofu'"
- Thawing: Allow the frozen cotton tofu to thaw naturally or heat it in a microwave at 600W for 5-7 minutes.1 block Frozen firm tofu
- Press and squeeze: Place the thawed tofu on a tray and squeeze it with your palms, applying your body weight from above.
- Discard the water: Remove the water that has come out. Repeat "squeeze → discard water" multiple times until no more water is released.
- Tear: Tear it from the part where there are cracks when holding the tofu.
- Squeeze: Finally, squeeze it tightly with your hand to extract the water out as much as you can. *To finish, wrap it in paper towels and remove any excess moisture.
- Break down: Once the moisture has been completely squeezed out, break the tofu. *Instead of breaking it into small, crumbly pieces, leave bigger chunks. This will result in a satisfying texture.
Dumpling Making
- Chop: Chop the onion coarsely, then roughly chop the cilantro.40 g onion, 15 g cilantro
- Mix: In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the skin.4 teaspoon shio koji, 3 teaspoon soy sauce koji, 2 teaspoon shiitake powder
- Wrap: : Wrap the filling with the dumpling skin. Make sure to wet the edges of the skin with water and seal it tightly to prevent the filling from spilling out during frying.25 dumpling wrappers
- Frying:: Pour 3 cm of oil into a pot and heat. Insert a cooking chopstick, and after fine bubbles appear, start frying. Fry till golden brown.Finally, while the dish is still hot, season with salt to taste.salt, oil for frying