Recipe for Japanese Potstickers (Gyoza)

Ingredients for Japanese Potstickers (Gyoza):
4 leaves Chinese cabbage,
-minced (up;
to 5)
1 bn nira, minced
2 lg green onions, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced
1 sm piece ginger, grated
2 ts
salt
1 ts white pepper
1 ds japanese soy sauce
1
tb sesame oil
1 tb peanut oil
1 lb ground pork
4
minced shittake mushrooms
-(up to 5)
1 gyoza
skins

Japanese Potstickers (Gyoza) preparation instruction:
Nira is a vegetable sold in bunches in oriental groceries, and
has a garlic
flavor.

Pour boiling water over cabbage and allow to
sit for 1/2 min., then drain
and rinse with cold water. Combine with
remaining ingredients and mix
coarsely with fingers. Place a tablespoon
of filling in gyoza skin and
crimp edges. Place small amount of oil in
frying pan and heat. Place gyoza
in pan and fry over med heat until
lightly browned on one side. Add 3
tablespoons of water to pan, and
cover. Allow gyoza to steam a couple of
minutes. Serve with dipping sauce
of soy and sesame oil.