We continue our look at Trader Joe’s frozen Chinese-insipired food with Trader Joe’s Chicken Gyoza Pot Stickers.
Freezing:Put the tray of potstickers into the freezer and freeze for 1 – 2 hours. For $2.99 these are fairly priced as well. I like to pair it with ramen or any stir-fried noodles. It is satisfying on many levels. Chicken Gyoza Recipe (Dumplings) VIDEO - Valentina's Corner Method for chicken gyoza : Make sure you gyoza wrappers are thawed Mix all the other ingredients together (make sure any excess liquid from the mince and cabbage has been squeezed out before the mixing) Place the gyoza wrapper in the palm of your hand Here is the visual run down of what you get if you buy this product: The bag of Trader Joe’s Chicken Gyoza Potstickers: In fact, I have a nearly bottomless stomach for a good gyoza… It is a delicious appetizer that you dip in ginger-soy sauce with mirin or rice wine vinegar and sesame oil and/or chili oil. Gyoza …
But for your money, you can’t do much better than the Chicken Gyoza Potstickers or the Pork Gyoza Potstickers from Trader Joe’s. And the best part might be price, because a pound of dumplings costs a mere $2.99. Unlike the Chicken Chow Mein from the other day, I like these gyoza just fine. It’s having pasta without the guilt. The chicken keeps you pretty full. To cook the frozen potstickers, put them in the pan with oil as described above and follow the same instructions. Legend has it that 1800 years ago, a man by the name of Zhang Zhongjing (a practioner of traditional Chinese medicine) invented Jiaozi (Dumplings) by wrapping mutton and some medicinal herbs in dough skin and then boiled them in water to treat people whose ears got frostbitten during Winter. This product hits all of the right chewy, succulent, comforting dumpling notes. Then remove the potstickers from the sheet and put them in a ziplock bag to store for up to 2 months. A highlight for me is the calorie count at 200 calories for 7 potstickers. Gyoza or Japanese pot stickers are pan-fried dumplings typically filled with ground pork and shredded cabbage.