Avocado and Prawn filled deep fried gyoza 揚げ餃子
Japanese deep fried Gyoza infused with western style ingredients like Australian avocados. Deep fried gyoza is great as a meal, appetizer, and party finger-food.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 prawn
- 1/2 avocado
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 12 gyoza wrappers
- vegetable oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
Clean, peel, and devein the prawns.
- 2
Boil water in a small saucepan and cook prawns for a few minutes or until it curls up and changes colour.
- 3
Drain the cooking water and cool the prawns down.
- 4
Chop the prawns and set aside.
- 5
Cut the avocado in half, score the avocado meat and scoop out with a spoon.
- 6
Place the prawn and avocado in a medium bowl and mush them together.
- 7
Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and lemon juice.
- 8
Place a gyoza wrapper on a chopping board or cooking surface and place about 1 tbsp of avocado and prawn filling on the centre of the wrapper.
- 9
Wet the half of the gyoza wrapper edge with a little bit of water on your finger tip.
- 10
Fold the wrapper in half and seal the edge with a fork.
- 11
Pour enough vegetable oil in a deep-frying pan (if you have) or in a fry pan.
- 12
Heat the oil to about 180 celsius degree (356 F).
- 13
Deep fry the wrapped gyoza a few at a time.
- 14
When the gyoza is golden brown, drain the excess oil off and place it on a wire rack lined with a paper towel.
- 15
Repeat the process for the rest of the gyoza
- 16
Serve with cut lemon.