Welcome to Making Gas: A Japanese Pot Sticker Recipe

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of M made in Japan! This time I'm going to be making gas, also known as Japanese pot stickers. These are typically found on menus at izakayas and other types of bars, and are usually consumed as an appetizer or served along with a bowl of udon or Ramen. They're also commonly eaten with a pint of beer.

To start, let's get started by adding our ingredients to a clean bowl. We'll need pork, shredded cabbage, sliced green onions, soy sauce, salt, minced garlic, ginger, and a little bit of sesame oil. Make sure everything is well combined and that you give it a good smushing – this will help bring all the flavors together. Now, let's move on to filling our wonton wrappers.

These are the thin kind of wonton wrappers you can usually find at Asian markets, especially in the Chinese section. There are two types: round ones and square ones. Preferably, you want to get the thin ones, as they'll give your gas a better texture. To fill them, take your finger and moisten half of the wrapper, just the top half. Then, here's the technique for folding them in half – fold one side in, use your thumb to push and crimp, and then take that in like that, creating a little pocket. Press the edges together to seal the gas, and you'll have about 20 of these delicious little treats.

I usually make a batch of gas and fry them up right away, so they're still nice and crispy. Then, I freeze the rest for later, which is a great thing because it makes cooking them a lot easier. If you do happen to have frozen ones, just cook them in the same way – but keep in mind they might take a little longer.

Okay, now that we've got our gas, let's move on to cooking them! Heat your pan on medium-high heat and add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Swirl it around to coat the bottom, then add your gas. Cook them until they're golden brown – this looks burnt, but trust me, it's not. Just really bad lighting.

Once they're golden brown, quickly add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of water and cover the pan with a lid. Steam them for about 5-8 minutes, until all the water is gone, and then turn them out onto a plate. And that's it! Your gas are done.

Let's try one with some dipping sauce – I've got one teaspoon soy sauce, one teaspoon vinegar, rice wine vinegar, and half a teaspoon of umami powder. Dip in my sauce... really good, mhm. That's delicious! Really simple, easy to make – homemade gas takes a little time, but it's definitely worth it. You know, when you're eating something that tastes good going into your food, it makes all the difference. So, I highly recommend making some gas at home and trying them with this dipping sauce – I think you'll really enjoy it.

One thing to note is that I also like to serve my gas with a hot sauce, like chili oil or sriracha. That adds an extra kick of flavor and makes everything even more delicious. But the dipping sauce I've got here is a great starting point, so feel free to experiment and find your favorite way to enjoy these tasty little treats.

And that's it for today's episode – hope you guys had fun making gas with me! Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell if you want more recipe videos like this one. See you in the next video!

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square ones um preferably you want to get the thin ones then take your finger and moisten half of it just the top half and then here's the technique fold it in half fold one side in and then using your thumb to push and crimp and then take that in like that and then you have a little GZA and then you can set them press them a little bit to give them a little bit of a seat um this recipe makes about 20 so usually what I do is I fries them up now to eat and then I freeze the rest so that's a great thing and when you want to freeze them you cook them the same way so now I'm going to show you how to cook um a batch um incidentally if you have Frozen ones they take a little bit longer to cook so okay to cook the gas heat your pan on medium high heat and then add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil and swirl it to coat the bottom then add your gas and cook them until they're golden brown this looks burnt but it's not it's just really bad lighting okay so once they're golden brown quickly add 1/4 cup to a/2 cup of water water and cover and steam them for about 5 to 8 minutes until all the water is gone and then turn them out okay Moment of Truth this are what the guas look like when they're done um pretty authentic looking nice this is what you should be looking for nice crispy top and cooked s dipping sauers one teaspoon soy sauce one teaspoon vinegar rice wine vinegar and half teaspoon of um water let's try it one this dip in my sauce really good mhm that's delicious so really simple really easy um homemade GZA takes a little time but um I think it's worth it you know it's go going into your food and um it tastes good you should try them you should make them at home and say that look I made homemade Yas it's really good with the sauce I highly recommend making the sauce it's really easy I also like it with hot sauce like a chili oil or something that's really nice too today's episode of M made to Japan um this time how to make yoas um so hope to see you guys soon hope all is well and take care byehey welcome back to another episode of M made in Japan this time I'm going to be making gas um gas are Japanese pot stickers GZA GZA GZA GZA uh usually you can order these at any isaka any kind of bar it's typical bar food um usually consumed with um as an appetizer or along with a bowl of udon or Ramen or anything like that um or a pine of beer so let's get started um okay to start off in a clean Bowl add your pork and your other ingredients your shredded cabbage and your finally sliced green onions your soy sauce salt oh sorry that's sugar minc garlic and ginger and a little bit of sesame oil mix well all the ingredients for the filling and make sure you give it a good smushing and that everything's well combined uh it's time to fill our some yoza skins um these are the thin kind um back in the States if you go to an Asian market uh especially if you go to like a the Chinese section you'll see wanton wrappers um you can get the round ones or the square ones um preferably you want to get the thin ones then take your finger and moisten half of it just the top half and then here's the technique fold it in half fold one side in and then using your thumb to push and crimp and then take that in like that and then you have a little GZA and then you can set them press them a little bit to give them a little bit of a seat um this recipe makes about 20 so usually what I do is I fries them up now to eat and then I freeze the rest so that's a great thing and when you want to freeze them you cook them the same way so now I'm going to show you how to cook um a batch um incidentally if you have Frozen ones they take a little bit longer to cook so okay to cook the gas heat your pan on medium high heat and then add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil and swirl it to coat the bottom then add your gas and cook them until they're golden brown this looks burnt but it's not it's just really bad lighting okay so once they're golden brown quickly add 1/4 cup to a/2 cup of water water and cover and steam them for about 5 to 8 minutes until all the water is gone and then turn them out okay Moment of Truth this are what the guas look like when they're done um pretty authentic looking nice this is what you should be looking for nice crispy top and cooked s dipping sauers one teaspoon soy sauce one teaspoon vinegar rice wine vinegar and half teaspoon of um water let's try it one this dip in my sauce really good mhm that's delicious so really simple really easy um homemade GZA takes a little time but um I think it's worth it you know it's go going into your food and um it tastes good you should try them you should make them at home and say that look I made homemade Yas it's really good with the sauce I highly recommend making the sauce it's really easy I also like it with hot sauce like a chili oil or something that's really nice too today's episode of M made to Japan um this time how to make yoas um so hope to see you guys soon hope all is well and take care bye\n"