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Soak the kiriboshi daikon in water for 5 minutes to rehydrate.
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Cut the kiriboshi daikon into 5-mm pieces.
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Cut the shiitake mushrooms into 5-mm-dices.
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Chop the Japanese leek into slightly smaller dices.
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Grate the ginger and keep only the juice.
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Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil in a frying pan and add the kiriboshi daikon and shiitake mushrooms and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Add the seasonings and fry until the excess moisture has evaporated.
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After the moisture has evaporated, (do not allow the mixture to get too dry) add the ginger juice, Japanese leek and Chinese garlic chives.
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Season with pepper and stir gently.
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Turn off the heat.
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Leave to cool.
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After cooling, wrap the gyoza dumpling skins around the filling.
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The filling will reduce in size when it is cooked, so use much more filling than for a normal gyoza.
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Otherwise the end product will be too flat.
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Prepare the water mixture used to finish pan-frying the gyoza.
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Dissolve the plain flour and katakuriko with a tiny amount of water (not listed) to make a paste.
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Stir in the hot water to the paste.
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Heat the frying pan really well first and add the vegetable oil.
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Swirl the frying pan and allow the oil to completely coat the frying pan.
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Arrange the gyoza and fry over a medium heat.
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After the bottom of the gyoza has browned, add the prepared water mixture (I use 100 ml or less of the water mixture at a time).
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Cover with a lid and cook until all the water has evaporated.
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Uncover the lid and pour in the sesame oil.
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Fry further until the bottom of the gyoza is very crispy.
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After that, transfer the gyoza onto a serving plate and serve immediately.