Gyoza Dipping Sauce
on Aug 22, 2022, Updated Sep 12, 2023
Make this no-cook 1-minute Quick Gyoza Dipping Sauce using a few simple ingredients and serve it with your favorite dumplings.
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About Gyoza Dipping Sauce
Gyoza Dipping Sauce is a quick and easy sauce served with Asian gyoza, potstickers, or dumplings. It is savory, tangy, and slightly sweet with a hint of spice.
This homemade vegan gyoza sauce takes 1 minute to prepare and does not require cooking. The homemade dipping sauce is much better, fresher, and more economical than the store-bought ones.
The traditional gyoza sauce is prepared with vinegar and soy sauce, but my recipe has a few more simple ingredients that make it flavorful and delicious.
This quick gyoza sauce recipe is for a single serving. You can scale the recipe and make individual dipping bowls so everyone can enjoy their own.
Ingredients
To make this Asian dipping sauce, you need a few pantry staples: dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, brown sugar, garlic, and fresh ginger.
Try to use Japanese soy sauce (Shoyu) instead of regular soy sauce for a very authentic flavor. Japanese soy sauce is made by fermenting soybeans and wheat with salt and water for several months to several years, producing a rich, savory liquid with a complex, umami flavor. Kikkoman is my favorite brand.
You can replace soy sauce with tamari for a gluten-free option.
If rice vinegar is not available, use lemon juice, lime juice, regular white vinegar, white wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar.
You can also use black vinegar, Japanese rice vinegar, or Chinkiang vinegar to change your taste.
Sesame oil gives this sauce a very Asian flavor. Try not to replace it with any other oil.
Adjust the chili flakes and sugar to suit your taste.
The store-bought sauce has some xanthan gum added to it, making it very stable and preventing it from separating. It is a natural ingredient and has no side effects. You can also add ⅛ teaspoon of xanthan gum to your homemade gyoza sauce recipe to prevent it from splitting.
How To Make Gyoza Sauce
Stir together the following ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon grated ginger
Do a taste test and adjust to suit the sauce according to your taste.
Allow it to sit for at least 15 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
Frequently Asked Questions
To create a more complex flavor, you can add other ingredients, such as hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, ponzu, or miso.
Add some finely chopped green onions or sesame seeds to this recipe.
Add more or fewer pepper flakes as per your heat tolerance. You can also use red chili powder, chili paste, chili oil, sriracha sauce, or sambal oelek instead of chili flakes.
A little honey or maple syrup gives the sauce a subtle, sweet taste that also tastes good.
If the flavors are too strong, dilute the sauce with water.
The key is experimenting and finding the right flavors that suit your tastes.
Serving Suggestions
Serve Gyoza Sauce with Japanese gyoza (Japanese dumplings), wontons, potstickers, spring rolls, egg rolls, crab rangoon, or your favorite homemade dumplings.
This sauce can also be used to top stir-fried rice, noodles, omelets, or savory crepes.
Add this dumpling sauce to your stir-fried vegetables or blanched greens.
It is also great as a salad dressing.
Storage Suggestions
Do not store the sauce that you have already used for dipping. Unused sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Mix it well before serving.
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Gyoza Dipping Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar (or white vinegar, apple cider vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon grated ginger
Instructions
- Stir together all the ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
- Do a taste test and adjust to suit the sauce according to your taste.
- Allow it to sit for at least 15 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
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