Cooking for the first time....?

Question

ok so i grill all the time, and have slowly mastered pork, beef, fish, and shrimp...but now i want to cook. I plan on making dumplings as my first attempt to real cooking( i guess dumplings count) due to their simpleness.....so what should i put in my Gyoza dumpling? i dont want cabbage in it and also how long does the meat inside need to cook? i know you fry them till they are brown( the dumpling) but does it really cook the meat? And lastly, i need one on one help in cooking, but dont have anywhere to go and my father isnt much of a chef, he is the one who taught me to grill so well...thanks for the advice


P.S I am 15 years old so dont suggest cooking schools..thanks!

also where can i get gyoza dumpling wrappers?

Answer 1

Something to consider might be to build on your grilling skills with the incredible complete meals you'll find in cookbooks like the Weber Big Book of Grilling (or at the many excellent recipe sites on the web). When our daughter was about your age she found a recipe for a complete grilled shrimp cookout in a William-Sonoma cookbook. Like you, she wanted to prepare it by herself for the whole family. It was one of the best cookouts we ever had!

As you continue your adventures in grilling you and your dad might want to try the cookout calculator at charcoalbob.com. Enter the details of your cookout (type of grill, items to be grilled, thickness, doneness, etc.) and it will calculate grilling times and give you instructions for how to grill things like steaks, pork chops, burgers and chicken breasts so that everything comes off the grill at the same time, cooked to your specifications. You can even tell it what time you want to eat, and it will calculate when to start the grill.

Keep up the great cooking!

Answer 2

First, filled dumplings (including gyoza) are not the simplest things to cook! But if you want to make them, check out the many recipes online for them:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLC,GGLC:1969-53,GGLC:en&q=gyoza+recipes

You should find many ingredients you can add, or make up your own, and you'll also find different wrappers used (make your own, buy several types at grocery store). And there will be different ways to cook them... though the most common is frying one side in a skillet with a bit of oil, then adding a little of water to the skillet and putting the lid on for another 5 minutes or so to allow the rest of them to "steam" cook and to make sure the insides are heated through.


You may also want to check out other questions here re how to "start cooking". Here's one of the recent ones, that I responded to with a long answer:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aoto6_ZHQtQkKQevO.GQyl8jzKIX?qid=20070306102835AA1Y29H
The question title is:
How can a bachelor who only microwaves and barbecues (in summer) learn to cook?

Also, you might try doing a search in the search window here at yahooanswers to see many more of them, using words like:

beginner cooking

(here, I did it for you:
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_r... )



Best of luck, and hope you'll have fun... cooking is a real adventure, and something you keep learning for a lifetime!


Diane B.

Answer 3

you can make a pork and shrimp dumpling but you will have to fry them first then steam them to cook the filling



Shrimp and Pork Gyoza
Ingredients for Dumplings:
1 pound (90-110 count) shrimp, peeled
1 pound ground pork
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tsp minced garlic
¼ cup minced red bell pepper
¼ cup chopped green onions
2 tsps teriyaki sauce
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
50 gyoza wraps
2 tbsps Canola oil
½ cup water

Method:
Place all ingredients except wrappers in a food processor. Chop until well combined and no large chunks remain, but mixture should retain consistency of ground beef. Cover a large cookie sheet or work surface with parchment or plastic wrap. Working with one wrap at a time, brush edges with water. Place a heaping teaspoon of filling in the middle, fold over and seal edges, pressing firmly with fingers. In a large, heavy skillet, heat oil over medium high heat until slightly smoky. Arrange gyoza in a single layer, seal side up (you may have to fry gyoza in batches). Cover and fry, shaking pan occasionally until bottoms brown, about 2-3 minutes. Pour in water, recover and steam 3-4 minutes or until water is mostly absorbed, Uncover, reduce heat to medium and cook until all the water evaporates and gyoza are crispy. Gyoza may also be steamed by placing in a single layer in a Chinese steamer and following manufacturer’s directions.

Ingredients for Dipping Sauce
2 tbsps sesame oil
3 tbsps brown sugar
½ cup teriyaki sauce
2 tsps minced ginger
1 tbsp finely chopped green onion

Method for sauce:
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine brown sugar and sesame oil until sugar melts. Stir in teriyaki sauce and ginger and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. Pour into sauce bowl, sprinkle with green onions and serve with gyoza.

Answer 4

www.recipezaar.com........go there, recipes are free and plentiful!