Panfried Dumplings

When Shohei and I were living in Tokyo, all I ever had to do to get out of cooking dinner was to ask, “How about the gyoza place?” Tokyo’s back alleys are filled with tiny little restaurants; the gyoza place was one of these. I could never find it on my own in the warren of small restaurants and bars under the train tracks.

There is nothing better than a gyoza with a crispy bottom and a juicy filling and, if you like, beer. These tasty dumplings and beer are natural ma