Smashed Pork Gyoza Tacos

with Pickled Veggies, Sriracha Mayo & Sesame Seeds


Allergens: Soy, Wheat, Sesame, Eggs

Total: 40 min • Prep: 15 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Carrot

    3 ounce

  • Soy Sauce

    1 tablespoon

  • White Wine Vinegar

    5 teaspoon

  • Garlic

    1 clove

  • Mini Cucumber

    2 units

  • Sesame Seeds

    1 tablespoon

  • Sesame Oil

    1 tablespoon

  • Mayonnaise

    4 tablespoon

  • Ground Pork

    10 ounce

  • Flour Tortillas

    6 units

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Sriracha

    1 teaspoon

  • Ginger

    1 thumb

  • Shallot

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Sugar

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    3 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Thinly slice cucumbers into rounds. Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot. Trim and peel carrot; grate on the largest holes of a box grater. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Peel and mince or grate ginger. Peel and mince or grate garlic.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Carrot

    3 ounce

  • Garlic

    1 clove

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Ginger

    1 thumb

  • Shallot

    1 unit

2
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, half the sesame oil, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp soy sauce and 2 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Add cucumbers, shallot, and carrot to bowl; stir to combine. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally.

  • In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and as much Sriracha as you like.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Carrot

    3 ounce

  • Soy Sauce

    1 tablespoon

  • Sesame Oil

    1 tablespoon

  • Mayonnaise

    4 tablespoon

  • Sriracha

    1 teaspoon

  • Shallot

    1 unit

  • Sugar

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

3
  • In a second medium bowl, combine pork*, scallion whites, ginger, garlic, remaining sesame oil, 2 tsp soy sauce, ¼ tsp salt, and pepper (remaining soy sauce and ½ tsp salt for 4 servings).

  • Form into six 2-inch meatballs (12 meatballs for 4).

Ingredient Quantities
  • Soy Sauce

    1 tablespoon

  • Garlic

    1 clove

  • Sesame Oil

    1 tablespoon

  • Ginger

    1 thumb

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • Place tortillas on a clean work surface; place a meatball in the center of each tortilla.

  • Working one at a time, cover each meatball with a piece of plastic wrap and flatten out with the palm of your hand until meat almost reaches edges of tortilla. TIP: Feel free to reuse the plastic wrap as you go!

5
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium heat. Working in batches, carefully add meat-topped tortillas, meat sides down, to pan (we were able to fit two tortillas at a time).

  • Cook until pork is browned and almost cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook until tortillas are toasted and pork is cooked through, 30-60 seconds more.

  • Transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Cover with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding another drizzle of oil to pan between batches. TIP: If pan gets too hot during the last batches, lower the heat.

6
  • Drain pickled veggies. Add half the scallion greens and toss to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

  • Divide tacos between plates. Top with pickled veggies and drizzle with Sriracha mayo. Garnish with remaining scallion greens and as many sesame seeds as you like. Serve.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sesame Seeds

    1 tablespoon

  • Sriracha

    1 teaspoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)