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Gyoza Ramen Recipe

If you’re looking for a ramen that’s a little different, try this gyoza ramen recipe. The dumplings are a great substitute for the sliced pork that’s usually in ramen.

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My favorite thing to eat in Japan is gyoza. So, anytime I go, I eat it as often as possible.

On our last day of the trip this year, Pete and I went out for gyoza for lunch and I saw gyoza soup on the menu. I had never seen that before, so we ordered that in addition to the house gyoza.

I really liked it, as did Pete, but since it was our last day in town, we couldn’t go back to have it again. So, I had to create my own gyoza soup recipe.

And, because I’m me, I turned it into gyoza ramen because it made it a little more filling than just gyoza in broth.

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This gyoza ramen is a twist on a recipe that I had in Japan. If you’re making it because you like Japanese foods and you can’t fly to Japan every time you want some, check out our list of Japanese recipes you can make at home.

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Gyoza Ramen Recipe

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Gyoza Ramen Recipe Ingredients:

You can get the full list of ingredients with measurements in the recipe card below.

  • Sesame oil – This adds a real depth of flavor to the broth.
  • Garlic – This adds a little spiciness to the broth.
  • Green onion – The sweet green onion balances the flavor of the broth.
  • Beef broth – I prefer the rich flavor of beef broth in my ramen. You can use vegetable or chicken broth instead, but that gives you a much lighter flavor.
  • Soy sauce – This adds a nice salty flavor to the broth, which is what you’re really expecting when you eat ramen.
  • Frozen gyoza – You can use any brand and filling. Personally, I like pork and vegetables best, but you do you.
  • Ramen noodles – Any type of packaged ramen noodles works. Yes, that includes the cheap packaged ramen everyone ate in college.
  • Eggs – Runny eggs add such a great flavor to the broth.
  • Garnishes – We add togarashi, a spicy Japanese seasoning, to the eggs and a piece of seaweed to the bowl.

How To Make Gyoza Ramen:

Four eggs in a bowl on a stove.

Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil.

When it’s boiling, add in the raw eggs. Boil them for six to seven minutes.

Immediately cool the eggs down in an ice bath (which is just ice and cold water).

Soy sauce being poured into a Dutch oven that has garlic and green onion in the bottom.

While they’re cooking, heat the sesame oil in a Dutch oven.

If you don’t have a Dutch oven, you can use a regular stock pot for this. I prefer a Dutch oven when I’m making any type of soup though because it heats evenly and holds the temperature better than a traditional stock pot.

Grate in the garlic.

I use a microplane grater for this. The garlic absorbs into the broth better when it’s grated, almost into a paste, rather than chopped into pieces.

Chop a green onion and add it into the Dutch oven.

Reserve some of the green tops for a garnish.

Add the soy sauce and let everything cook for about two minutes until the garlic starts to brown.

Water being poured from a measuring cup into a Dutch oven with brown liquid in the bottom.

Add in the beef broth.

Give everything a really good stir so that you are picking up browned garlic bits from the bottom and incorporating them into the beef broth.

Bring the liquid to a boil and let it boil for about five minutes.

Reduce it to a simmer and add in some more soy sauce.

Two gyoza in a wooden spoon above a Dutch oven with brown liquid in it.

Add in the frozen gyoza.

Let them cook in the broth for six minutes.

Instant ramen in a pot of boiling water.

While that’s cooking, cook your instant ramen noodles in boiling water for about three minutes.

What I do, to save myself a little bit of time and clean up, is I don’t dump the water that the eggs were boiling in. I just move them to the ice bath, then bring the water back to a boil and add in the noodles.

I know some people won’t do that because the egg already boiled in that water, but that’s what I do. If you want to wash that pan out and re-boil water, that’s fine.

A wooden spoon holding up instant ramen noodles above a Dutch oven with brown liquid and gyoza in it.

When the noodles are done, drain them and add them to the Dutch oven.

Let everything sit together for about a minute to give the ramen noodles a little bit of time to absorb some broth.

Two gyoza, ramen noodles, and broth in a blue bowl.

Put some of the broth in a bowl with some ramen noodles and a few gyoza.

A jammy egg cut open with toharashi on top in a bowl of broth with two gyoza, ramen noodles, green onion, and a piece of seaweed.

Peel the egg. Cut it in half and add it on top of the broth.

Garnish the egg with togarashi and the overall bowl with the reserved green onion. You can add a piece of seaweed too, if you have some handy.

A jammy egg cut open with toharashi on top in a bowl of broth with two gyoza, ramen noodles, green onion, and a piece of seaweed.

Gyoza Ramen: Frequently Asked Questions

How do you store leftovers?

Wait until everything has completely cooled to room temperature, then pack the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

The noodles will absorb some of the broth while it’s in the fridge. So, if you want to reheat leftovers, you may want to just make a little extra broth with some beef broth, soy sauce, and a couple drops of sesame oil.

Do you have to add the runny egg?

You can skip the egg. At some ramen shops in Japan, the standard recipe comes without egg and you can add a runny egg for an upcharge.

My favorite part of ramen is the jammy egg (I usually call it a runny egg but I think technically it’s called a jammy egg). When the yolk combines with the broth, it creates such a decadent flavor you miss out on if you skip the egg.

Can you add vegetables?

If you want, you can add some vegetables into the broth to steam them at the same time as the gyoza. Bok choy is a really popular option. I like adding frozen spinach because I always have it in the freezer. Julienned carrots work really well too.

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Yield: 4 Servings

Gyoza Ramen

A bowl of soup with ramen noodles, gyoza, a jammy egg, seaweed, and green onions with the words
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If you’re looking for a ramen that’s a little different, try this gyoza ramen recipe. The dumplings are a great substitute for the sliced pork that’s usually in ramen.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 green onion sprigs
  • 6 cups beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
  • 8 frozen gyoza
  • 1 package ramen noodles (3 oz.)
  • Togarashi (for garnish)
  • Seaweed sheets (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil.
  2. When it’s boiling, add in the raw eggs. Boil them for six to seven minutes.
  3. Immediately cool the eggs down in an ice bath (which is just ice and cold water).
  4. Heat the sesame oil in a Dutch oven.
  5. Grate in the garlic.
  6. Chop a green onion and add it into the Dutch oven. (Reserve some of the green tops for a garnish.)
  7. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and let everything cook for about two minutes until the garlic starts to brown.
  8. Add in the beef broth. Stir to pick up any browned garlic.
  9. Bring the liquid to a boil and let it boil for about five minutes.
  10. Reduce it to a simmer and add in the remaining soy sauce.
  11. Add in the frozen gyoza. Let them cook in the broth for six minutes.
  12. Cook the instant ramen noodles in a separate bowl of boiling water for about three minutes.
  13. Drain the noodles and add them to the Dutch oven.
  14. Let everything sit together for about a minute to give the ramen noodles a little bit of time to absorb some broth.
  15. Put some of the broth in a bowl with some ramen noodles and a few gyoza.
  16. Peel the egg. Cut it in half and add it on top of the broth.
  17. Garnish the egg with togarashi and the overall bowl with the reserved green onion and a piece of seaweed.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 368Total Fat 18gSaturated Fat 6gUnsaturated Fat 13gCholesterol 206mgSodium 2526mgCarbohydrates 30gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 21g

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