Pot Stickers
The perfect combination of steamed and fried dumplings finished with restaurant-quality dipping sauce
Ingredients
Dumpling Filling
- 1 Pound Ground Pork
- 8 large Shrimp
- ½ large Shallot
- 4 Tablespoons Red Bell Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Garlic Minced
- 4 stalks Green Onion Sliced thin
- 2 Tablespoons Cilantro
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Carrot Minced
- 4 teaspoons Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Fish Sauce
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Corn Starch
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Rice Wine Vinegar
Pot Sticker Dipping Sauce
- 1 ½ cups Soy Sauce
- ¼ cup Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger Grated
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic Minced
- 4 stalks Green Onion Thinly sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Chopped
- 1 juiced Lime
- 1 teaspoon Hot Chili Paste Optional
- 2 Stems of Green Onion sliced on the bias 45-degree cut ( Presentation )
Instructions
Making the Filling
- Using a food processor
- I suggest cutting everything up before adding to the food processor. The overall texture will be much better.
- Chop, shallot, garlic, carrot, red bell pepper, cilantro, green onion, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and shrimp and pulse together. Just enough to bring everything together.
- Next add in the pork, baking soda, and corn starch. Pulse again till combined.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of one hour.
Folding The Potstickers
- I suggest watching the video above
- Start by taking a small enough portion of filling as to not overall fill the potsticker wrapper.
- Cover the outer ring of the wrapper with water, the water acts as the glue.
- On one side make 4 pinches. Start by folding over on top of the same side making a z shape pattern. PInch down the crease.
- After all 4 Z creases are made, pull the front middle over on top to the side with the Z pattern and pinch in the middle. Working your way down one side pinch together matching up the seams, then repeat on the other side and place on a floured cookie sheet.
Cooking the Potstickers
- In a skillet, add 3 tbsps of peanut oil. or whichever oil you like.
- Bring to medium heat then add the potstickers. Cook till the bottoms brown nicely. About 2 minutes. Using a cover, shield yourself and add in enough water to cover by ⅓ of the way up the potstickers. Cook for around 6 to 7 minutes and then serve with dipping sauce.
- Leave a comment below. Enjoy.