Perfect Pot Stickers and they are easy to make. This recipe is for the wrap, stuffing and sauce.
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chinese dumplings, pot stickers
Servings: 6
Calories: 438kcal
Ingredients
1lbground pork
4glovesminced garlic
1/2cupfinely chopped green onion
3tbspfinely minced ginger
2tbspsoy sauce
1tspsoy sauce
1tspsesame oil
1pinchcayenne pepper option if you like hot
1 1/2cupsfinely chopped green cabbage
Dough
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
3/4tspkosher salt
1cuphot water (130-150 degrees)
Dipping Sauce
1/4cupseasoned rice vinegar
1/4cupsoy sauce
For Frying
6tbspvegetable oilas need for frying
8tbspwaterfor steaming
Instructions
Place ground pork, green onions, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sesame oil, and cayenne in a mixing bowl. Top with chopped green cabbage. Mix with fork until thoroughly combined. Tamp down lightly; cover with plastic. Refrigerate until chilled, about an hour.
Place flour and kosher salt in a mixing bowl. Slowly pour in hot water. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a shaggy dough. Flour your hands and transfer dough to a work surface. Knead dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. If dough seems too sticky, sprinkle with a bit more flour, about 3 to 5 minutes. Wrap dough ball in plastic, and let it rest about 30 minutes.
When dough has rested, divide into 4 equal pieces. Cover 3 pieces with a dish cloth while you work the first piece. Roll into a small log about the thickness of a thumb, about 3/4 inch. Divide each log into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a thin 3 1/2-inch circle on a lightly floured surface to form the pot sticker wrappers. Repeat with the remaining dough pieces.
Lightly moisten the edges of a wrapper with your wet finger. Place a small scoop of the ground pork mixture onto the center of a wrapper. Fold up the 2 sides and pinch together in the center. Pinch together the remaining edges, forming "pleats" along one side. Tap the pot sticker on the work surface to slightly flatten the bottom; form a slight curve in it so it stands upright in the pan. Transfer to a well-floured plate. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
Mix together seasoned rice vinegar and soy sauce in a small mixing bowl for the dipping sauce.
Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Place about 6 or 7 pot stickers in the hot oil, flat side down. Cook until bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drizzle in water and quickly cover the pan; steam for 3 minutes. Uncover; reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking until water evaporates and bottoms are browned and crunchy, 1 or 2 minutes. Transfer to a warm serving dish. Repeat with remaining pot stickers. Serve with dipping sauce.
Notes
You can spike dipping sauce with things like hot sauce, garlic, minced green onions, ginger, etc.From Allrecipes.com