Perfect Pot Stickers
Homemade pot stickers are so versatile--you can fill them with anything you want and as full as you want. And the play between the crispy, crusty bottom, and the tender parts, makes for a truly unique dumpling. These are filled with ground pork, green onions, ginger, and cabbage.
π Recipe adapted from AllRecipes
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.
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