Chinese Potstickers

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Chinese Potstickers a try. This recipe serves 24 and costs 19 cents per serving. One serving contains 73 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe is typical of Chinese cuisine. 37 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by Foodista. If you have scallions, water, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a not so awesome spoonacular score of 19%. Chinese Potstickers, Chinese Potstickers, and Chinese Vegan PotStickers are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 24

 

Ingredients:

200g ground pork (slightly fatty, not lean)

100g canned water chestnuts (or chopped spinach/cabbage)

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon fine sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 teaspoons light soy sauce

2 teaspoons sesame oil

1 tablespoon Shaoxing Huatiao wine

2 to 3 tablespoons of chopped scallions (spring onions)

25 to 30 store bought dumpling wrappers (the round kind, not the square wanton or spring roll wrappers)

Plain flour to dust

4 to 6 tablespoons vegetable oil (for 2 batches of cooking)

2/3 cups water (for 2 batches of cooking)

Equipment:

mixing bowl

blender

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Place 200g of ground pork in a large mixing bowl. If preferred, pork may be substituted with ground chicken. Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1 teaspoon of fine sugar, add 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper, 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of Shaoxing Huatiao wine. Place 100g of canned water chestnuts in a chopper/blender. Chop the water chestnuts to small pieces. Add the chopped water chestnuts to the pork mixture. If preferred, use spinach or cabbage in place of water chestnuts. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of finely chopped scallions or spring onions to the pork mixture. Combine all the filling ingredients well. Thaw the dumpling wrappers if they are frozen. Keep them well covered until they are ready to be used. Dust a dish generously with flour. This will hold the dumplings once they are made. Dust the table generously with flour. Carefully separate the sheets of dumpling wrappers and lay them on the table. Fill each wrapper with about 1.5 teaspoons of the prepared pork filling. Prepare a bowl of water. Dip finger into the water and lightly wet the rim of each dumpling wrapper. Bring the dumpling wrapper together till the opposite ends meet. Gently push the filling into the wrapper and pinch the top tip of the dumpling wrapper to seal it. From the centre of the dumpling, fold a pleat on ONE side and bring it to the other side of the dumpling. Fold towards the centre of the dumpling. Pinch to seal it. Repeat and create a 2nd pleat. Be mindful to pinch tight to seal the dumpling well. Repeat and create a 3rd pleat. Each side should have 3 pleats. Repeat the same pleating on the other end of the dumpling. Always ensure that the pleats face the centre of the dumpling. Place all prepared dumplings in a well floured dish ensuring that they do not touch each other. Set aside till ready to cook. They can also be frozen at this stage. To cook the potstickers, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a very hot frying pan. The potstickers should be cooked in at least 2 batches. When the oil is hot, add the dumplings ensuring that the flat surfaces face down. Pan fry till the bottoms of the dumplings are a nice golden brown. Add 1/3 cup of water to the pan. Cover the pan immediately and let the steam cook the dumplings for 4 to 5 minutes. Once the water has evaporated, remove the cover and let the dumplings sit in the hot pan for another minute for its base to crisp up again. These are now Chinese potstickers. Gently transfer the potstickers to a plate. Serve immediately. These Chinese potstickers are best served with a vinegar dip made with balsamic or black chinese vinegar and thinly sliced ginger. Soy sauce, chili oil or sesame oil may also be added to the dipping sauce.

 

Step by step:


1. Place 200g of ground pork in a large mixing bowl. If preferred, pork may be substituted with ground chicken.

2. Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1 teaspoon of fine sugar, add 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper, 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of Shaoxing Huatiao wine.

3. Place 100g of canned water chestnuts in a chopper/blender. Chop the water chestnuts to small pieces.

4. Add the chopped water chestnuts to the pork mixture. If preferred, use spinach or cabbage in place of water chestnuts.

5. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of finely chopped scallions or spring onions to the pork mixture.

6. Combine all the filling ingredients well.

7. Thaw the dumpling wrappers if they are frozen. Keep them well covered until they are ready to be used.

8. Dust a dish generously with flour. This will hold the dumplings once they are made.

9. Dust the table generously with flour. Carefully separate the sheets of dumpling wrappers and lay them on the table. Fill each wrapper with about 1.5 teaspoons of the prepared pork filling.

10. Prepare a bowl of water. Dip finger into the water and lightly wet the rim of each dumpling wrapper.

11. Bring the dumpling wrapper together till the opposite ends meet. Gently push the filling into the wrapper and pinch the top tip of the dumpling wrapper to seal it.

12. From the centre of the dumpling, fold a pleat on ONE side and bring it to the other side of the dumpling. Fold towards the centre of the dumpling. Pinch to seal it.

13. Repeat and create a 2nd pleat. Be mindful to pinch tight to seal the dumpling well. Repeat and create a 3rd pleat. Each side should have 3 pleats.

14. Repeat the same pleating on the other end of the dumpling. Always ensure that the pleats face the centre of the dumpling.

15. Place all prepared dumplings in a well floured dish ensuring that they do not touch each other. Set aside till ready to cook. They can also be frozen at this stage.

16. To cook the potstickers, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a very hot frying pan. The potstickers should be cooked in at least 2 batches.

17. When the oil is hot, add the dumplings ensuring that the flat surfaces face down. Pan fry till the bottoms of the dumplings are a nice golden brown.

18. Add 1/3 cup of water to the pan. Cover the pan immediately and let the steam cook the dumplings for 4 to 5 minutes.

19. Once the water has evaporated, remove the cover and let the dumplings sit in the hot pan for another minute for its base to crisp up again. These are now Chinese potstickers.

20. Gently transfer the potstickers to a plate.

21. Serve immediately.

22. These Chinese potstickers are best served with a vinegar dip made with balsamic or black chinese vinegar and thinly sliced ginger. Soy sauce, chili oil or sesame oil may also be added to the dipping sauce.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
72k Calories
2g Protein
4g Total Fat
5g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
72k
4%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
2g
16%

Carbohydrates
5g
2%

  Sugar
0.29g
0%

Cholesterol
6mg
2%

Sodium
174mg
8%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
5%

Vitamin B1
0.11mg
7%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Vitamin B3
0.84mg
4%

Manganese
0.07mg
3%

Vitamin B2
0.05mg
3%

Phosphorus
22mg
2%

Iron
0.41mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.04mg
2%

Folate
8µg
2%

Zinc
0.26mg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
2%

Copper
0.02mg
1%

Fiber
0.28g
1%

Potassium
38mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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