|
Chinese Potstickers
Chinese Cooking Recipe > Appetizer Recipes > Potstickers| Potstickers |
|
| Ingredients: Dumpling Dough 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup boiling water Filling: 8 ounces celery cabbage (Napa cabbage) 3 tsp salt, divided 1 pound lean ground pork 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions, with tops 1 TB white wine 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp sesame oil Dash white pepper Dipping Sauce: 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 2-4 tablespoons vegetable oil |
|
Directions: Cut the cabbage across into thin strips. Mix with 2 teaspoons salt and set aside for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the excess moisture. In a large bowl, mix the celery cabbage, pork, green onions, wine, cornstarch, the remaining 1 teaaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and the pepper. In a bowl, mix the flour and 1 cup boiling water until a soft dough forms. Sponsored Links Knead the dough on a lightly flour surface about 5 minutes, or until smooth. Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a roll 12 inches long and cut each roll into 1/2-inch slices. Roll 1 slice of dough into a 3-inch circle and place 1 tablespoon pork mixture in the center of the circle. Lift up the edges of the circle and pinch 5 pleats up to create a pouch to encase the mixture. Pinch the top together. Repeat with the remaining slices of dough and filling. Heat a wok or nonstick skillet until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, tilting the wok to coat the sides. If using a nonstick skillet, add 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil. Place 12 dumplings in a single layer in the wok and fry 2 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown. Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook 6 to 7 minutes, or until the water is absorbed. Repeat with the remaining dumplings. To make a dipping sauce, in a small bowl, mix the soy sauce with 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Serve with the dumplings. |
|
More Appetizer Recipes:
• Egg Rolls • Shrimp Won-Ton • Crispy Won Tons With Oriental Dipping Sauce • Asian Honey Bbq Chicken Drummettes • Crab Rangoon • Shrimp Balls • Mini-spring Roll Recipe • Potstickers • Water Chestnut Appetizer
Interesting Facts: Did you know this about Chinese food?
While in the western world, people eat soup in China the term for eating soup is “drinking soup.” Soup is consumed are the beginning of the meal or at the end in Southern China.
| © www.familywok.com |