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4.8 from 12 votes

Pan Fried Dumplings

The best and easiest way to cook amazingly crisp potstickers! After this, you'll never want take-out dumplings ever again. Promise!

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 40 dumplings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 zucchini shredded
  • 1 carrot peeled and shredded
  • 1 cup shredded napa cabbage
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 40 won ton wrappers
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or more, as needed

Instructions

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  1. In a large bowl, combine pork, zucchini, carrot, cabbage, eggs, garlic, green onions, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, mirin and sugar; season with salt and pepper, to taste.*
  2. To assemble the dumplings, place wrappers on a work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture into the center of each wrapper. Using your finger, rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape, pinching the edges to seal.*
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add dumplings in a single layer and cook until bottoms begin to brown, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup water, cover and cook for 3 minutes; uncover and cook until the liquid has evaporated completely and the bottoms are crisp and golden brown, about 2 more minutes. Repeat with remaining dumplings, adding more vegetable oil as needed.
  4. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • *The filling in the dumplings does not have to be cooked prior to wrapping.
  • *To freeze, place uncooked dumplings in a single layer on a baking sheet overnight. Transfer to freezer bags.