Potstickers
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Potstickers
Description
This recipe begins with a filling of ground pork combined with diced bok choy, water chestnuts for crunch, sliced green onions, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, salt, pepper, and a beaten egg to bind the mixture. The filling is spooned onto round wonton wrappers, which are then pleated along one edge after brushing with egg to seal them tightly.
Potstickers are cooked in a hot skillet with oil to crisp the bottom, then water is added and covered to steam-cook the filling and soften the wrapper's tops. Cooking in batches preserves easy handling and proper cooking. The accompanying yangnyeom ganjang dipping sauce combines savory, spicy, and tangy elements that complement the mildly seasoned pork filling.
To serve, the potstickers are presented hot with the dipping sauce, ideal as an appetizer or part of a meal with rice or vegetables. Proper sealing and cooking ensure a satisfying contrast between the pan-fried crust and soft, flavorful interior.
The recipe yields about 40 potstickers and includes freezing instructions for convenience. Removing the skillet from heat before adding water reduces oil splatter and the risk of fire, especially important on gas stoves.
Ingredients
pork filling
- 12 ounces ground pork
- 1 baby bok choy about 1 1/4 cups, diced
- 6 water chestnuts diced
- 2 green onion thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger fresh, minced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper cracked
- 1 egg lightly beaten
assembly
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 40 wonton wrappers round
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
yangnyeom ganjang
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons gochugaru Korean chili powder
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
- Place all filling ingredients into a bowl and mix together until well combined. Set aside.
- Brush perimeter of a wonton wrapper with the beaten egg and fill center with 1 heaping tablespoon of pork filling.
- Open your dominant hand, palm side up, and hold fingers together.
- Place the filled and open wonton wrapper onto your fingers and fold the wrapper in half, only sealing the corner of one side.
- Using your other hand, push small pleats onto one side of the wrapper, pressing and sealing with the hand holding the potsticker.
- Set aside and repeat until all filling and wrappers have been used.
- Heat a large, heavy bottom skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons oil.
- Add 5 to 6 pot stickers to skillet, so the crimped side is up, and pan-fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add about 3 tablespoons water to the pan and cover for 2 to 4 minute or until the wonton wrappers have softened and steamed and the filling has finished cooking through.
- Remove from heat and repeat until all potstickers have been cooked. Serve immediately with dipping sauce.
- Choganjang: Place all ingredients into a small bowl and whisk together. Serve with potstickers.
Notes
- Freeze uncooked potstickers on a parchment-lined baking sheet spaced apart, then transfer to bags for storage up to 3-4 months.
- To steam potstickers, use a bamboo or metal steamer lined with lettuce leaves and steam until filling is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- When adding water to the skillet during cooking, remove it from heat to minimize oil splatter and possible fire hazards, then cover and return to heat.
- This recipe yields approximately 40 potstickers, suitable for 10 servings.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 264 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 264kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 1114mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 185mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 682IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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