Forevermamas Authentic Pot Stickers Northern Chinese Food

FOREVERMAMA'S AUTHENTIC POT STICKERS (NORTHERN CHINESE)

Steps:

• Combine the pork (or chicken), cabbage, rice wine, soy sauce, salt, pepper, scallions, sesame oil, sugar and stock. Mix well and set aside.
• Once you remove wrappers from its packaging, keep them covered with a damp dish towel (this will prevent them from drying out -- they need to remain moist for a successful result).
• Place 4 wrappers at a time on a work surface. Place about 1 teaspoons of filling in the center of each wrapper and fold in half. Moisten the edges with water and pinch together with your fingers, making sure there are no open gaps. Pleat around edges, pinching to seal well.
• Transfer the dumplings to a floured sheet pan and keep covered with a damp towel until you have finished stuffing all the dumplings.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat until it is hot. Add the peanut oil (you may need to use more than 1 T) and place the dumplings, flat side down in the pan. Turn down the heat and cook about 2 minutes or until they are lightly browned (you do not need to turn these over). (You may need 2 skillets). Add the 2/3 cup of water; cover the pan tightly and cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat until most of the liquid has been absorbed. Uncover the pan and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Remove the dumplings to a serving platter and serve with the Dipping Sauce.
• Dipping Sauce:.
• Mix all ingredients together. Taste for seasoning and correct if necessary. (The amounts given are approximate, as I normally eye-ball it).
• NOTE: Though the authentic recipe uses pork, I have used chicken breast as well which I ran through the food processor.
• The serving size of 4-5 is approximate because it all depends if you serve this as an appetizer versus a main meal.

POT STICKERS (CHINESE DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Mix first 10 ingredients in a bowl.
• Take a wonton wrapper and place 1 heaping teaspoon of filling in center.
• Moisten edges with water, fold over and press to seal edges.
• Add 3 tablespoons of Peanut Oil to a large skillet and saute until the bottoms are golden brown.
• When golden brown, add 1/2 cup chicken broth, cover pan and simmer 8 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Reserve broth in a separate bowl and repeat process until all potstickers are cooked.
• Keep warm on a plate covered.

CHINESE POT STICKERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt over the shredded cabbage and let stand for 5 minutes, then squeeze out liquid.
• Squeeze out any liquid from the shrimp.
• Mix cabbage, shrimp, pork, soy, wine, onion, oil, ginger and garlic (filling can be mixed and refrigerated for up to 6 hours in advance).
• On each wrapper (keep them covered with a damp cloth so they do no dry out) place about 2 tsp of the mix and seal the edges, use a bit of water on the edge, try to press out all the air and ensure they are tightly sealed (At this point you can freeze them individually on a cookie sheet and them place in a plastic bag. They will keep for a month. Defrost in fridge before continuing).
• In 2 large skillets heat 1 tbsp oil, fry 16 dumplings for 1 minute or until golden on one side add 1/4 cup of stock into the pan, reduce heat to low, cover and cook, without turning for about 7 minutes or until the dumpling is translucent and most of the liquid has evaporated Uncover and on higher heat cook for another 5-7 minutes or until the bottoms are dark brown, drain put on a platter and keep warm.
• Repeat for the remaining 32 dumplings.
• Mix the dipping sauce and serve with warm or hot dumplings.

CHINESE CHICKEN POT STICKERS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Gradually stir in boiling water. Gradually add cold water, stirring constantly, until a dough forms. On floured surface, knead dough until smooth, adding more flour if necessary. Cover with damp towel; let rest 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix Filling ingredients. In 10-inch skillet, cook Filling over medium-high heat, breaking up chicken into crumbles as it cooks, until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle additional flour in shallow baking pan. To mold potstickers, pinch off 1 tablespoon dough; roll out into a 3- to 4-inch round. Place 1 tablespoon filling in center of dough round; fold over dough and seal edges. Crimp edge, if desired. Place pot stickers in floured pan.
• Heat 3-quart saucepan of salted water to boiling over medium-high heat. Next to it, heat a few tablespoons oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Boil potstickers 4 minutes; remove with slotted spoon, allowing excess water to drip off. Place potstickers in skillet, stepping back because this could cause spattering. Once bottoms of pot stickers are browned, remove from skillet with slotted spoon. Pat off any excess oil with paper towel. Serve potstickers with additional soy sauce.

CHINESE POT STICKERS (CHICKEN, PORK OR VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine water and mushrooms, cover and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Drain, discard stems, and mince caps.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot; saute mushrooms in oil with onions and ginger.
• Add cabbage and cook until cabbage is lightly browned (9 minutes), stirring frequently; while cabbage is cooking add water 1 tbsp at a time to keep it from sticking to the pan, if needed.
• Spoon cabbage mixture into a medium sized bowl and let it cool.
• Add chicken and next 5 ingredients to the bowl and mix well.
• Working with one wonton wrapper at a time (keep the rest covered so they don't dry out), spoon a tablespoon full of the mixture into the middle of the wrapper; moisten the edges with water.
• Bring two points (diagonal corners) in to the center, and pinch together.
• Bring the other two corners in and pinch together; and pinch the 4 edges together to seal.
• Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornstarch, and place pot stickers on baking sheet as you finish sealing them (keeping finished ones covered with a towel to keep them from drying out).
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat until hot.
• Place 15 pot stickers in bottom of skillet and cook until bottoms are lightly browned (3 minutes).
• Add broth to skillet and cook, covered, until liquid is absorbed (3 minutes).
• Set finished pot stickers aside, and keep warm.
• Wipe skillet out with a paper towel, and repeat the process with the other pot stickers.
• Serve with soy sauce or other sauce for dipping.

POT STICKERS TRADITIONAL

Steps:

• Crumble pork into a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the pork, cabbage, green onion, ginger, water chestnuts, salt, sugar and sesame oil. Chill in the refrigerator 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
• Place a tablespoon of the pork mixture into each of the wonton wrappers. Fold the wrappers, and seal the edges with a moistened fork.
• In a large, deep skillet, heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium high heat. Place the pot stickers into the oil seam sides up. Heat 30 seconds to a minute. Pour water into the skillet. Gently boil 7 to 8 minutes, until oil and water begins to sizzle, then add remaining oil. When the bottoms begin to brown, remove pot stickers from heat.
• In a small serving bowl, mix together the chili oil, soy sauce, and vinegar, adjusting proportions to taste.

THE BEST POTSTICKERS EVER

Steps:

• place wonton wraps on a nonstick cutting board and lightly brush each with water, lay one small scoop of filling into the center of wrap and fold closed, pressing ends tightly.
• Mist with seasme oil and sautee in skillet ten minutes.
• Pour 1/2 cup Chicken broth over dumplings.
• cover and simmer 6 -8 minutes.