Potstickers

Potstickers

锅贴

Pan-fried dumplings with crispy bottoms and tender tops, filled with seasoned pork and chives. A beloved dim sum featuring the perfect contrast of textures in each bite-sized dumpling.

Servings

3-4 people

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Spice Level

Not Spicy

Ingredients

Chinese Chive
200g
Ground Pork
200g
Light Soy Sauce
1 spoon
Dark Soy Sauce
half spoon
Oyster Sauce
1 large spoon
White Pepper Powder
1 spoon
Chicken Bouillon
1 spoon
Salt
1 spoon
Sesame Oil
as needed
Dumpling Wrapper
1 portion
Potsticker Water: Starch
1 spoon
Flour
1 spoon
Water
200ml
Cooking Oil
1 spoon

Instructions

STEP 1

Put ground pork in a bowl, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and white pepper powder.

Step 1
STEP 2

Mix well and marinate for fifteen minutes.

Step 2
STEP 3

Wash the Chinese chives, drain water and chop finely.

Step 3
STEP 4

Add chopped Chinese chives to the ground pork, add chicken bouillon and sesame oil.

Step 4
STEP 5

Mix well.

Step 5
STEP 6

Take a dumpling wrapper, put in appropriate amount of Chinese chive and pork filling, apply a little water on two edges.

Step 6
STEP 7

Pinch the two edges with water together.

Step 7
STEP 8

Make them one by one.

Step 8
STEP 9

Put starch and flour in a measuring cup, add water, mix well, then add cooking oil.

Step 9
STEP 10

Mix well again and set aside.

Step 10
STEP 11

Preheat electric griddle or flat pan and brush with oil.

Step 11
STEP 12

Place the potsticker wrappers.

Step 12
STEP 13

Pan-fry until the bottom is set and colored.

Step 13
STEP 14

Pour potsticker water along the edge of the pan, just enough to cover one-third of the potstickers.

Step 14
STEP 15

Cover with lid and cook until water is absorbed.

Step 15
TIPS
  • Simple to make, no special techniques required.
  • Making chive and pork potstickers this way results in golden brown, crispy bottoms with tender and juicy filling.