How To Make Fried Pot Stickers Vegetarian Potsticker Recipes

VEGAN POTSTICKERS (PAN-FRIED DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• To make dough: combine the flour and salt together in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center, and gradually add the boiling water, stirring with a spoon until the mixture forms clumps. Cover and let rest for five minutes. Add 1 tbsp cold water and knead into a ball, then cover and let rest as you prepare the filling.
• To make filling: heat oil in a large work or skillet over medium high heat and stir-fry ginger and onions until translucent. Add in chopped mushrooms and stir-fry for another 3-5 minutes until liquid is evaporated, then add cabbage and carrots and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until most of the liquid from the vegetables is released. Add chives, wine, soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, and salt, and cook one more minute, then remove from heat. Taste and add more salt or sesame oil as necessary (you want the filling to be quite salty/well-seasoned, as the flavor mellows in the dumplings). Place filling in the fridge to cool.
• To make the dumplings, divide the dough into two portions, and knead well. Roll each portion into a 1 inch rope, and cut into small tablespoon-sized pieces, flattening each piece with the palm of your hand. Dust the working surface with flour and roll each piece out into a flat disc. Add a generous amount of filling and pleat the edges, pinching tightly to seal.
• Heat a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick pan over medium high heat, then place the dumplings in the pan and allow to fry for 2 minutes. Pour 1/4 cup (or a thin layer) of water into the pan, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Allow dumplings to steam until the water has evaporated, then remove the cover, increase heat to medium-high and fry for a few more minutes, until the bottoms of the dumplings are golden brown and crisp. Serve immediately.

PERFECT POT STICKERS

Steps:

• Place ground pork, green onions, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sesame oil, and cayenne in a mixing bowl. Top with chopped green cabbage. Mix with fork until thoroughly combined. Tamp down lightly; cover with plastic. Refrigerate until chilled, about an hour.
• Place flour and kosher salt in a mixing bowl. Slowly pour in hot water. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a shaggy dough. Flour your hands and transfer dough to a work surface. Knead dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. If dough seems too sticky, sprinkle with a bit more flour, about 3 to 5 minutes. Wrap dough ball in plastic, and let it rest about 30 minutes.
• When dough has rested, divide into 4 equal pieces. Cover 3 pieces with a dish cloth while you work the first piece. Roll into a small log about the thickness of a thumb, about 3/4 inch. Divide each log into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a thin 3 1/2-inch circle on a lightly floured surface to form the pot sticker wrappers. Repeat with the remaining dough pieces.
• Lightly moisten the edges of a wrapper with your wet finger. Place a small scoop of the ground pork mixture onto the center of a wrapper. Fold up the 2 sides and pinch together in the center. Pinch together the remaining edges, forming "pleats" along one side. Tap the pot sticker on the work surface to slightly flatten the bottom; form a slight curve in it so it stands upright in the pan. Transfer to a well-floured plate. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• Mix together seasoned rice vinegar and soy sauce in a small mixing bowl for the dipping sauce.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Place about 6 or 7 pot stickers in the hot oil, flat side down. Cook until bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drizzle in water and quickly cover the pan; steam for 3 minutes. Uncover; reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking until water evaporates and bottoms are browned and crunchy, 1 or 2 minutes. Transfer to a warm serving dish. Repeat with remaining pot stickers. Serve with dipping sauce.

FRIED POT STICKERS

Steps:

• Combine turkey, 1 tablespoon beaten egg, water chestnuts, green onion, soy sauce, ginger, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
• Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter to cut wonton wrappers into circles. Place 1 1/2 teaspoon of the turkey filling in the center of each wonton wrapper. Brush one side of each wrapper with beaten egg. Fold wrapper over filling, pleating edges as you seal.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Fry pot stickers, 6 at a time, until browned, 3 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

PERFECT POTSTICKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Combine the first 11 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl (pork through cayenne). Set aside.
• To form the dumplings, remove 1 wonton wrapper from the package, covering the others with a damp cloth. Brush 2 of the edges of the wrapper lightly with water. Place 1/2 rounded teaspoon of the pork mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold over, seal edges, and shape as desired. Set on a sheet pan and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat procedure until all of the filling is gone.
• Heat a 12-inch saute pan over medium heat. Brush with vegetable oil once hot. Add 8 to 10 potstickers at a time to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, without touching. Once the 2 minutes are up, gently add 1/3 cup chicken stock to the pan, turn the heat down to low, cover, and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove wontons to a heatproof platter and place in the warm oven. Clean the pan in between batches by pouring in water and allowing the pan to deglaze. Repeat until all the wontons are cooked. Serve immediately.

VEGETARIAN POT STICKERS

Steps:

• In a wok or large saute pan, add a little oil and saute onions and ginger. Add the mushrooms and stir. Add the cabbage, carrots and chives. Season. When mixture is soft, place in colander to drain. Add the sesame oil and cilantro when mixture is cooled. Check for seasoning. Using the gyoza skins, make half moon dumplings keeping the bottom flat. In a hot non-stick pan, coat with oil and place dumplings. When bottom gets brown, add 1/4 cup of water and immediately cover. This will steam the dumplings. Carefully watch the dumplings and completely evaporate the water so that the bottom gets crispy again and sticks to the pot.
• Serve with dipping sauce.
• Combine all.

HOW TO MAKE FRIED POT STICKERS (VEGETARIAN POTSTICKER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Place the mung beans in a small saucepan, barely cover with water, then slowly cook for about 30 minutes. It will form a dry paste. Set aside.
• Wash the chestnuts in cold water and then soak them in lukewarm water for about 30 minutes. With a paring knife, make a small criss-cross cut at the root of each water chestnut. Make sure the incision is not too deep so as not to cut the flesh of the chestnut.
• Place the chestnuts in a pot and cover them with water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool. As soon as they are not too hot to handle, shell the water chestnuts, then slice, cut into small matchsticks and finely chop them.
• Making pot sticker filling: In a pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the shallots; cook until fragrant. Add the soy bean paste. Separate into small lumps using a spatula, then add the chopped mushrooms. Cook over high heat for 2-3 minutes, then add the water chestnuts. Make sure the temperature is high so the filling doesn't become watery. Turn off the heat. Season with fried garlic, mushroom seasoning salt and pepper. Allow to cool a little. Add the mung bean paste, sesame seeds, sesame oil, green onions and cilantro. Mix well. Check the seasoning. Add more mushroom seasoning if necessary.
• This is one method; there are a million other ways of forming these dumplings. Brush the edge of a pot sticker round with the egg whites (if used). Place about 1-½ teaspoons of the filling. Fold over in half, in a half-moon shape. Seal the pot sticker by forming small pleats along the edge and pinching firmly. Repeat until all the ingredients are used.
• Layer a cooling rack, previously lined with paper towels if you like, on top of a baking sheet (for easy clean-up of the drained oil).
• In a large Dutch oven (or any regular deep-fryer), heat the oil for about 2-3 minutes over high heat. There should be at least a 2-inch-high level of oil. Wait until the oil is slightly bubbly (but not too hot).
• Place one pot sticker at a time in the hot oil. Fry in batches. Place up to 6 pot stickers per batch. Make sure they don't touch each other. Lower the heat to medium for even cooking and to prevent them from browning too fast. Deep fry for about 3 minutes per side. The pot sticker will form a golden crust. Flip each piece using a spider skimmer and cook for about 2 minutes until golden on both sides. Carefully lift each pot sticker, draining as much oil as possible and transfer them onto the cooling rack. Continue with the remaining pot stickers.
• Serve immediately with Sriracha or plum dipping sauce on the side (see tip section for the recipe).
• Bon appétit!