Pork Pot Stickers

Name: Pork Pot Stickers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: Dumplings: 2 cups of packed shredded napa cabbage; Dumplings: 1/2 teaspoon salt; Dumplings: 1 lb ground pork; Dumplings: 2 garlic cloves, minced; Dumplings: 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced; Dumplings: 1/2 cup finely chopped green onion or Chinese chives; Dumplings: 1 tablespoon soy sauce; Dumplings: 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; Dumplings: 1 teaspoon sugar; Dumplings: 1/4 teaspoon salt; Dumplings: 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; Dumplings: Gyoza or dumpling wrappers (1 package, about 50); Dumplings: Cornstarch; Dumplings: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Dumplings: 2/3 cup water; Dipping Sauce: 1/2 cup rice vinegar; Dipping Sauce: 1/4 cup mirin; Dipping Sauce: 1/4 cup soy sauce; Dipping Sauce: 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice; Dipping Sauce: 2 garlic cloves, minced; Dipping Sauce: 3 green onions, thinly sliced; Dipping Sauce: 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Pairs With Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel

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Difficulty:: Medium
Prep Time:: 45 minutes
Cook Time:: 15 minutes
Total Time:: 1 hour
Yield:: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Dumplings

2 cups of packed shredded napa cabbage 4 cups of packed shredded napa cabbage
1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon salt
1 lb ground pork 2 lbs ground pork
2 garlic cloves, minced 4 garlic cloves, minced
1-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced
1/2 cup finely chopped green onion or Chinese chives 1 cup finely chopped green onion or Chinese chives
1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Gyoza or dumpling wrappers (1 package, about 50) Gyoza or dumpling wrappers (2 packages, about 100)
Cornstarch Cornstarch
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (2 per skillet round)
2/3 cup water 1 1/3 cups water (2/3 cup per skillet round)

Dipping Sauce

1/2 cup rice vinegar 1 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup mirin 1/2 cup mirin
1/4 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced 4 garlic cloves, minced
3 green onions, thinly sliced 6 green onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

Instructions

Combine shredded napa cabbage and salt in a medium bowl. Let stand for 15 minutes to draw out the water, then transfer to a thin, clean kitchen towel and wring out as much moisture as possible. Rinse and dry the bowl the cabbage was salted in and return the cabbage to the bowl.
Add ground pork, minced garlic, minced ginger, green onions, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, sugar, salt and pepper to cabbage and mix until combined.
Place gyoza or dumpling wrappers on a flat surface and place a rounded teaspoon of filling in the center of each. Brush the edges of the wrappers with water and fold in half to make a half-moon shape, pressing out the air and sealing the edges. If desired, lightly pleat the edges.
Place the sealed dumplings seam side up on a baking sheet lightly dusted with cornstarch, gently pressing the dumplings down to flatten their bottoms. Allow to rest for 30 minutes.
Make the dipping sauce. Bring all ingredients to a boil in a small sauce pan. Let cool slightly and transfer to a small bowl.
Heat large, preferably nonstick, skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add 20 to 25 dumplings to the skillet in a circular pattern so their sides touch. Let cook until golden brown on the bottom, about 2 minutes.
Add 2/3 cup water to the skillet, cover, and cook until the water has almost completely evaporated about 6 to 8 minutes. Carefully uncover and cook the dumplings until crisp 1 to 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and let sit for 2 minutes. Sometimes the dumplings will fuse together. If they have you can invert the whole mess of dumplings onto a serving plate so the browned bottom side is facing up. Serve with the dipping sauce.