Pork and Chive Potstickers

Oh my YUM! We've been back in AZ for 4 days and I've had time to try a few new recipes. Wednesday night I made Pork and Chive Potstickers from Martha's Everyday Food. Rollie and I loved them and the kids enjoyed them too! The potstickers were totally different from the type of food I normally cook, so the variety was great.

 I stir-fried some vegetables to go with the potstickers

(red peppers, brocolli, carrots and onion)

The prep was easy with store-bought wonton wrappers. Next time I will make a double batch of potstickers and freeze half (before cooking) to make the next meal easier. The recipe says you can put the potstickers, frozen, right into the boiling water. It doesn't get much easier than that!



Pork and Chive Potstickers

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Yield Serves 4

 

Ingredients

• 1/4 pound ground pork
• 1 tablespoon minced chives
• 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 20 wonton wrappers (from a 12-ounce package)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine pork, chives, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, sesame oil, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon water.
2. Place a heaping teaspoon of pork mixture in center of a wonton wrapper. Lightly wet edge of wrapper, fold over, and press to seal. Repeat to form remaining dumplings (makes 20).
3. In two batches, cook dumplings in a large pot of boiling water until cooked through, 4 minutes; transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. In a large nonstick pan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high. In two batches, cook until browned, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Serve with dipping sauce.

Soy-Ginger Dipping Sauce

 

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

Directions
In a bowl, stir together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil.

Freeze raw dumplings on a baking sheet, then store in bags, up to 3 months. Cook from frozen.