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Sweet & Spicy Potstickers

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Author: Kingcooks

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1/4 cup green onion chopped
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated garlic
  • 1 tbsp sambal chili paste
  • 1/2 tbsp white pepper

Filling

  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 1/2 lb ground shrimp
  • 1/4 cup green onion
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tbsp white pepper
  • 30-40 potsticker or wonton wrappers

Instructions

Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

  • Combine low sodium soy sauce, white sugar, green onions, cilantro, sesame oil, white vinegar, sambal chili paste, white pepper, freshly grated ginger, and garlic in a bowl. Give it a good stir and set to the side.
  • Tip: If you can't find ground shrimp, just add peeled and deveined shrimp to a food processor and pulse until mixed.

Shrimp & Pork Filling

  • In a large bowl, mix together the ground pork and shrimp with low sodium soy sauce, green onions, cilantro, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and white pepper.
  • Next, set up an assembly line with a stack of potsticker or wonton wrappers, a small amount of water in a bowl, and your filling.

Assemble

  • Lay out a wrapper and dab a small amount of water around the outline of half of the wrapper. Take a teaspoon of the filling and place it in the middle of the wrapper. Fold over the dry side of your wrapper and seal it with your finger tips. Be sure to squeeze out as much of the air out to help everything bind inside.
  • Tip: You can stop at this step and your dumplings will be just as delicious or you can continue and make them a bit tighter and create a pocket to hold your sauce. Dab a small amount of water on one of the corners you created from the fold. Take the two ends created from the fold and bring them together to form a little area to hold even more sauce.
  • After you've got all your potstickers assembled, heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil in a medium to large skillet. Once the oil is heated, put down a layer of potsticker. Be careful to not overcrowd the pan. Cook for approximately 1-2 minutes and add just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover the pan and cook for an additional 6-8 minutes.
  • Once all the water is evaporated, uncover the pan and check the bottom of the potstickers to make sure they are golden and crispy. Remove them from heat and set on a plate.
  • Serve with the sweet and spicy sauce on the side or pour it over the potstickers and top it off with some sesame seeds.
  • If you have any uncooked potstickers left, place them in an airtight container/ziplock bag and store them in the freezer. These are freezer-friendly for up to a month!