How to Make Potstickers: A Video
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: October 15, 2011

Ever wonder how to make those tasty dumpling you order at your favorite Chinese restaurant? Celebrity Chef Matin Yan shows you how easy it is to make potstickers at home.  Once you learn the process, try making our delicious pork potstickers (recipe below).

Pork Pot Stickers
Ingredients:



1/2 pound ground pork
1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons ketchup
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
35 smalls to 40 wonton wrappers
Water, for sealing wontons
3 tablespoons to 4  vegetable oil, for frying
cups chicken stock, divided
 
Directions:
 








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 pot stickers 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.

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 pot stickers 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.