Chinese Pot sticker

[Pierogi Princess]

Sounds wonderful, I also copied and can't wait to try them, I love pot stickers. I hate to impose, but what about a dipping sauce. Or, do they even need a sauce?

[Hyperion]

Originally Posted by Pierogi Princess

Sounds wonderful, I also copied and can't wait to try them, I love pot stickers. I hate to impose, but what about a dipping sauce. Or, do they even need a sauce?

it's really up to you. personally I never used dipping sauce for pot sticker (while I almost always use some dipping sauce for boiled dumplings), because the fried pot stickers are heavy and flavorful enough. I have to counter it by eating with rice/millet congee.

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

Here are some dipping sauces I like to use with pot stickers, dumplings and egg rolls. They don't have names, so call them whatever you wish to call them.

DIPPING SAUCES

• 4 Tbs chili oil
• 2 tsp white vinegar
• 4 Tbs soy sauce

Mix together in bowl and serve

• 4 tbs Soy sauce
• 2 tbs Peanut butter
• 1 tbs Honey
• 2 tsp White vinegar
• 1/8 tsp Garlic powder
• 2 tsp Sesame oil
• 1/8 tsp hot sauce
• 1/8 tsp Pepper

Whisk all ingredients together in bowl until combined and serve

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup rice wine
• 1/2 tsp minced garlic

Combine all ingredients in pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add juice and zest of 1 lemon. Cool and serve.

• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbs sugar
• salt to taste
• 1 tbs cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbs water

Combine all ingredients except corn starch mixture in pan and bring to boil. Add cornstarch mixture, return to boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until desired thickness. Cool and serve.

[Pierogi Princess]

Thanks Hyperion.

[Pierogi Princess]

Thank you Sir_Loin_Of_Beef, that was very thoughtful of you giving me all those dipping recipes, I will try them this week.

[Savory]

Originally Posted by spork

steam vents. do not boil this or the dumplings' content's will spill out into the water/broth. I'll try sealing my potstickers with deliberate gaps next time, Hyperion. Thanks, learned a lot from your post, but be forewarned that there are respected infrequent DC members you've yet to engage who are more original and might refute it.

+1
The fillings will definitely spill out. If you follow this recipe, you will end up with a whole pot of messy soup with minced pork and veggie.

Most commonly, the dumplings are cooked in boiling water, and they are called "dumpling" not "pot stickers". When they are cooked in boiling water, they are sealed tight.

Another variation is to cook them by pan frying in oil. In this case, it's called "pot stickers". When you decide to fry them, you can leave some opening at the edge.