Pot Stickers (chinese Dumplings)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb ground lamb
• 2 ounces shrimp, uncooked, peeled, minced
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water chestnut, minced
• 2 tablespoons chinese celery, minced
• 1 teaspoon cilantro, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, peeled, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2/3 cup chicken broth or 2/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 filling:.
• 2 combine the following ingredients: lamb, shrimp, egg , water chestnuts, chinese celery, cilantro, ginger, sugar, salt, sesame oil. add a pinch of pepper to season.
• 3 stir gently to combine all ingredients.
• 4 assemble:.
• 5 you will put together 4 at a time, so in the meantime, be sure to cover the rest of the wrappers with a damp paper towel to prevent them from drying up.
• 6 on a clean surface lay 4 wrappers out. place a heaping teaspoon of the filling in the center of each one.
• 7 brush the edges of each wrapper with water and fold in half over the filling.
• 8 pinch the edges together to make half-circles.
• 9 place completed, ready-to-cook potstickers on a baking sheet with the seam side up and cover with a clean dry towel, while you finish assembling the remaining potstickers.
• 10 cook:.
• 11 heat a large skillet over medium heat and add a 1 1/2 tablespoon oil. add one half of the potstickers, seam side up. cook until the bottoms are golden and crispy~ approximately 4 minutes.
• 12 add 1/3 cup broth to pan and reduce heat to low. cover and cook until liquid is absorbed~ approximately 5-6 minutes.
• 13 transfer cooked potstickers to a platter and cover.
• 14 repeat- cooking remaining potstickers.
• 15 dip: into your favorite dipping sauce. try my asian dipping sauce.