Pork and Spinach Potstickers: A Delightful Fusion of Asian Flavors
Prepare to embark on a culinary journey with our enticing Pork and Spinach Potstickers recipe, which seamlessly blends the vibrant flavors of Asian cuisine. These delectable dumplings, also known as potstickers or gyoza, boast a savory filling of tender pork, succulent spinach, and a symphony of aromatic seasonings. Wrapped in delicate wonton wrappers, these potstickers are pan-fried to golden perfection, creating a crispy exterior that yields to a juicy, flavorful interior. Served with a tantalizing dipping sauce, these morsels of delight are sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.
But that's not all! This comprehensive article offers a treasure trove of additional recipes to satisfy your dumpling cravings. From the classic Vegetable Potstickers, bursting with fresh vegetables and a delightful umami flavor, to the indulgent Prawn and Chive Potstickers, featuring succulent prawns and aromatic chives, there's a recipe here to suit every palate.
And for those seeking a vegetarian option, the hearty Mushroom and Cabbage Potstickers offer a satisfying blend of earthy mushrooms and crunchy cabbage. But wait, there's more! If you're in the mood for something a little different, try the unique Sweet Potato and Black Bean Potstickers, where the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes pairs perfectly with the savory richness of black beans.
No matter which recipe you choose, you'll find detailed instructions and helpful tips to guide you through the dumpling-making process, ensuring perfect results every time. So gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and let's embark on this exciting culinary adventure together!
SPINACH THYME & PORK POTSTICKERS
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix the pork, spinach, ginger, thyme, soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, and garlic powder together.
- Pour a bit of water into a small bowl. You'll use this to dip your potsticker wrappers in. Dip a bit of the wrapper (about 1/2 inch deep), and rotate it so that you get a semi-circle of water. This will help you seal the pleats on the potsickers. Let the potsticker wrapper rest on your fingers on your left hand. Then, you'll fill the center with a spoonful of meat. Resist the urge to fill it with too much filling! It will make the folding more difficult.
- Using your right thumb and forefinger, pinch and seal a bit of the dry part of the wrapper with the wet part. Use your left thumb to hold the filling down as you pleat the potsticker. Then, using your forefingers, pinch a bit of the wet part of the wrapper together. You have created your first pleat!
- Press down that pleat along the dry side of the wrapper. Continue creating pleats until until you reach the end on the left side. Seal the potsticker. When I'm done folding/pleating a potsticker, I like to set it down on a large tray or baking sheet and use my fingers to make sure that the top of the potsticker is shaped like a half-moon. This is not necessary, but it is just makes the potsticker prettier. Repeat this step for all of the potstickers.
- To cook them, heat a large sauté pan with a tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, line the potstickers in the pan, bottom side down. Let the potstickers fry for about a minute, then pour about 3 tablespoons of water in the pan and cover it with a lid. Reduce the heat just a little. When the water evaporates, continue adding another 3 tablespoons of water and close the lid. Continue doing this until you have cooked the potstickers for about 6-8 minutes (8-10 minutes if you're cooking frozen potstickers).
- Dip the potstickers in soy sauce or chili sauce!
POTSTICKERS
Recipe video above. Time to get your dumpling game on! Don't fret about perfect pleats - if it's all too hard, just press the seams together without pleating, plenty of Chinese restaurants do this.
Provided by Nagi
Categories Mains
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Shiitake Mushroom: Place the mushrooms in a bowl and pour over plenty of boiled water. Leave for 20 minutes or until rehydrated. Squeeze out excess water, then finely chop.
- Cabbage: Place cabbage in a bowl with salt. Toss with fingers, then set aside for 15 minutes. Squeeze out excess liquid from cabbage using hands.
- Filling: Place cabbage, mushrooms and remaining Filling ingredients in a bowl. Mix with your hands until well combined.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 27 g, Calories 78 kcal
PERFECT POTSTICKERS
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories appetizer
Time 1h10m
Yield 35 to 40 potstickers
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 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 potstickers 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.
PORK & CHIVE POT STICKERS
Here's my top make-ahead appetizer. My three kids are old enough to cook these themselves, right from the freezer. They're a lot more nutritious than the ones you get at a restaurant. -Marisa Raponi, Vaughan, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 1h5m
Yield 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 7In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add pork; mix lightly but thoroughly. Place a scant tablespoon filling in center of each wrapper. (Cover remaining wrappers with a damp paper towel until ready to use.), Moisten wrapper edges with water. Fold wrapper over filling; seal edges, pleating the front side several times to form a pleated pouch. Stand pot stickers on a work surface to flatten bottoms; curve slightly to form crescent shapes, if desired., In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Arrange a third of the pot stickers in concentric circles in pan, flat side down; cook 1-2 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Carefully add 1/3 cup broth (broth may splatter); reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, 2-3 minutes or until broth is almost absorbed and filling is cooked through., Cook, uncovered, until bottoms are crisp and broth is completely evaporated, about 1 minute. Repeat with remaining oil, pot stickers and broth. If desired, serve with additional soy sauce. Freeze option: Place uncooked pot stickers on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; freeze until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags; return to freezer. To use, cook frozen pot stickers as directed, increasing broth to 1/2 cup and simmering time to 4-6 minutes when cooking each batch.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 39 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 66mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
2 FOR 1 PORK AND GINGER POTSTICKERS
Steps:
- For the filling: Sprinkle cabbage with the 1/2 tablespoon of salt and let stand for 30 minutes. Place the cabbage on a clean dishtowel or cheesecloth and squeeze out any water. The dryer the cabbage the better. In a large bowl thoroughly mix the cabbage with all of the other ingredients, except the chicken stock. Cook a tester to check the seasoning.
- For the dough: In a stainless steel bowl mix flour and salt. Slowly add hot water to flour in 1/4 cup increments. Mix with chopsticks until a ball is formed and the dough is not too hot to handle. On a floured surface, knead dough until it becomes a smooth, elastic ball. Place back in bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rest for at least 1 hour. Working on a floured surface with floured hands, roll out dough to form a long 'noodle', 1-inch in diameter. Cut 1/2-inch pieces and turn them over so the cut sides are facing up. Flatten with your palm and roll out thin using a rolling pin. The dumpling wrapper should end up about 3 inches in diameter.
- Making the dumplings: Place a small mound of filling in the middle of the wrapper. (Be very careful not to touch the edges with the filling as this will impede proper sealing of the dumplings. Nothing is worse than dumplings breaking during cooking.) Fold the wrapper in half to form a half-moon shape. Starting on one end fold/pinch the wrapper tightly together. Proceed with this fold/pinch method until the dumpling is completely sealed. There will be approximately 10 to 14 folds per dumpling. Rest the dumplings with the folded edges straight up.
- Cooking the dumplings: In a hot saute pan coated well with oil, place pot stickers flat side down and cook until the bottom is browned. Have pan cover ready and add 1 cup of chicken stock, cover immediately. Be careful, the liquid will splatter! The stock will steam the pot stickers. Check them in 5 minutes as more stock may be needed. The trick here is that once the dumplings are firm and fully cooked the stock will evaporate and the bottoms will crisp up again.
PORK AND SPINACH POTSTICKERS
Make and share this Pork and Spinach Potstickers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Pinay0618
Categories Spinach
Time 1h15m
Yield 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients except gyoza wrappers, vegetable oil and water in large bowl. (Filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
- 2. Place scant 1 tablespoon filling in center of each gyoza wrapper; lightly moisten outside edge of wrapper with a bit of water. Fold wrapper in half to enclose filling, pinching center and each end to make a tight seal. Holding wonton in hand, seal remaining edges, pinching dough towards center, forming a couple of small pleats. Press sealed edge down lightly to plump up dumpling and make it stand up straight.**.
- 3 Place dumplings in rows on baking sheet so they don't touch. Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil; heat until hot. Place 12 potstickers in skillet (packing them tightly is fine). Cook without disturbing 1 to 2 minutes or until bottoms are pale golden brown.
- 4. Add 1/2 cup of the water around sides of skillet; immediately cover. Cook 8 minutes. Uncover; cook 1 to 2 minutes, shaking skillet gently to prevent sticking. When water has evaporated and potstickers are crispy brown, place, bottom-side up, on platter. Repeat with remaining potstickers, adding additional oil as needed. Serve hot or warm with sauces for dipping.
- TIPS *Cut rounds from wonton wrappers using 3 1/4-inch round cookie cutter, or round off corners with knife. Any leftover wrappers can be tightly wrapped and frozen 3 months.
- **Potstickers can be made to this point and frozen 1 month. Place them on a baking sheet 1 inch apart; freeze 3 hours or until completely frozen. Place in resealable plastic freezer bag. They can be cooked frozen; follow instructions, adding an additional 1/4 cup water and an extra 1 to 2 minutes cooking time.
SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH GARLIC SPINACH
My family enjoys cooking easy and delicious meals. This pork chop recipe is also inexpensive, which makes cooking easier for everyone. Keep an eye on the spinach-it cooks fast! -Joe Valerio, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper; add to skillet. Saute until a thermometer reads 145°, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to a serving platter; squeeze juice from lemon over chops. Tent with foil; let stand at least 5 minutes before serving., For garlic spinach, heat oil over medium-high heat in same skillet. Add garlic; cook until it just begins to brown, about 45 seconds. Add spinach; cook and stir just until wilted, 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Remove from heat; add lemon juice. Transfer to serving platter. Remove foil from pork; serve spinach with chops.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310 calories, Fat 17g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 98mg cholesterol, Sodium 607mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 36g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
Tips:
- Use high-quality ground pork. Look for pork that is labeled "ground chuck" or "ground loin." These cuts are leaner and have a better flavor than other types of ground pork.
- Season the pork well. Be generous with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. You can also add other spices, such as ginger, cumin, or chili powder, to taste.
- Use fresh spinach. Baby spinach is the best choice for potstickers because it is tender and cooks quickly.
- Wring out the spinach well. This will help to prevent the potstickers from becoming soggy.
- Use a wonton wrapper that is the right size. The wrapper should be large enough to enclose the filling without being too bulky.
- Fold the potstickers carefully. Make sure that the edges are sealed tightly so that the filling does not leak out.
- Cook the potstickers in a hot skillet. This will help to create a crispy crust.
- Serve the potstickers with your favorite dipping sauce. Soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil are all popular choices.
Conclusion:
Pork and spinach potstickers are a delicious and easy to make appetizer or main course. They are perfect for a party or a weeknight meal. With a few simple tips, you can make potstickers that are crispy, flavorful, and sure to please everyone at the table.
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