The night I had my girl friends over to help me do my wedding favours I also wanted to give them some food to eat. I needed to keep their energy up and also show them how much I love them by filling their tummies.

I was browsing around Wolfgang Pucks website and saw potstickers which instantly made me drool. I then began to google more recipes and I entered into dangerous territory since I don’t have much experience in Chinese food at all. This was going to put me in the kitchen tediously filling little dumplings and potentially coming out with a disastrous and odd look appy.  I went ahead and adapted a variety of recipes and prayed that they would be delicious.

Ingredients

Filling

  • 35 to 40 small won ton wrappers (preferable round)
  • ½ pound ground pork
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped red pepper
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 inch of ginger grated or minced
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp light brown sugar
  • Salt and pepper

Dipping Sauce

  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tsp sriracha sauce

 

Combine all filling ingredients together (except for wrappers) in a large bowl by hand.  Set Aside

 

 

Remove one won ton wrapper from the package, covering the remaining with a damp cloth.  Brush the edges of the wrapper lightly with water. Place a rounded teaspoon sized ball of pork mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold over edges and squeeze together. Shape as desired. Set on sheet pan and continue until finished.

 

 

To cook the potstickers, fill a large pot with water and boil. In small batches cook potstickers in boiling water for about 8 minutes. Drain. Heat a non-stick skillet with oil and sear potstickers until golden brown.                 Remove and serve with dipping sauce.

To make sauce, combine all ingredients together and whisk until incorporated.

 

 

I thought these tasted pretty good for my first try! I ended up buying square wrappers and they sort of looked like tortellini so I used a cookie cutter to make them round. I think all the girls really liked them too, as they were the first things to go at the table. I will definitely be making these again and experiment with different filling ingredients. The sauce was wonderful!