How to Make Traditional Chinese Potstickers

February 24, 2015

The Dumpling Sisters are back with a recipe for authentic Chinese pork potstickers.  Yesterday we shared their amazing recipe for Siu Mai, a pork and shrimp dumpling commonly eaten during dim sum.  Every component of this recipe is made from scratch including the dumpling dough - no refrigerated wrappers here! These are guaranteed to be the best potstickers you have ever tasted.

Chinese Pork Potstickers
Recipe from The Dumpling Sisters

Ingredients:

Dough: 
300 grams plain flour
220 mL boiling water
Pinch of salt

Filling: 
300 grams pork shoulder or minced pork 
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp corn flour (also know as corn starch)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
Pinch of white pepper  
3 Tbsp cold water
1 Tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
2 Tbsp sesame oil
200 grams bok choy, finely chopped
2 spring onions, finely sliced
2 tsp ginger, finely diced
1 clove garlic, finely diced

Dipping Sauce:
1 tsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp chilli oil

To Cook:
1 Tbsp oil
100 ml water

For full recipe instructions, watch the video below or click here.

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