Darryn's Dim Sum Pot Stickers

Ingredients

• 500 g pork mince or mince of choice (Beef and pork work well together)
• 65 g celery finely chopped
• 50 g spring onion finely chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves minced
• 10 g flat leaf parsley or coriander finely chopped
• 4 cm ginger grated or 2 tsps
• 1 birds eye chilli finely chopped
• 30 ml soy sauce
• 10 ml sesame oil
• 80 dumpling skins (2 packs frozen from China Town Supermarket)
• 8 tbls sesame oil for frying
• per serving per person this will be enough dipping sauce for 8-10 pot stickers per person
• 1 tsp fermented soy beans
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 3 tsp hengshun vinegar
• sprinkle with chopped chives or spring onions

Instructions

1. 1

   Add the mince to a bowl

2. 2

   Prepared all the ingredients

3. 3

   Once they are chopped, minced or grated as per instructions, add to them to mince along with the soy and sesame oil and mix well together

4. 4

   Lay the dumpling skins on a clean work surface.

5. 5

   Fill each skin with a little more than a teaspoon of filling and dab water around the edges of the skins

6. 6

   fold in half to create a half-moon crescent pinching the edges as you go to ensure the filling stays neatly tucked inside the pocket.

7. 7

   crimp or fold or pleat the edges -see photos. There are so many ways to fold dim sum, find what works best for you and go with it.

8. 8

   Freeze until needed or proceed to fry and steam.

9. 9

   --- Fry and Steam ---

10. 10

    Place a large pan on high heat. Drizzle 2 Tbs of sesame oil over base. Once heated add 16 - 20 pot stickers to the pan. Leave enough space around them. Fry for 2-3 minutes until golden on the base. turn on their sides and repeat the process. Now add about 80ml water to the pan, immediately cover with a lid and cook until all the water has steamed the pot stickers and evaporated. Should take about 1 minute. Serve with dipping sauce and chop sticks

11. 11

    --- Dipping Sauce ---

12. 12

    Place all the ingredients in individual dipping bowls and serve on a small plate or bamboo basket together with chopsticks