Pork and Shiitake Potstickers
Yesterday was a rainy day and my kids had no swimming after school so I decided to spend some quality time in the kitchen making a Chinese food feast. I made this easy pork and shiitake potstickers recipe and although they took time to make, they were delicious and we all loved them. These tasty pork potstickers paired nicely with homemade Potsticker Dipping Sauce, Fried Rice, and an Asian Kale Salad.
Pork and Shiitake Potstickers
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 oz shiitake mushroom caps stems removed, sliced
- ½ cup green onions sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1 lb ground lean pork
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- 40-round potsticker gyoza wrappers
Serving:
How to Make Pork and Shiitake Potstickers
Make the Potsticker dipping sauce and set it aside so flavors can mingle.
Make Hoisin Sauce (for the filling), if needed.
Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and green onions and cook, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes.
Add the garlic and ginger and continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let it cool completely.
Combine the ground pork, cooled mushroom mixture, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and black pepper, to taste, in a food processor. Pulse until well combined.
Separate the potsticker wraps and scoop a small teaspoon full of the filling onto the center of each wrap.
Wet the top of each potsticker wrap with a baster brush dipped in water.
Fold the potsticker to make a moon shape and pinch shut with 4 to 5 pleats along the side. Side Note: Make sure they are sealed, so the filling doesn’t fall out. Place on a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan. Once hot, add the potstickers and cook until the bottoms are golden brown.
Add 1/4 cup of water and cover with a lid; steam for 3 minutes; remove from pan to a serving tray. Repeat with the remainder of the potstickers.
Remove from heat and serve with a dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 oz shiitake mushroom caps stems removed, sliced
- ½ cup green onions sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1 lb ground lean pork
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- 40 round potsticker gyoza wrappers
Instructions
- Make the Potsticker Dipping Sauce and set it aside so flavors can mingle.
- Make Hoisin Sauce (for the filling), if needed. Click the links above for the recipes.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the mushrooms and green onions and cook, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger and continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let it cool completely.
- Combine the ground pork, cooled mushroom mixture, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and black pepper, to taste, in a food processor. Pulse until well combined.
- Spread the potsticker wraps out and scoop a small teaspoon full of filling onto the center of each wrap.
- Wet the top of each potsticker wrap with a baster brush dipped in water. Fold the potsticker to make a moon shape and pinch shut with 4 to 5 pleats along the side. Side Note: Make sure they are sealed, so the filling doesn't fall out.
- Place on a baking sheet linked with parchment paper. Cover the completed potstickers with a towel to prevent them from drying out.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan. Once hot, add the potstickers and cook until the bottoms are golden brown.
- Add 1/4 cup of water and cover with a lid. Steam for 3 minutes; remove from pan to a serving tray. Repeat with the remainder of the potstickers.
- Remove from heat and serve with a dipping sauce.
This is a great combo and it sounds so tasty.
I believe I’ve only eaten these one time in a restaurant. Yours look delicious and your family is lucky to have you cooking a wide variety of great food for them.
I’ve always wanted to know how to make this! So much healthier than the store brought brand. These might make a good appetizer for my guest tonight 🙂
Potstickers were not even within my realm of knowledge until this post. They sound pretty good, but pretty labor intensive for as many as I would need!
Look absolutely delicious Pam!!
Yum – love Chinese dim sum. Wish you could make them for me.
These are going on my to make list 🙂
These potstickers look so delicious, as does the entire meal!
Potstickers are looking amazing!!! Never tried making it myself. Maybe now would give it a try.
I’m definitely thinking I need to do a dinner of just potstickers one of these days…so good!
I love potstickers but only if I can get the round wrappers, I hate the square ones. I swear they turn out differently.