Name: Chinese potstickers with sweet and spicy dipping sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: small handful coriander (cilantro), finely chopped; ½ tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 25–28 wonton wrappers; 1 tbsp sesame oil; cornflour, for dusting; 3 tbsp groundnut oil; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 2½ cm/1 inch piece ginger, peeled and grated; 100 g/3½ oz tinned water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 75 g/2½ oz bamboo shoots, drained and finely chopped; 150 g/5½ oz shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped; 2 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped

Preparation info

4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Flexible Vegetarian

By Jo Pratt

Published 2017

About

Potstickers are made by filling wonton wrappers with a mix of finely chopped vegetables and/or pork before frying and steaming them in the same pan. They are very similar to Japanese gyoza, and just as fun to make. Be careful not to overfill the wonton wrappers as the filling will split the wrapper when cooking. Wonton wrappers can be bought fresh or frozen from Asian supermarkets or online.