Pot Stickers-Chive and Pork

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, add ground pork, a small pinch of salt, ginger, egg, cooking wine, light soy sauce, white pepper, and then oyster sauce . Mix well.

Step 2

Then place the green onion on top and drizzle hot oil on green onions. This helps to improve the aroma of the green onion.

Step 3

Stir the filling in one direction for 2-3 minutes until getting a paste texture and the filling becomes quite sticky and lighter in color. Set aside for 1 hour or cover with plastic wrapper and overnight.

Step 4

Finely chop chives and mix with 2 tablespoons of sesame oil or other vegetable oil. Mix chive with pork before wrapping.

Step 5

Add around 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan (nonstick pan recommended for beginners), place the dumplings in. Pleats side up.

Step 6

Heat over medium fire until one side becomes browned. For a even crisper version, slow down the fire and turn over the dumpling and fry the pleats side until golden brown too.Swirl around 1/4 cup of water and then cover the lid immediately. Continue heating until all of the water is evaporated.

Step 7

Heat over slowest fire until the bottom becomes crispy and golden brown.

Step 8

Serve directly or dipping sauce.