365: Potstickers!

Homemade pot stickers are not that hard to make and they taste 1000 times better than what you buy in the store. Since I was making them already, I thought I'd share my recipe with you. The only thing that makes this recipe time consuming is wrapping the mixture in the won ton wrappers. So, I make a bunch ahead of time to freeze so that I don't have to do all the work every time.

First, you brown 1lb of ground pork in a large, deep skillet on med-high heat. Then turn heat down to med-low. Add 1 clove of fresh minced garlic, 1 Tbsp of fresh minced ginger, 4 chopped green onions, 1 tsp of salt, 1 Tbsp of sesame oil and stir to combine. Then add 1 10 oz bag (4 cups) of chopped cabbage (cole slaw mix) and stir for one minute. Remove from heat.

Your mixture should look like this.

Now, set yourself up in front of the tv to watch your favorite show while you fold the mixture into the won ton wrappers. This is the only part that is time consuming. However, you are going to make like 60 of them so, you will have plenty to put in the freezer for the future. A DVR'd episode of the Biggest Loser is about the perfect length of time. (no commercials)

Spoon the mixture by scant tablespoonfuls onto the won ton wrappers. Wet the edges with water to seal.

Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner to make a triangle and seal. Pinch and pleat the edge to look like this:

Once you have a tray full, pop them in the freezer and continue folding the others.

By the time you have finished folding the next tray full, the ones you previously popped in the freezer should be hard enough to put in a ziploc bag without sticking to each other. Now you have a whole bunch of pre-made pot stickers to fire up whenever you please.

After you have finished folding all of the mixture into the won tons, set aside however many you want to make for that day. The method of cooking the pot stickers is the same whether frozen or fresh.

Heat 2 Tbsp of veg. oil in a non-stick skillet over med-high heat. Add pot stickers and saute on ONE SIDE ONLY for about 5 min, or until brown. (Try non to disturb them too much...shake the pan to make sure they don't stick.)