Pork Potstickers

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 1 pound ground pork

• 1 baby bok choy chopped

• 10 dried shiitake mushrooms rehydrated, wringed out, and chopped

• 2 green onions chopped

• 2 garlic cloves minced

• 2 teaspoons ginger root minced

• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt

• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 egg beaten

Cooking:

• water

• 1/4 cup olive oil divided

• 40 round whole wheat wonton wrappers

Sauce:

• 1/2 cup coconut aminos or soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil

• 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes

• 2 garlic cloves minced

• 1 green onion minced

• 1 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

• 2 tablespoons honey

• 2 tablespoons sriracha

Utensils:

• 2 large baking sheets

• large pot

• slotted spoon

• wire rack

• large skillet

• tongs

• 2 mixing bowls

• whisk

• knife

• cutting board

• kitchen towel

Instructions:

1. prepare ingredients

Potstickers:

1. get a mixing bowl and add all of the filling ingredients and use your hands to mix together until combined and set aside

2. keep the wonton wrappers under a damp kitchen towel as you work and only work with one at a time

3. fill the center of a wonton wrapper with 1 heaping tablespoons of the filling and crimp the edges to create the potsticker seem and pinch tightly to seal

4. set the potsticker aside on a large baking sheet and repeat this process with the remaining filling and wrappers

5. fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil

6. once boiling, add about 10 of the potstickers to the boiling water and cook for 4 minutes then remove to a wire rack set over a baking sheet to drain the excess water

7. repeat this process with the remaining potstickers until they are all cooked

8. heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tbsp of olive oil

9. add 10 potstickers to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes until golden brown then return to the wire rack and repeat the browning process with the remaining potstickers making sure to add another 1 tbsp of olive oil before each batch

Sauce:

1. get a mixing bowl and add all the sauce ingredients and whisk together to combine

When you are ready for serving dip the potstickers in the sauce and enjoy.