Name: Perfect Pot Stickers
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Ground pork - 1 pound; Minced garlic - 4 cloves; Finely chopped green onions - ½ cup; Very finely minced fresh ginger - 3 tablespoons; Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons; Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon; Sesame oil - 1 teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch; Finely chopped green cabbage - 1 ½ cups; All-purpose flour, or more as needed - 2 ½ cups; Kosher salt - ¾ teaspoon; Hot water, about 130 -150 F (55-65 C) - 1 cup; Seasoned rice vinegar - ¼ cup; Soy sauce - ¼ cup; Vegetable oil for frying, or as needed - divided - 6 tablespoons; Water for steaming, divided - 8 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Perfect Pot Stickers

1. Ground pork 1 pound

2. Minced garlic 4 cloves

3. Finely chopped green onions ½ cup

4. Very finely minced fresh ginger 3 tablespoons

5. Soy sauce 2 tablespoons

6. Soy sauce 1 teaspoon

7. Sesame oil 1 teaspoon

8. Cayenne pepper 1 pinch

9. Finely chopped green cabbage 1 ½ cups

10. All-purpose flour, or more as needed 2 ½ cups

11. Kosher salt ¾ teaspoon

12. Hot water, about 130 -150 F (55-65 C) 1 cup

13. Seasoned rice vinegar ¼ cup

14. Soy sauce ¼ cup

15. Vegetable oil for frying, or as needed - divided 6 tablespoons

16. Water for steaming, divided 8 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Perfect Pot Stickers

1 . Stage

Place ground pork, green onions, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sesame oil, and cayenne in a mixing bowl. Top with chopped green cabbage. Mix with fork until thoroughly combined. Tamp down lightly; cover with plastic. Refrigerate until chilled, about an hour.

2 . Stage

Place 2 1/2 cups of flour and kosher salt in a mixing bowl. Slowly pour in hot water. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a shaggy dough. Flour your hands and transfer dough to a work surface. Knead dough until it becomes smooth and elastic, about 3 to 5 minutes. If dough seems too sticky, sprinkle with a bit more flour, up to an additional 1/2 cup, and continue to knead. Wrap dough ball in plastic, and let it rest about 30 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3 . Stage

When dough has rested, divide into 4 equal pieces. Cover 3 pieces with a dish cloth while you work the first piece. Roll into a small log about the thickness of a thumb, about 3/4 inch. Divide each log into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a thin 3 1/2-inch circle on a lightly floured surface to form the pot sticker wrappers. Repeat with the remaining dough pieces. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Lightly moisten the edges of a wrapper with your wet finger. Place a small scoop of the ground pork mixture onto the center of a wrapper. Fold up the 2 sides and pinch together in the center. Pinch together the remaining edges, forming "pleats" along one side. Tap the pot sticker on the work surface to slightly flatten the bottom; form a slight curve in it so it stands upright in the pan. Transfer to a well-floured plate. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Mix together seasoned rice vinegar and soy sauce in a small mixing bowl for the dipping sauce.

6 . Stage

Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Place about 6 or 7 pot stickers in the hot oil, flat side down. Cook until bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drizzle in water and quickly cover the pan; steam for 3 minutes. Uncover; reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking until water evaporates and bottoms are browned and crunchy, 1 or 2 minutes. Transfer to a warm serving dish. Repeat with remaining pot stickers. Serve with dipping sauce. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7 . Stage

Serve hot and enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS