These homemade Potstickers are healthier than your favorite Asian takeout!
Hi Friends!
Time for another Recipe Redux post. I was actually supposed to post yesterday…but pregnancy brain is getting the best of me and I scheduled it for the wrong day. Anyways…I took last month off because I wasn’t doing much cooking but I’m trying to get back into the swing of things.
This month’s theme was:
Treasured Cookware – Share a story of classic cookware – and a healthy recipe to go with it. Some of us will be celebrating Mother’s Day next month (May 11,) but it’s more than once a year that many of us cook with a pan, a wooden spoon or another piece of cookware passed on to us from the kitchens of our favorite relatives. Let’s see what you can cook up with your treasured kitchen tool!
I spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mom while I was growing up. She taught me a lot of what I know about cooking and baking and I have a lot of great memories of our kitchen time together. There was a time, when I first moved out…to go to college and then into my first apartment, that I had a lot of hand-me-downs from my mom’s kitchen. Over the past 10 years or so, as hubby and I moved into our first house, got married etc…I’ve slowly been replacing a lot of the old, with new.
Of course there are a few things I have held onto for sentimental reasons. The kitchen tool I picked for today’s post is a bit non-traditional. It’s not a pot or pan or baking gadget. It’s a wonton press.
It probably only cost a few dollars…but it’s something I always remember being in my mom’s kitchen. When my parents sold their house a few years ago, it was one of the first things I snatched up to take to my own kitchen.
So, when I saw this prompt, I immediately thought of it sitting buried in my drawer and decided to make some potstickers since hubby and I both love them! Potstickers are usually made with ground pork…but honestly, I didn’t want to have to worry about it getting cooked all the way, so I chose to use some leftover pork tenderloin I had already cooked.
Here’s the recipe I used:
{Recipe Redux} Potstickers
A slight twist on traditional potstickers
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 36 1x
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups cooked pork tenderloin, minced
- 1/4 cup green onions, diced
- 1/2 cup red pepper, diced
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup mashed avocado
- shredded cabbage (optional)
- wonton wrappers
- 1–2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- Soy sauce for dipping (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except the wonton wrappers in a bowl and mix well.
- Place a wonton wrapper on the wonton press and add a small scoop of the mixture.
- Dip your finger in water and run it along the edges of the wonton wrapper.
- Close the wonton press to seal the edges.
- Once all your potstickers are made, heat a little oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
- Add 10-12 potstickers to the bottom of the pan and let cook for 1 minute.
- Flip potstickers using a spatula, add 1/4 cup broth to the pan and cover with the lid.
- Let steam for 1 minute, then remove from pan.
- Repeat until all the potstickers have been cooked.
- Serve with soy sauce for dipping, if desired.
Make potstickers can be a bit tedious..but they’re so delicious that I’d say it’s worth it every once and a while. 
Like I mentioned in the notes above:
- I would have included some shredded cabbage if I had some.
- Since the wontons are so small, make sure you either dice your pork very finely, or pulse in the food processor a few times to help your filling come together.
- Don’t overfill the wontons. You really can’t fit very much in each one without causing them to rip.
- You can skip the pan frying step if you want but you won’t get the nice brown color. I really didn’t use that much oil…just enough so there was a thin layer on the bottom of the pan each time
Enjoy! –Lindsay–
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more than that?
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I love potstickers so much! I have dreams of these beauties, I’ll have to give them a go.
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Haha I didn’t even know a wonton press was a thing! That’s so cool, though!
These looks fantastic! I am a big fan of potstickers, and I have been tempted to buy one of those little devices, so now I have the perfect excuse!
I have that exact same dumpling press! I never use it though.
yum! they look delicious!
Ohhh these look delicious– That wonton press looks mighty convenient for a recipe like this. I’ve only had potstickers once but they were so good.
How have I never seen a wonton press before?? What a great memory of your mom, and a great recipe too!
Fun. We made pot stickers for the first time about a month ago. No handy dandy press though so they weren’t nearly as pretty!
I am totally going to have to get a wonton press. I love making them but they’re so hard to close sometimes. What a good idea!
These look delicious! I love that you used a dish from your Mom’s kitchen. That makes it even more special. I honestly don’t know if I have anything from my Mom’s kitchen. I need to get something!
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These look sooooooooooooooo good!
Omg. this looks amazing. Hubs has been bugging me to make dumplings so I may have to give this recipe a go this weekend 😀
Yum!! I haven’t made these in such a long time- mostly because of how time consuming they are. But now I want some… yours look delicious!
These look tasty and super easy! We had one of those presses growing up, but we used them to make polish pieroggies. 🙂
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Looks so yummy!
These sound tasty! What a fun kitchen gadget to have passed down.
Hey Lindsay! I have never seen a wonton press before, nor have I ever tried to make wontons. I might need to get me one of these, because you used avocado in your recipe. And I LOVE avocado!
OK – I need one of these wonton presses – so cool! I love me some potstickers and think I’ve made them twice in my life – that would change if I had one of these nifty gadgets 🙂
I have always been a fan of wonton’s now to find a wonton maker!
You know, I have one of those pot sticker makers, but haven’t seen it or used it in years. You’ve inspired me to dig it out and give it a try. Thanks.
Yum!
Oh My! I never used such a device. I feel so uncultured. I must try 🙂
these look delicious, and definitely worth the bit of extra time!
Love potstickers! They’re one of my pregnancy cravings, believe it or not. 🙂
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Linds. What the hell?! They have gadgets for everything. I love potstickers (we call them dumplings here). These look amazing.
I luv luv me some potstickers… although, I never make them 🙁 Probably b/c I don’t have one of those cool gadgets #gadgetenvy
How did I not know a wonton press is a thing?? I made wontons a probably 3 or 4 times and every attempt ended up in me cursing and maybe even a few hanger-induced tears! I am so getting one of these!
If you are going to the trouble of making dumplings (that is what we call potstickers here in Australia), you might as well go the whole hog and fry them I say!