Bonnies Pot Sticker Rice Bowl Recipes

BONNIE'S POT STICKER RICE BOWL

Steps:

• 1. COOK'S TIP I do as much ahead as possible when planning on making my rice bowls. You can throw a meal together very fast if the prep work is all finished.
• 2. POT STICKERS You can make your own, or use the pre-packaged pot stickers for convenience. Place a couple of tablespoons of oil in a heavy large saucepan with a tight lid, and fry the potstickers on both sides in a little Canola oil until golden brown. Add one can of chicken broth, bring it to a boil and simmer on low for 10 minutes. Keep warm.
• 3. POT STICKER SAUCE In a measuring cup, measure the lite soy sauce, rice vinegar and the sesame oil, stir to combine. Set aside for serving. You are going to pour this sauce over the pot stickers.
• 4. BROCCOLI Steam the broccoli Keep Warm.
• 5. VEGETABLE SAUCE In a small bowl, combine the 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons rice vinegar, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, 2 tablespoons grated ginger and 5 drops of hot sauce. Whisk until smooth. Peanut butter will object to combining but keep at it. Add 4 tablespoons to the pork mixture in another small bowl and mix well. (Set aside the remaining sauce for the vegetables.)
• 6. VEGETABLES Scramble two eggs in a little canola oil and cut into strips and set aside. Heat a large skillet on medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon canola oil and 1 tablespoon sesame oil. When the oil is hot, add the green onions, snow peas and carrots, 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, 1 tablespoon ginger zest, and cook for about 3 or 4 minutes, then add the rest of the sauce, stir and add the rice. When the rice is warm, add the egg and toss gently.
• 7. SERVE Serve in a large bowl (or a plate). Serve a helping of the pork fried rice, steamed broccoli and 4 potstickers. I cut each pot stickers into 4 pieces if I make a rice bowl. Pour the potsticker sauce over the pot stickers. When the potstickers are cut, they absorb more sauce. Or leave them whole if you choose. Enjoy!

PERFECT POT STICKERS

Steps:

• 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.
• Place 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. If dough seems too sticky, sprinkle with a bit more flour, about 3 to 5 minutes. Wrap dough ball in plastic, and let it rest about 30 minutes.
• 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.
• 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.
• Mix together seasoned rice vinegar and soy sauce in a small mixing bowl for the dipping sauce.
• 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.