Chicken And Celery Pot Stickers

Serves: 4

Alessia Franecki

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

50

Sweetness

50

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Make filling: Cut celery into 2-inch pieces

2

With food processor running, drop in celery and garlic and finely chop

3

Stop motor and add chicken, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, and 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper

4

Pulse until just combined

5

Cut celery into 2-inch pieces

6

With food processor running, drop in celery and garlic and finely chop

7

Stop motor and add chicken, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, and 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper

8

Pulse until just combined

9

Form dumplings: Put 2 wrappers on a dry surface, keeping remaining wrappers in package, and lightly brush edges with water

10

Mound a rounded teaspoon filling in center of each wrapper

11

Fold in half, into triangles or half-moons, and pinch edges tightly to seal

12

Make 18 more dumplings in same manner

13

Put 2 wrappers on a dry surface, keeping remaining wrappers in package, and lightly brush edges with water

14

Mound a rounded teaspoon filling in center of each wrapper

15

Fold in half, into triangles or half-moons, and pinch edges tightly to seal

16

Make 18 more dumplings in same manner

17

Make dipping sauce: Chop enough celery leaves to measure 1 1/2 tablespoons and stir together with remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce and vinegar

18

Chop enough celery leaves to measure 1 1/2 tablespoons and stir together with remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce and vinegar

19

Fry dumplings: Heat vegetable oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then arrange dumplings, slightly overlapping, in a spiral pattern and fry until bottoms are pale golden, 2 to 3 minutes

20

Add water, tilting skillet to distribute, then cover tightly with lid and cook until liquid has evaporated and bottoms of dumplings are crisp and golden, 6 to 7 minutes

21

(Use a spatula to loosen and lift edges to check bottoms; replace lid and continue cooking if necessary, checking after 1 to 2 minutes

22

) Remove lid and invert a large plate with a rim over skillet

23

Holding plate and skillet tightly together, invert dumplings onto plate

24

Serve immediately, with dipping sauce

25

Heat vegetable oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then arrange dumplings, slightly overlapping, in a spiral pattern and fry until bottoms are pale golden, 2 to 3 minutes

26

Add water, tilting skillet to distribute, then cover tightly with lid and cook until liquid has evaporated and bottoms of dumplings are crisp and golden, 6 to 7 minutes

27

(Use a spatula to loosen and lift edges to check bottoms; replace lid and continue cooking if necessary, checking after 1 to 2 minutes

28

) Remove lid and invert a large plate with a rim over skillet

29

Holding plate and skillet tightly together, invert dumplings onto plate

30

Serve immediately, with dipping sauce