Sauteed Dumplings (Guotie or Pot Stickers) recipe

Ingredients:
  • 4 1/2 cups (500 g) flour
  • 9 oz (250 g) lean boneless pork, minced
  • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • 5 tsp rice wine1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
  • 1 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 3 1/2 oz (100 g) hotbed leeks
  • 3 1/2 oz (100 g) sesame oil
  • 1 tsp flour mixed with 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp MSG (optional)
Method:
  1. Mix the pork with the soya sauce,rice wine,ginger.,MSG and salt.
  2. Stir in one direction, adding 5 oz (150 ml) of water, a little at a time until the pork becomes sticky.
  3. Add the leeks and sesame oil and blend well, and divide into 60 portions.
  4. Set aside.
  5. Stir 7 oz (200 ml) of water into the flour.
  6. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  7. Let rest for 30 minutes.
  8. Roll into a long cylinder and cut into 60 portions.
  9. Flatten each piece and roll into a circle about 3 inches (8 cm) in diameter.
  10. Place 1 portion of the filling on each circle and fold over.
  11. Pinch tightly to seal the edges and form a squat bonnet-shaped pouch.
  12. Repeat until all the dough and filling are used.
  13. Arrange the pouches in a large pan.
  14. Heat to moderately hot, then add water to cover the pouches one-third of the way up.
  15. Cover the pan and cook over high heat until the water is almost absorbed.
  16. Trickle the flour-water mixture around the pouches.
  17. Cover the pan and saute over low heat until the flour forms a crisp film that link the dumplings together.
  18. Sprinkle the dumplings with a little sesame oil, cover again, and saute until the pouches are browned on the bottom.
  19. Remove with a spatula and serve.
  20. Saute and serve the dumplings in batches.

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