Beef Pot Stickers

Ingredients for Beef Pot Stickers

• 425 to 475ml plain flour

• 180ml boiling-hot water

• 110g beef mince chuck (120ml )

• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger

• 1 teaspoon Chinese sweet bean paste

• 2 cups finely chopped yellow or green garlic chives (170g)

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 80ml warm water

• a 6-inch (3/4-inch-diameter) rolling pin or dowel

How to make Beef Pot Stickers

Put 425ml flour in a large bowl, then add boiling-hot water, stirring with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms. When just cool enough to handle, turn out dough (including any loose flour) onto a work surface and knead, incorporating some of remaining 30g flour if dough is sticky, until smooth, about 5 minutes.

Form into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature at least 10 minutes and up to 30.

Stir together beef, soy sauce, oils, ginger, and bean paste in a medium bowl, then stir in chives.

Form dough into a log (24 inches long and about 1 inch wide), then cut dough crosswise into 24 (1-inch-wide) pieces. Put 6 pieces, cut sides down, on a lightly floured surface (keep remaining pieces loosely covered with plastic wrap) and flatten slightly with your hand. Roll out each flattened piece into a 3 1/4-inch round with lightly floured rolling pin. Put a level tablespoon of filling in centre of each round, then brush or dab halfway around edge with a little water and fold in half, pressing edges together to seal and leaving a small opening at each end of semicircle. Stand each dumpling, sealed edge up, on a wax-paper-lined tray, then press dumplings slightly onto 1 side so more of dumpling touches tray. Make more dumplings in same manner.

Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot, then remove from heat and arrange dumplings in a tight circular pattern standing up in oil (they should touch one another). Cook, uncovered, over moderate heat until oil sizzles, then drizzle warm water (80ml ) over pot stickers and cook, covered, until bottoms are browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons more water if skillet looks dry before bottoms are browned.

Remove lid and cook, shaking skillet to loosen pot stickers, until steam dissipates, 1 to 2 minutes. Invert a large plate with a rim over skillet. Using pot holders, hold plate and skillet together and invert skillet. Remove skillet and serve pot stickers warm.

Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to ensure the information is accurate and up to date, individual needs may vary and dietary requirements can differ based on personal health conditions. Always check food labels and allergen information before preparing or consuming any recipe. If you have specific health concerns, allergies, intolerances, or are following a medically prescribed diet, seek advice from your GP, pharmacist, or a registered dietitian before making significant changes to your diet or lifestyle.