Hell’s Kitchen: Chicken Pot Stickers
Join us as we go back in time to the Song Dynasty with these chicken pot stickers! Pot stickers actually translates to, “stuck to the wok,” which is fortunately a challenge we didn’t have to face. The chicken was seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, and garlic before mixing it with diced cabbage, carrots, green onion, and ginger. After mixing everything together, we put a small spoonful onto a vegan won ton wrap, sealed the edges, and fried and steamed them for 15 minutes with vegetable oil. On the side, we prepared a dipping sauce for the pot stickers, consisting of soy sauce, rice vinegar, pure sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, and red pepper flakes. Pair these pot stickers with our homemade dipping sauce, and you’ll be begging for more!
Ingredients:
- 10 oz shredded carrots
- 10 oz shredded cabbage
- 1/2 pound of shredded chicken
- Green onion
- Garlic
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Rice vinegar
- Red pepper flakes
- Ginger
- Chili garlic sauce
Instructions:
- Dice the shredded cabbage, carrots, and ginger
- Put shredded cabbage, carrots, and ginger into a bowl and add 1/2 pound of shredded chicken
- Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, a small spoonful of garlic, and mix everything together in the bowl
- Mix 1 teaspoon of chili garlic sauce, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, and 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar for the sauce
- Add a small spoonful onto each won ton wrap and seal the edges
- Fry for 3-5 minutes on low heat with vegetable oil
- Add 1/4 cup of water, a lid to the pan, and steam the pot stickers for 8 minutes
- After 8 minutes, take off lid and continue to fry for another 3-5 minutes on low heat.
- Take off pan and enjoy with sauce.
Ratings:
Taste: 10/10 – The wontons were crispy with a very flavorful filling and the sauce added the perfect amount of flavor to finish the dish.
Mouth feel/consistency: 8/10 – the pot stickers were a little chewy, but overall crispy and enjoyable.
Smell: 10/10 – the seasonings and sauces blended together to fill the kitchen with a delectable aroma.
Visual appeal: 9.5/10 – after topping them with green onion, they looked very appealing due to the golden crispiness of the pot stickers and the topping of a dash of dipping sauce.
Creativity: 10/10 – this was a dish that none of us had ever prepared before, and we came up with both the recipe for the filling and dipping sauce, and both were packed with flavor.