Rabbit Pot Stickers Recipes

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.

POT STICKERS TRADITIONAL

Steps:

• Crumble pork into a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the pork, cabbage, green onion, ginger, water chestnuts, salt, sugar and sesame oil. Chill in the refrigerator 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
• Place a tablespoon of the pork mixture into each of the wonton wrappers. Fold the wrappers, and seal the edges with a moistened fork.
• In a large, deep skillet, heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium high heat. Place the pot stickers into the oil seam sides up. Heat 30 seconds to a minute. Pour water into the skillet. Gently boil 7 to 8 minutes, until oil and water begins to sizzle, then add remaining oil. When the bottoms begin to brown, remove pot stickers from heat.
• In a small serving bowl, mix together the chili oil, soy sauce, and vinegar, adjusting proportions to taste.

ITALIAN POT STICKERS FROM THE STINKING ROSE RESTAURANT

Steps:

• To make filling: In heavy skillet, heat sesame oil over medium heat. Add pork, celery, ginger and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, until pork is browned and celery is crisp-tender.
• Remove skillet from heat and drain off fat, then add mushrooms and return to medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in bell pepper, vinegar and soy sauce, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in cilantro and green onions, then remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• On work surface, lay wrappers flat and place 1 tablespoon filling in the center of each wrapper. Fold each wrapper in 1/2, sealing edges with the tines of a fork. Dip a pastry brush in cold water and brush lightly over the top of each pot sticker. Arrange in a single layer on a small baking sheet and refrigerate for about 20 minutes to chill.
• Pour about 1/2 cup water into a heavy, nonstick saute pan and put pot stickers in the pan. The water level should be at about 1/4 the height of the pot stickers.
• Cover pan and place over medium heat. Bring water to a rolling boil and cook for 3 minutes, or until pot stickers are browned on the bottom and shiny on top. The water will evaporate during cooking, so watch carefully so that the pot stickers don't burn. Remove from heat.
• To make dipping sauce: In small saucepan, combine vinegar, water, sugar, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then decrease heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add sesame oil and soy sauce. Strain through a sieve lined with cheesecloth into a small bowl. Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.

CHINESE POT STICKERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt over the shredded cabbage and let stand for 5 minutes, then squeeze out liquid.
• Squeeze out any liquid from the shrimp.
• Mix cabbage, shrimp, pork, soy, wine, onion, oil, ginger and garlic (filling can be mixed and refrigerated for up to 6 hours in advance).
• On each wrapper (keep them covered with a damp cloth so they do no dry out) place about 2 tsp of the mix and seal the edges, use a bit of water on the edge, try to press out all the air and ensure they are tightly sealed (At this point you can freeze them individually on a cookie sheet and them place in a plastic bag. They will keep for a month. Defrost in fridge before continuing).
• In 2 large skillets heat 1 tbsp oil, fry 16 dumplings for 1 minute or until golden on one side add 1/4 cup of stock into the pan, reduce heat to low, cover and cook, without turning for about 7 minutes or until the dumpling is translucent and most of the liquid has evaporated Uncover and on higher heat cook for another 5-7 minutes or until the bottoms are dark brown, drain put on a platter and keep warm.
• Repeat for the remaining 32 dumplings.
• Mix the dipping sauce and serve with warm or hot dumplings.

RABBIT & MUSHROOM HOTPOT

Steps:

• Turn the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Heat the oil in a deep flameproof and ovenproof casserole dish. Add the rabbit pieces, then fry briefly until browned. Lift from the dish onto a plae, add mushrooms to the dish, then quickly stir-fry. Lift from the dish and take off the heat.
• Layer half the potatoes into the dish then, seasoning with salt and pepper as you layer, top with half the onions, mushrooms and rosemary, then top with the rabbit. Now follow with the rest of the onions, mushrooms, rosemary and a neat layer of potatoes. Pour over the stock and brush potatoes with oil.
• Put back on the heat and bring to the boil, then cover and put in the oven for 1 hour 15 mins. Take off the lid, then return to the oven at 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 for 30 mins more to brown the top. Serve with Savoy cabbage cooked with butter, a dash of water and a sprinkling of caraway seeds.

RABBIT POT STICKERS

Steps:

• Combine rabbit meat with the pork, mushrooms, bamboo, egg, salt, wine, sugar, sesame oil and cornstarch in a large bowl and mix well. Chill for 1 hour.
• Spread cooled filling over each wrapper and bring up edges and "pleat" to create small dumplings like purses or paper bags.
• Fry in a lightly oiled skillet until bottoms are brown. Pour in 1/2 cup water or broth, cover the pan and steam until water evaporates. You may have to do this in batches.) Serve with soy sauce or a dipping sauce made of soy sauce, sesame oil, grated fresh ginger and garlic.