Vegetarian Pot Stickers

Filling
Ingredients:
1 red onion, sliced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup white cabbage, shredded
1 cup carrots, shredded
1 cup chopped chives
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 package round dumpling skins (I use wonton wrappers)

Salt to taste

In a wok or large saute pan, add a little oil and saute onions and ginger. Add the mushrooms and stir. Add the cabbage, carrots and chives. Season. When mixture is soft, place in a colander to drain. Add the sesame oil and cilantro when the mixture had cooled. Check for seasoning. Using the dumpling skins or wonton wrappers, make half moon dumplings with the filling keeping the bottoms flat. In a hot non-stick pan, coat with oil and place dumplings. When the bottoms get brown, add 1/4 cup water to the pan and imediately cover. This will steam the dumplings. Carefully watch the dumplings and completely evaporate the water so that the bottom gets crispy again and sticks to the pan.

Serve with dipping sauce
Ingredients:
1/3 cup thin soy sauce
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup sliced scallions
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Combine all.

I love making these as an appetizer to an oriental meal like Sesame Chicken or Sushi.

Recipe courtesy of Ming Tsai -The Food Network-