It was a snowy day here today and the girls are obsessed with their new DS game "Cooking Mama". I thought we'd actually cook something that the girls had "made" on their game.
We made turkey pot stickers tonight and everyone got involved in the process.
To begin:
Brown 1 lb. of ground turkey meat in 1 tbs. of peanut oil, 3 cubes of frozen garlic and 3 cubes of frozen ginger. Saute until almost cooked through, being sure to break up the bits as it cooks, about 7 minutes.
Add 3 tbs. soy sauce, 2 tbs. rice wine vinegar, and 1/4 C. of sweet and sour sauce. Add in 2 cups of cabbage, 4 scallions, and 1/2 C. bamboo shoots (the canned ones). Cook on medium high until all of the liquid has evaporated. Taste and add more soy sauce as needed.
Boil water in a pot while you prepare the 2nd step.
Add the turkey/cabbage mixture into a Cuisinart and pulse until the meat and vegetables are finely chopped but not smooth. Just a couple pulses. There should be no big chunks of anything (see photo).
Put a little water into a bowl and open your wonton wrappers.
Dip your finger into the water and line the edges of the wrapper. Add a small spoonful of turkey mixture onto 1 half of the wrapper and cover with the other half being sure to seal the wonton. If it won't seal, add a little more water to the edges and press down firmly.
Make a bunch, then drop into the boiling water for 15 seconds tops. You can either eat them like this or pan fry the pot stickers in a little peanut oil (which is what we did).
The brown quickly in the peanut oil.
After doing a demo of the wonton, the girls quickly got the hang of it. Kirk brought them to the boiling water. I boiled and removed the pot stickers and added them to the pan to quickly pan fry them.
I had the girls cut 2 scallions with a pair of scissors to garnish the pot stickers and I made a quick dipping sauce of:
1/4 C. soy sauce
2 tsp. rice wine vinegar
1 pinch of sugar
1 tsp. sweet and sour sauce
We all enjoyed our dinner and can't wait to make these again.
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