Pot Stickers are a fun finger food and delicious. Pull the won ton noodles Won Ton Noodles from scratch out of the freezer you may have already made and let them thaw till you can bend them without them breaking. The link for the recipe is above if you want to make them fresh. If you don't want to make the noodles yourself, then you can buy pre-made noodles in the store.
Pot sticker filling:
1 1/2 lb of ground pork or beef -if you don't have ground meat, it is easy to grind up in your food processor. Just make sure it is room temperature, it grinds better that way.
1 lb of mild andouille sausage, remove the casing-ask the butcher if you aren't familiar with it.
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup grated bok choy or other cabbage
1 T soy sauce
1/4 tsp chinese five spice powder-can omit if you don't have it.
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Knead all of the ingredients together well.
Scoop 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of one won ton noodle.
Brush 2 edges of the noodle with water lightly then fold over and seal together.
After filling all of the noodles, cook in a pot of boiling water.
Place 5 or 6 at a time in the water and let cook for 5 minutes. Drain on a baking rack over paper towels.
Once all of the pot stickers are cooked, let them dry a bit on the rack.
You can eat them as is or for extra texture, fry them up in a skillet with 1 T of oil to give them a crusty exterior.
Dip in 2 T of soy sauce with 2 tsp of sugar mixed in.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Won Ton Noodles from scratch
You may say, but Carie, you can buy these at the store. Yes, I know, all things can be purchased at the store. I however, am on a new quest to see what exactly I can make at home. I love going to the store now and walk past items I use to buy because I didn't know how to make them at home. There are other great reasons for making things yourself.
1. You become very empowered and can create wonderful things without the aid of big food conglomerates.
2. You know what is in the food you are making. Most pre-made foods have preservatives and fillers in them that we really don't need to ingest.
3. It is exciting to know how to make things that seem exotic and out of reach.
Won Ton Noodles are one of my latest ventures. They are tremendously easy, and even if you don't use them right away, they can be wrapped and put in the freezer for another time. I enjoy rolling out dough, but if you don't like to work that much a pasta machine is very helpful for getting your dough paper thin.
The recipe is easy and the equipment is minimal.
Equipment:
You will need a food processor-unless you want to incorporate the ingredients by hand. If you want to save some time, then use the food processor.
Small bowl
Wet Wash clotch
Rolling Pin or pasta machine
Pizza cutter or sharp knife
Recipe:
2 Cups of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
2/3 Cup tepid water
Procedure:
Put the flour and the salt in the food processor and pulse for a few seconds.
Add the egg and 1/3 Cup water.
1. Turn the food processor on and let the dough incorporate. As the liquid is mixed into the flour it should thicken and form a ball of dough in the bowl. If the dough is too dry, add more water to get it to hold together.
2. The dough should not be sticky at all. It should be smooth and elastic feeling.
3. Pour the dough out on the counter and knead it a few times and form it into a ball.
4. Place it in a small bowl covered with a damp wash cloth and let it sit for 30mins to 1 hour. This lets the gluten in the dough relax and allows the dough to be rolled out later. If you don't let the dough rest, it will be very difficult to roll out.
5. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces and work with one at a time leaving the other pieces to sit under the damp towel in the bowl until you are ready to use them. This is noodle dough and you don't want it to dry out.
6. Roll the dough out on the counter. No flour should be necessary. If you have the right balance of flour to liquid the dough should easy come off the counter on its own. Each time you roll the dough thinner, peel the dough up from the counter and turn it.
7. Roll the dough until it is paper thin-really, I mean paper thin.
8. Using the pizza cutter, cut out desired shapes and either layer in plastic wrap-alternating plastic wrap and then a noodle, etc.
9. If you are using them right away, stuff them as you go. Lay the stuffed won tons out on a cookie sheet lined with parchments paper and when you have them all done, cook them in boiling water. It will take about 5 minutes for them to boil and cook the filling through.
10. To stuff the won tons, place the filling in the center of the dough. Then, brush some water on the two edges of the dough. Then fold it over onto itself and seal the edges. Don't brush water all the way around because the dough will become a sticky mess.
11. The stuffed won tons can also be frozen for use later. Just boil them frozen.
1. You become very empowered and can create wonderful things without the aid of big food conglomerates.
2. You know what is in the food you are making. Most pre-made foods have preservatives and fillers in them that we really don't need to ingest.
3. It is exciting to know how to make things that seem exotic and out of reach.
Won Ton Noodles are one of my latest ventures. They are tremendously easy, and even if you don't use them right away, they can be wrapped and put in the freezer for another time. I enjoy rolling out dough, but if you don't like to work that much a pasta machine is very helpful for getting your dough paper thin.
The recipe is easy and the equipment is minimal.
Equipment:
You will need a food processor-unless you want to incorporate the ingredients by hand. If you want to save some time, then use the food processor.
Small bowl
Wet Wash clotch
Rolling Pin or pasta machine
Pizza cutter or sharp knife
Recipe:
2 Cups of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
2/3 Cup tepid water
Procedure:
Put the flour and the salt in the food processor and pulse for a few seconds.
Add the egg and 1/3 Cup water.
1. Turn the food processor on and let the dough incorporate. As the liquid is mixed into the flour it should thicken and form a ball of dough in the bowl. If the dough is too dry, add more water to get it to hold together.
2. The dough should not be sticky at all. It should be smooth and elastic feeling.
3. Pour the dough out on the counter and knead it a few times and form it into a ball.
4. Place it in a small bowl covered with a damp wash cloth and let it sit for 30mins to 1 hour. This lets the gluten in the dough relax and allows the dough to be rolled out later. If you don't let the dough rest, it will be very difficult to roll out.
5. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces and work with one at a time leaving the other pieces to sit under the damp towel in the bowl until you are ready to use them. This is noodle dough and you don't want it to dry out.
6. Roll the dough out on the counter. No flour should be necessary. If you have the right balance of flour to liquid the dough should easy come off the counter on its own. Each time you roll the dough thinner, peel the dough up from the counter and turn it.
7. Roll the dough until it is paper thin-really, I mean paper thin.
8. Using the pizza cutter, cut out desired shapes and either layer in plastic wrap-alternating plastic wrap and then a noodle, etc.
9. If you are using them right away, stuff them as you go. Lay the stuffed won tons out on a cookie sheet lined with parchments paper and when you have them all done, cook them in boiling water. It will take about 5 minutes for them to boil and cook the filling through.
10. To stuff the won tons, place the filling in the center of the dough. Then, brush some water on the two edges of the dough. Then fold it over onto itself and seal the edges. Don't brush water all the way around because the dough will become a sticky mess.
11. The stuffed won tons can also be frozen for use later. Just boil them frozen.
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