Sesame Chicken Potstickers

Since having mastered; at least according to the table counterparts; stir fry, fried rice,and lo mein, I have decided to attempt a new Asian dish. Potstickers. Sesame Chicken Potstickers seemed like the perfect place to start as ingredients were all on hand with exception to the wrappers themselves.

Modifications Made:
Four ounces baby bella replaced shiitake mushrooms, regular soy for reduced soy, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper for 1/4 teaspoon white. The biggest modification were the wrappers themselves. Every post read about potstickers had these cute half moon shaped packets. Won ton wrappers at my local market were 2" squares making it impossible to make any shape other than triangles.

Scaled for Likability: Great
Not ever having had potstickers, I cannot compare these to past experiences. When reading about potstickers (which I did for weeks and weeks) and their components, it reminded me of a unfried, slightly soggy egg roll. Loving egg rolls, the leap of faith was taken and the results were wonderful.

Many, many blogs sites stated it was critical to finely chop all the ingredients to allow for fully cooked filling during the quick cook of the potsticker. After having eaten a half dozen or so, the table counterpart preferred the potstickers where the cabbage was larger and slightly raw where I preferred the mushrooms to be larger. Next time these are made, maybe I will half the ingredients to finely chopped and then half not so finely chopped.

This recipe instructed potstickers to be placed in a skillet and cooked on one side until done resulting in one crispy side and one soft side. The first nine potstickers were made as instructed placing my thicker side down to be crispy but I did not care for the raw slightly uncooked side of the potsticker wrapper. Following many other instructions on the making of potstickers, the thick side of the potstickers were crisped, potstickers were then flipped and a dash of water was added to the pan, the pan was covered and potstickers finished cooking until water fully evaporated. Steaming of the second side I found key to a successful potsticker as it allowed the second side to cook slightly, soften in texture, and then slightly crispy.

Are these the best potstickers ever. Absolutely, I don't know. As stated, there are no previous culinary experiences to compare. What I can tell you is that potstickers will be tried again and again in the next coming weeks to prefect my recipe so it can be added the to T&T list. Yes, they are that good. Since the ingredients lists are vast from chicken, turkey, or pork; napa, green, or no cabbage; to rive vinegar, rice wine, sesame oil there are going to be lots and lots of potstickers in my near future. Can't wait!

Papas a La Mexicana (Ranchera)

It is a crying shame that there are six hens and not a egg in sight. What am I supposed to do with homemade ranchero sauce? Thankfully with a few quick searches of the internet a recipe from my hometown newspaper was discovered: Papas Ranchera . Not once in the thirty years I lived in my hometown did I ever eat at a local food joint serving papas rancheras. No time like the present to remedy this cultural dish. Because this recipe is hidden behind a paywall (grrr...) I have included it here for you: Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 pound potatoes, diced 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 large onion 1 1/2 medium tomatoes 3 jalapenos 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup juice from canned tomatoes Instructions: Fry potatoes in vegetable oil until lightly browned (about 4-6 minutes). Saute onions, tomatoes, jalapenos until soft. Add garlic powder and salt. Add tomato juice until vegetables are covered (may need to add water). Bring to a boil and then add po...

Better Than Campbell's Old Fashion Vegetable Soup

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Sour Cream & Chive Scalloped Potatoes

Can't believe the Month of the Potato is over. There are so many more potato recipes saved. Guess I will have to work them into another month. Last week's scalloped potatoes were one of the best new recipes during the month of potatoes. With today being the last day in the Month of Potatoes, I decided to go out with a bang by cooking another batch of scalloped potatoes but this time sour cream and chive. The Best Scalloped Potatoes , or so they said. Modifications Made: Recipe was reduced by half. Mayo was omitted and one entire package of chives were chopped and added to sauce before pouring onto layers. Scaled for Likability: Good Betty Crocker Sour Cream and Chive Box Scalloped Potatoes were the standard for this recipe. These were a family favorite for years but have long since been discounted. Bummer. Trying to replicate this seemed easy enough. Alas, it was not. These had a nice texture but were too oily from the cheese ...

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