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Over the years I have tried several pork and chive potstickers recipes but there was always something missing. The ones from the frozen section were very bland. Then I went back to NYC to my favorite dumpling store and the dumplings tasted off. They didn’t taste as good and were super expensive. My sister said that maybe it’s my medication effecting my tastebuds again. But I bought a bottle of their sauce from the store and it was super vinegary.

My sister found out the other day after the dumpling store won an award that the original restaurant shut down and moved deeper into Chinatown and another person bought the restaurant and changed the formula but kept the decor, signs, and menu.

I remembered that in the past I saw a giant tub of MSG behind the counter so I combined some recipes and added Knorr chicken bouillon. I realized those two ingredients I didn’t use in the past. I followed a tip where they said after mixing the filling to take a tiny piece and microwave it for a few seconds until it’s finished cooking and taste it, that will be how your dumpling will taste.

After microwaving the morsel I put it in my mouth and the first thing that popped out was “What the fuck?!” It tasted better than the restaurant’s during their heyday. I was stoked! The issue was I had wonton wrappers instead of circular dumpling wrappers. I failed horribly making some in the past so I tried my best to make them in a traditional way, but that failed so I went for triangles.

They tasted amazing pan fried AND in my food steamer ($24 on Amazon, has worked for several years.) Overall I’m very satisfied and will definitely make this a deep freezer staple. I will also work on the dumpling wrappers for the next batch.

If you want to try the recipe here it is:

🥟 What The Fuck Umami Pork & Chive Potstickers

Yields: 90+ potstickers
Prep: 15 minutes for filling, 2-3 hours for creating wraps and filling wrappers |
Cook: 6-8 min/batch

For the Filling:

·1 1/2lbs ground pork

1-1.5oz Chives (3 packages at Walmart)

1 bunch of green onions (scallions)

2 tbsp grated fresh ginger

1.5-2tsp of Badia minced garlic in water or 3 cloves
of grated fresh garlic

2.5 tbsp hoisin sauce

·2.5 tbsp oyster sauce

2.5 tbsp Shaoxing wine

1.3 tbsp light soy sauce

2.5 tsp toasted sesame oil

· ½ tsp MSG (optional but recommended)

· ¼ tsp white pepper

· 3 tbsp cold water and 1 tsp of Knorr chicken bouillon powder (can use 3 tbsp of chicken broth instead)

· 1 tsp cornstarch (for binding instead of eggs like other recipes)

For Assembly & Cooking:

· 2 package dumpling or wonton wrappers

· Small bowl of water (for sealing)

· 1 tbsp sesame oil, for frying

For the Dipping Sauce:

2-3 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp hoisin sauce (extra touch)

½ tsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp Chili oil or garlic slices (optional)

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1/2 tbsp cane sugar

Dash of msg

📝 Instructions

1. Make the Filling

Clean greens with fruit and veggie wash. (Optional)

Chop up chives and place into bowl

Chop up green onions and place into bowl

Grate 2 tbsp of ginger and place into large bowl

Add minced garlic to the bowl and stir mixture

Break apart pack of pork into the bowl on top of the vegetable mixture.

Add hoisin sauce, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, oyster sauce, ground white pepper, and MSG to bowl.

Take small bowl and mix 1 tsp of Knorr chicken bouillon powder with 3.5 tbsp of water. Stir until dissolved.

Add 1 tsp of cornstarch to small bowl that contains chicken broth mixture and stir until dissolved.

Pour cornstarch/broth mixture into large bowl and stir contents until fully incorporated

Take a small piece of the pork mixture, place onto a dish and microwave for at least 10-15 seconds until that tiny morsel is cooked.

Once piece is removed from microwave and cooled down taste it. If you like the taste then place some Saran Wrap over the bowl and refrigerate for at least one hour. If you are not satisfied with the taste then season to taste.

2. Fill & Fold

Place a wrapper in your palm. Moisten the edges with water.

Add 1/2 tbsp of filling in the center (don't overstuff).

Fold into a half-moon, pinch the center, then pleat
5–6 times along the edge, pressing firmly to seal.
Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

3. A. Pan-Fry (For the Crisp)

· Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.

· Arrange potstickers flat-side down in a single layer (don't crowd).

· Fry for 2 minutes until golden-brown and crisp.

· Carefully pour in ⅓ cup water mixed with 1 tsp cornstarch and immediately cover with a lid, and reduce heat to medium. Steam for 6–7 minutes until water is mostly gone.

· Uncover, increase heat to medium-high, and fry for 1 more minute to re-crisp the bottoms.

B. Steam (Alternative to frying)

Fill base with water to max line.

Line tray with either perforated parchment paper, lettuce leaves, or cabbage leaves

Place potstickers on leaves and then cover with lid.

Steam frozen potstickers between 12-15 minutes.

Serve with homemade dumpling sauce.

4. Serve

Mix the dipping sauce ingredients, adjust seasoning to taste if needed.

Serve alongside hot potstickers.

All the girls on Minx’s side thought they were gonna be fan favorites and they were vilified. I’d be so embarrassed to even show up to the reunion, but ya gotta get that check somehow 🤷🏿‍♀️.

I normally consume Golden Krust Jamaican Beef Patties that I purchased from Dollar Tree or Walmart in the individual packages for $1.07. Unfortunately the CEO committed suicide and over the last couple of years they have become hard to find. When found they are only in a two pack and they cost $5. To make matters worse it’s incredibly hard to find the mild beef patty.

Before I was going to make my own I decided to purchase these from BJ’s Wholesale. I chose these ones because the other one was a spicy patty and another one was chicken.

Overall I was glad that these are microwaveable and can be ready to eat in 2 minutes. They smelled great coming out the microwave. The patty was kind of flat and not that flaky so I cut a piece of it. There wasn’t an obscene amount of cheese so I was relieved. The taste threw me off because it was a bit spicy, so spicy I couldn’t consume soda with it.

Overall it was really good and a great alternative for now, but I had to give it a 9/10 because I don’t like spicy beef patties. If they put that on the package I would have given a higher score (I bought these through the app, they don’t list ingredients). I will most likely continue to purchase these in the future.

We got Buffalo Chicken, Black Forest Ham, oven baked turkey, salami and pepperoni with American cheese and romaine lettuce. Bread is Italian Herb and Garlic, used Honey Mustard instead of mayonnaise (hate it with a passion). Served with chips.

I saw on another subreddit user u/I_Like_Metal_Music posted a recipe for a delicious banana loaf. Since I have an obscene amount of bananas in my freezer I thought I would give it a shot.

It doesn’t look as great as the original poster’s because I doubled the recipe and went crazy with the frosting. This is probably the best banana loaf I ever made. I’m gonna have to tweak the recipe in the future since there’s a lot of sugar, but overall definitely adding this to my recipe list.

Original recipe is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/stonerfood/s/Sh67ceZTHR