Turkey Pot Stickers

Plain and simple: best dumplings ever. Though traditional Chinese pot stickers are made with pork, I feel it truly isn’t necessary. These are so flavorful that you’ll be glad you used the poultry alternative. And at a buck per serving and just under 300 calories, you will be happy you took the non-traditional route.

Turkey Pot Stickers

Ingredients:

1 (14 ounce) package wonton wrappers - $3.29
.5 pounds ground turkey - $2.20
1 tbsp finely minced fresh ginger - $0.20
1 egg, lightly beaten - $0.21
1/4 cup finely chopped scallions - $0.25
1 tbsp white sugar - $0.02
1/2 head red cabbage, minced - $0.75
2 tbsp soy sauce - $0.16
2 carrots, grated - $0.30
3 tbsp vegetable oil - $0.09

Sauce:
2 tbsp soy sauce - $0.16
1 tbsp rice vinegar - $0.13
1 tsp sugar - $0.02
1 tbsp finely minced ginger - $0.20

Directions:

Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat with 1 tsp vegetable oil and 1/3 cup water. (NOTE: Be sure to add these ingredients simultaneously; hot oil and water do not mix. Please don’t burn yourself!)
In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except wonton wrappers and vegetable oil.
To prepare pot stickers for cooking, place a teaspoon of meat mixture into the center of wonton, wet the edges of wonton wrapper and fold around meat mixture.
Once water/oil mixture starts to simmer, slowly add 5-8 pot stickers to the pan and cover with a tight lid.

Let cook until most moisture has evaporated - 5-10 minutes. Continue to cook pot stickers covered until browned on the bottom. Be sure to cook for a minimum of 10 minutes in total due to the use of raw meat. They should look something like this when finished:

In between batches, make sure to deglaze your frying pan. To do this, just heat 1/4 cup water in skillet and lightly scrape the pan with a silicone spatula. Once all remnants of pot stickers are off frying pan, pour out water. Now you’re ready for another batch. This process will prevent gluten build-up and burnt pieces forming on your pot stickers.

To make the sauce:

Mix together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and sugar until sugar crystals are fully dissolved. Serve with warm pot stickers.

Makes approximately 8 servings.
Total Cost: $7.98
Cost Per Serving: $1.00 (rounded)

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