Chinese Potstickers

handmade dumplings – a family tradition
My grandmother and mother taught me how to make traditional Chinese potstickers by hand. As with most Chinese traditions, making potstickers was something we learned by watching and helping. Although I didn't make them by myself until I was in college, I was amazed at how much came back to me in the process of handling the ingredients and envisioning what I remembered from my childhood.

It was a lonely process making them on my own.  It was much more fun when there were many of us in the kitchen working in an assembly line when I was young.  I can imagine that it was really a social event for those participating in the process.

Here are photos, courtesy of my fiancé, from last weekend when I was making potstickers. I used up my napa cabbage and lot of scallions from our CSA.













With guidance from my mother, I was able to create a written recipe, which I am still working to perfect. For now I have the ingredients, and "approximate" measurements, but I hope to post the full recipe once I have more accurate directions. I'll be making more this weekend.  Check back soon for the recipe.