Perfect Potstickers

I went to my neighbor's kitchen bridal shower this weekend where we were asked to bring a recipe with a story. It was pretty simple to decide to give her a recipe for potstickers since we made these bad boys a few weeks ago. Below is the recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients
• 1 pound ground pork
• ¼ cup finely chopped scallions
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 35 to 40 small wonton wrappers
• Water, for sealing wontons
• 3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 1/3 cups chicken stock, divided

Directions
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
Combine the first 10 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl (pork through cayenne). Set aside.

To form the dumplings, remove 1 wonton wrapper from the package, covering the others with a damp cloth. Brush one side of the edge of the wrapper lightly with water. Place 1/2 rounded teaspoon of the pork mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold over, seal edges, and shape as desired. Set on a sheet pan and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat procedure until all of the filling is gone.

Heat a 12-inch saute pan over medium heat. Brush with vegetable oil once hot. Add 8 to 10 potstickers at a time to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, without touching. Once the 2 minutes are up, gently add 1/3 cup chicken stock to the pan, turn the heat down to low, cover, and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove wontons to a heatproof platter and place in the warm oven. Clean the pan in between batches by pouring in water and allowing the pan to deglaze. Repeat until all the wontons are cooked. Serve immediately.

Dipping Sauce
½ cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
½ teaspoon sesame oil
¼ to ½ teaspoon garlic chili paste (depending on how spicy you want it)