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pan fried chicken potstickers in an oval plate

Make Chicken Potstickers From Scratch Recipe

Course: Appetizer, brunch, Dim Sum, lunch
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chicken potstickers
Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 32 potstickers
Author: Sharon Wong @ Nut Free Wok
Cost: $8
You can make these Chicken Potstickers at home even if you can't buy potsticker wrappers at a store because this recipe contains instructions to make the wrapper from scratch. These crispy bottom potstickers are savory with a bit of sweetness from nibbles of corn.
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour plus extra for dusting
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup hot water
  • 8 oz ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup frozen corn thawed (I use organic corn)
  • 2 stalks scallions chopped
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce or allergy safe equivalent
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 teaspoons oil for frying
  • hot water

Instructions

  • Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl.
  • Pour hot water around the flour while combining the water and flour together with a fork or a spatula until the dough is shaggy.
  • Knead the dough in the bowl or on a flour dusted surface for 3-5 minutes until the dough is smooth, add small amounts of flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking.
  • Roll the dough into a 10 inch cylinder, cut it into 4 equal sizes.
  • Roll the quarters into a 5 inch log and dust them generously with flour and loosely wrap with plastic or place inside a sturdy plastic bag (such as a freezer bag), allow the dough to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes (up to 2 hours, if making ahead, refrigerate the dough and allow it to come to room temperature).
  • Combine chicken, corn, scallion, soy sauce, cornstarch, garlic, sugar, and white pepper and set aside.
  • When ready to assemble, roll one log into an 8 inch long rope and cut the rope into 8 equally sized marshmallow shaped pieces of dough (keep the rest of the dough moist by leaving the rest covered or inside the bag)
  • Dust your work surface with flour, place the cut ends into the flour and gently pat them down with your fingers into cookie shaped disks.
  • Either use a tortilla maker (if you have one) or a small rolling pin to roll the disks into 1/8 inch thick wrappers, about 3 inches in diameter.
  • As you work, keep your dough from drying out by covering the disks and rolled out wrappers with plastic wrap.
  • Add a heaping teaspoon of filling to the center and seal it up: pinch the dough at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions and bring them together, pinch them shut at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock to form a little pouch (or you can either fold in half into a half moon or pleat them like the other potsticker recipe).
  • Repeat until all the dough or filling is used up.
  • When you are ready to cook them, preheat your frying pan on medium-high heat for a few minutes, add a teaspoon of oil and swirl to coat.
  • Arrange half of the potstickers on the frying pan and allow them fry until slightly browned (about 3 minutes), add about 1/3 cup hot water, cover immediately, and steam for approximately 8-10 minutes until the pan stops sizzling, uncover and allow the potsticker bottoms to become crisp.

Notes

I like dipping my potstickers in white vinegar or Chinese red vinegar on the side. Otherwise, I would serve guests a dipping sauce from 2 tablespoons each of rice vinegar and soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of chopped scallions, 1 teaspoon each of sugar and grated or julienne ginger.