Pork and chive potstickers

The best home made pork and chive potsticker dumplings come with a tasty vegan option

Serves: 4

Time to make: 40 mins

Ingredients

2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
½ teaspoon chilli oil
1 spring onion, thinly sliced, plus extra to garnish
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, plus extra to garnish
chilli flakes (optional)
300g free-range pork mince ground beefX(see tip)
¼ teaspoon white pepper
1 cup thinly sliced Savoy or green cabbage
1 teaspoon mirin
½ cup baby peas (thawed if frozen)
¼ cup chopped fresh chives, plus extra to garnish
2 tablespoons chopped pickled ginger
2 teaspoons rice flour
40 round dumpling wrappers (8cm diameter)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
boiling water
6 cups mesclun
vinaigrette made with 4 teaspoons lemon or lime juice and 2 teaspoons sesame oil
1¼ cups edamame beans
lime wedges, to serve

Instructions

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1 In a jar or small bowl, combine soy sauce, chilli oil, spring onion, sesame seeds and chilli flakes, if using. Set aside.

2 In a large bowl, combine the next 7 ingredients well.

3 Dust a surface with rice flour. In the centre of each dumpling wrapper, place a heaped teaspoon of the pork mixture. Moisten wrapper edges with a wet brush or finger and fold over to form a semi-circle. Press edges to seal, then pleat the sealed edges. Place on prepared rice flour surface.

4 In a large pan, heat sesame oil over medium-high. In batches, cook dumplings in the pan for 2 minutes, or until golden and crispy. Turn dumplings over and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add ½ cup boiling water to the pan and cover. Cook for 8-10 minutes.

5 Serve dumplings immediately garnished with chives and spring onions with dipping sauce, dressed mesclun, edamame beans and lime wedges on the side.

Variations

Make it vegan: Use 300g firm tofu, grated and drained, instead of pork and check dumpling wrappers are vegan.

Make it low FODMAP: Only use the green leaves of the spring onion, swap the peas for diced green beans and check the pickled ginger doesn’t contain sorbitol.

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NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 573 cal

Kilojoules 2400 kJ

Protein 33 g

Total fat 19 g

Saturated fat 4 g

Carbohydrates 65 g

Sugar 4 g

Dietary fibre 10 g

Sodium 650 mg

Calcium 100 mg

Iron 5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.