Vegetarian Pot Stickers

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Vegetarian Pot Stickers

 

Since I’m constantly cooking Monday-Friday (for this blog), the weekends are usually spent going out to eat. And since I live so close to San Gabriel Valley, I usually head there for a meal or two. Chinese food is one of my al-time favorites. I have to say, I love meat pot stickers and dumplings. Shrimp and pork? Delicious. But for a lighter weeknight meal, I wanted to try my hand at Vegetarian Pot Stickers. And I’m so glad I gave them a few tries, because these are SO good.

Vegetarian Pot Stickers

Vegetarian Pot Stickers

I roasted a kabocha squash and added a bunch of stuff to it like green onions, sautéed mushrooms, sesame oil, chili paste, ginger and white pepper. It was glorious. It tasted like heaven.

This makes about 24 pot stickers which sounds like a lot but when you start eating them, it feels like it could go on forever and ever. I would highly recommend doubling this recipe and then freezing the rest. Pot stickers are THE ABSOLUTE BEST to cook straight from the freezer.

Vegetarian Pot Stickers

I watched this video a few times to get the crimping right and guess what, I still didn’t do it correctly. I ended up being ok. Billy nailed them and made beautiful moon-shaped dumplings (I put them at the front of this photo lol). I had some trouble but even mine that weren’t perfect, tasted delicious.

Vegetarian Pot Stickers

When you make pot stickers, the thing you have to do is fry first and then add some water and then immediately cover. That water creates a crispy crust and steams the dumplings. They end up being crunchy and soft and delicious all at the same time.

The dipping sauce is super easy and I love it because it’s got that spice! But feel free to skip the fire added if you’re feeling more mild vibes.

If you make these Vegetarian Pot Stickers, let me know! 

5 from 8 votes

Vegetarian Pot Stickers

Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 2 hours
Assembly: 20 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 People
These Vegetarian Pot Stickers make for a delicious vegan weeknight meal. The filling consists of kobocha squash, mushrooms, minced garlic and more!

Ingredients 

Filling:

  • 1 1/2 pound kabocha squash
  • Vegetable oil
  • 3 ounces mushrooms of choice, I used enoki mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger, from about 1-knob of ginger
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 green onions, ends trimmed and sliced
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha or chili paste of your choice
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, use black pepper in a pinch

Assembly, Dipping Sauce and Serving:

  • 24 pot sticker wrappers or won ton wrappers
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 green onions, ends trimmed and sliced, as garnish
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, as garnish

Instructions 

To Make the Filling:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the squash cut side down and roast until tender, about 40 minutes. Scoop out squash and add to a bowl.
  • In a small skillet, set over medium heat, add a teaspoon of vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, add the green onions, mushrooms, ginger and a pinch of salt. Cook until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add to the bowl with the squash and add the green onions, sesame oil, Sriracha, white pepper and a pinch of salt. Mix it up and give it a taste. Adjust the salt according to taste; I ended up adding an additional few pinches of salt.

To Assemble the Pot Stickers:

  • Place one wrapper in your hand. Add a teaspoon of filling to the center of the wrapper and moisten hallway around the edge with a wet finger. To seal, using the thumb and forefinger of one hand, form tiny pleats, pressing the edges together. Stand the dumpling up on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dumplings.
  • *NOTE: If you’re cooking these in a few hours, transfer them to the freezer. And cook them straight from the freezer.

To Make the Sauce:

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, Sriracha and sesame oil. Set aside.

To Cook the Pot Stickers:

  • To a 10-inch, non-stick skillet, set over medium heat, add a few teaspoons of oil. When the oil is hot, add the pot stickers so they’re standing up right. Cook, uncovered until the bottoms are light golden brown, about 2 minutes.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of water and then quickly cover with a lid. Cook until bottom is crispy and dumplings are steamed, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from the pot and serve alongside the sauce. Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds. Serve immediately

Notes

Assembly Help:
This video helps a lot. The assembly part starts at 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
To Freeze and Save for Later:
Transfer dumplings to a baking sheet and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until they feel very firm. Then transfer to a freezer-safe plastic bag and freeze.
To Cook Dumplings Straight from the Freezer:
Follow exact directions above. Mine just needed a bit more time steaming, so add a minute or two onto the time above.

Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 245kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American, Chinese, Taiwanese
Like this Recipe? Please Rate & comment below!

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14 Comments

  1. Yes! More vegan recipes please! These look great.

    To anyone who loves animals, consider going plant-based 🙂 check out the Joaquin Pheonix move Earthlings! It will blow your mind what humans are doing to every other species for profit without thought to what consumers find ethical, what is best for the earth, and what is healthy and sustainable.

    Thanks again!

  2. 5 stars
    The filling of potstickers is always an inspiration for our creativity xD I like it!
    btw, the Black Panther is so greatttt 😉

  3. So I’m sitting here looking at your photos before reading it, and I’m thinking: how did she get the crimping to look so professional? And then I read your post. They look great!

  4. Great recipe Adarme, but once you get me mouth watering. hahahaha. This looks really great..going to give it a try. Something warming and delicious.

  5. So pretty! I am definitely going to try to make these. Does that little pot in the 3rd picture on the post have eye balls?

  6. Ok idk why I haven’t made veggie potstickers yet but I am SO all over this! I never love the ones at Chinese restaurants, so I’m skipping that noise and going right to these.

  7. 5 stars
    I love potstickers and honestly never imagined myself making them at home, but this looks so un-intimidating! I’ve learned not to care if my home cooking is ugly (and you should see my comically misshapen empanadas) so long as it’s delicious.