Vegetable Potstickers
Meatless potstickers that taste even better than the meat-filled ones! PROMISE! And these taste 10000x better than the freezer-kind!
When I first made these, we recipe tested three kinds of potstickers.
A veggie one. A pork one. And a shrimp one.
And I have to say. I actually liked the veggie one the best.
Now you guys know I’m not a vegetarian – I’ll eat anything and everything. But these veggie potstickers have so much going on – from the garlicky mushrooms to the crunchy water chestnuts (best secret ingredient in a potsticker btw).
To be honest, I didn’t even notice that this was actually meatless!
So if you need a change in your potsticker rotation, or if you don’t consume much veggies in your daily diet like Mr. Ben does, these potstickers are definitely the way to go.
I’ve already frozen about 5 batches so far! For Mr. Ben’s sake. Not mine.
Vegetable Potstickers
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup diced shiitake mushrooms
- 2 shallots, minced
- 3 cups shredded green cabbage
- 2 carrots, peeled and grated
- ½ cup diced water chestnuts
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 large egg
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 ½ tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 32 3-inch round wonton wrappers
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in cabbage and carrots until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Let cool completely.
- In a large bowl, combine mushroom mixture, water chestnuts, cilantro, egg, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- To assemble the potstickers, place wrappers on a work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mushroom mixture into the center of each wrapper. Using your finger, rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape, pinching the edges to seal.*
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add potstickers in a single layer and cook until beginning to crisp on the bottom, about 2-3 minutes. Working quickly, add 1/4 cup water; cover and cook until liquid has evaporated and bottoms of dumplings are crisp and golden, about 3-5 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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Made these tonight. Great flavor, but labor intensive. Hoping the process moves along faster next time. Stuffing the wrappers was a lot of work. The wonton wrappers wouldn’t stay sealed even with the water rim. Is there a “trick” to keeping the edges sealed? Delicious and hubby approved.
The water should keep the edges sealed – if it is not sealing, you can try to dip your finger into the bowl of water and try again. Hope that helps!
How do you make the sauce for the potstickers?
I make the simplest gyoza sauce with soy sauce, a little bit of rice vinegar and red pepper flakes.
This sounds delish but quick questions, you just mix a raw egg with all the cooked vegetables?
Yes, the egg is actually used to bind the filling ingredients together – kind of like meatballs!
I need these potstickers in my life asap!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
Can I leave out the egg? Vegans like potstickers too.
Hi Chris! The egg is actually used to bind the filling ingredients together so unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. I have read that cornstarch can be substituted instead but I have not tried it myself. If you try it without the egg, let me know how it turns out for the other fellow vegans out there. 🙂
Pls see my reply to KRISTEN.
Use “VeganEgg” by Follow Your Heart and “Frieda’s Eggroll Wrappers” for your wonton wraps. Cut them into circles or do as I do and cut wrappers diagonally and make large wontons/potstickers.
Hope this helps!!
Would the texture and consistency be ok without the egg? Vegan here.
Hi Kristen! The egg is actually used to bind the filling ingredients together so unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. I have read that cornstarch can be substituted instead but I have not tried it myself. If you try it without the egg, let me know how it turns out for the other fellow vegans out there. 🙂
Please try and USE the VeganEgg substitute product by FollowYourHeart.
It’s simply called “VeganEgg” and is AMAZING in every recipe that calls for eggs.
I also have found an eggless egg roll wrapper called Frieda’s eggroll wrappers by Frieda’s Inc out of LosAlamitos,CA.
Hope this helps ..Enjoy, VEGAN sister!
Thank you for the Vegan tips! I myself was wondering how to substitute.
I just realized I’m out of rice wine vinegar. Would you sub with Kikkoman Sweet Cooking Rice Seasoning, or an Apple Cider Vinegar? Thank you…
Cider vinegar would be a great substitute.
I cannot wait to try and make these! Pinned for reference. 🙂
What is the brand of round wonton wrappers that you use? I need to specify for my grocery store to order them for me. Thanks! I’ve loved your other pot stickers & can’t wait to try these!
I typically use Dynasty Gyoza/Potsticker Wrappers because that’s the only brand my grocery store carries! 🙂
Water chestnuts are canned or can you buy fresh?
I use canned.
Do you remove the first batch and then brown another batch and add first batch back to the pan and then steam them all at once?
I recommend steaming in batches instead of going through the hassle of removing them and adding them back into the pan.
Hi Chungah, thank you for this recipe that I will be trying tonight…hubby and I are eating mostly vegetarian so I’m always searching for new veggie recipes…cannot wait.
If I make these and freeze them after assembling, do I need to thaw them when I’m ready to cook them? Or what would you suggest?
No need to thaw!
Do you have a potsticker sauce that you make to put on the potstickers? If you do could you please share it.
Thank you!
I make the simplest gyoza sauce with soy sauce, a little bit of rice vinegar and red pepper flakes.