Comments on: Cook’s Illustrated - Perfect Potstickers http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/ Food and wine in magazines and newspapers, cookbook reviews Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:15:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: J. Winslow http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-3471 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:45:16 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-3471 Replying to scully's comment way after the fact, nira is also known as Chinese chives or garlic chives. I haven't yet tackled potstickers; they seem to be one of those labor-intensive things that is often best gotten at a good restaurant rather than sweated over at home. But I do have a potsticker crimper, so I suppose I should try them at home at least once. Replying to scully’s comment way after the fact, nira is also known as Chinese chives or garlic chives. I haven’t yet tackled potstickers; they seem to be one of those labor-intensive things that is often best gotten at a good restaurant rather than sweated over at home. But I do have a potsticker crimper, so I suppose I should try them at home at least once.

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]]> by: jared Cockman http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-141 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:22:38 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-141 I tried the same recipe last week, and had better luck but I agree with you on a couple of points. CI has a tendency to add steps that are just unnecessary in a lot of cases, wilting the lettuce being exhibit one. I felt the salt helped their recipe, regardless. Seemd bland and in need of some additional bite. I used a different brand of wrapper, and liked them enough to recommend them. Someone else metioned the wrinkles holding all of the flavor, which is true for me and seems to be a function of how tight the lid is and how hot you steam them - the hotter and tighter the better. CI's timing seems off. I tried the same recipe last week, and had better luck but I agree with you on a couple of points. CI has a tendency to add steps that are just unnecessary in a lot of cases, wilting the lettuce being exhibit one. I felt the salt helped their recipe, regardless. Seemd bland and in need of some additional bite. I used a different brand of wrapper, and liked them enough to recommend them. Someone else metioned the wrinkles holding all of the flavor, which is true for me and seems to be a function of how tight the lid is and how hot you steam them - the hotter and tighter the better. CI’s timing seems off.

]]> by: McAuliflower http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-135 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:30 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-135 yeah- I agree... there is nothing tastier than a gyoza with a handmade wrapper.<br /> <br /> To bad this recipe doesn't have a great illustrated technique on how to crimp the wrappers. All the flavor's in those pretty little creases, you know...<br /> <br /> yeah- I agree… there is nothing tastier than a gyoza with a handmade wrapper.

To bad this recipe doesn’t have a great illustrated technique on how to crimp the wrappers. All the flavor’s in those pretty little creases, you know…

]]> by: Barbara Fisher http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-140 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:08:32 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-140 Fresh water chestnuts are awesome in potstickers or gyoza, either one.<br /> <br /> Most of my issue, when I make my own potsticker dough is the rolling it out--however, once I saw the owner of my favorite dim sum restaurant using a tortilla press to make her potsticker wrappers, I tried it and it worked great!<br /> <br /> Mine still aren't as pretty as hers are when they are homemade, but they still taste much better with handmade wrappers than with gyoza wrappers. Fresh water chestnuts are awesome in potstickers or gyoza, either one.

Most of my issue, when I make my own potsticker dough is the rolling it out–however, once I saw the owner of my favorite dim sum restaurant using a tortilla press to make her potsticker wrappers, I tried it and it worked great!

Mine still aren’t as pretty as hers are when they are homemade, but they still taste much better with handmade wrappers than with gyoza wrappers.

]]> by: Jill http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-139 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:31:04 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-139 If you'd like to make your own dough - here is a link to a good recipe - http://www.funhouse.com/jfw/dinner/pot_stickers.html<br /> <br /> It's easy and satisfying - only takes flour and water. I've varied the filling in the recipe, adding chopped up pea pods, chopped water chestnuts and decreasing spinach amount. Great to store in freezer after making; prepare and put on cookie tins, put in freezer. When hardened, place in freezer bags, then remove how ever many you want to cook at a time. If you’d like to make your own dough - here is a link to a good recipe - http://www.funhouse.com/jfw/dinner/pot_stickers.html

It’s easy and satisfying - only takes flour and water. I’ve varied the filling in the recipe, adding chopped up pea pods, chopped water chestnuts and decreasing spinach amount. Great to store in freezer after making; prepare and put on cookie tins, put in freezer. When hardened, place in freezer bags, then remove how ever many you want to cook at a time.

]]> by: scully http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-138 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:43:30 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-138 I used to work at a Japanese restaurant where they served gyoza - the filling is similar to potstickers but the wrapper is thinner. The owner's trick was to chop the napa cabbage finely and then wrap it all in a big piece of cheesecloth, which he would then twist tightly closed and weigh down to squeeze out moisture. I remember being shocked at how much this process reduced the volume of the cabbage. Also I recommend using a garlic green called "nira" that can be found in Asian groceries. The flavor is MUCH better than scallions. I used to work at a Japanese restaurant where they served gyoza - the filling is similar to potstickers but the wrapper is thinner. The owner’s trick was to chop the napa cabbage finely and then wrap it all in a big piece of cheesecloth, which he would then twist tightly closed and weigh down to squeeze out moisture. I remember being shocked at how much this process reduced the volume of the cabbage. Also I recommend using a garlic green called “nira” that can be found in Asian groceries. The flavor is MUCH better than scallions.

]]> by: Barbara Fisher http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-137 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:54:26 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/03/08/cook_s_illustrated_perfect_potstickers/#comment-137 Gyoza wrappers, in my opinon, make acceptable to very good potstickers. But for excellent to perfect ones, you have to make the dough yourself. <br /> <br /> I am glad that you tested this recipe, because I have issues with the ethnic cuisines that CI covers. They usually bastardize it in some way, and I usually cannot stand the results. Gyoza wrappers, in my opinon, make acceptable to very good potstickers. But for excellent to perfect ones, you have to make the dough yourself.

I am glad that you tested this recipe, because I have issues with the ethnic cuisines that CI covers. They usually bastardize it in some way, and I usually cannot stand the results.

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