Potstickers are delish (but we all know that!)

One of my favorite memories as a kid was watching my mom make 500 (it was a lot) potstickers, or as we called them, gyozas. They are delicious. Matt and I decided we wanted to make some for dinner this week. We looked at a few recipes and tweaked them to come up with one that works great for our little family.

Here it is:
1 clove garlic
3 green onions (we added more and it was tasty)
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. ground pork
1 package wonton wrappers
2 Tb. vegetable oil

Directions:
Chop the garlic finely. Defrost the pork. Cut off the root ends of the green onions and slice the white part and up to one inch of the green. Add the garlic, green onions, egg yolk, salt, and ground pork to a bowl and mix it together. It seems gross, but mix it with your hands! It works better this way.

Get out the wonton wrappers. Dip a finger in water and wet the edges of the wrapper. Place a small spoonful of the pork mixture in the middle of the wrapper and fold it in half, pressing the edges of the wrapper together. You should be able to finish a whole package of wrappers with one batch. Prepare a deep sided pan and add 2 Tb. of vegetable boil. Place a few (8-10) into the heated oil. Fry potstickers on both sides. Then (this is the fun part) add 2 Tb. of water to the pan and quickly close the lid. The potstickers will sizzle for a while. Once the noise dies down, they should be done! Take off the lid carefully because the oil will spit a bit. If you have more than you want to eat, freeze the leftover, uncooked potstickers. Then you can pull them out for a quick meal later!