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Step 5Cook the dumplings
Place the dumplings inside a flat oiled pan. The dumplings should be tightly packed together. Set the pan to medium or low heat. Periodically pick up a dumpling to check the bottom. Once the bottom is golden brown and crispy-looking, you are ready to add water.
Add enough water into the pan to submerge all of the dumplings halfway. Turn the heat to high, and cover the pan with a glass lid. Make sure you don't lift the lids too often after this point, because the dumplings are partially cooked by the steam trapped under the lid. Cook the dumplings until all of the water appears to have evaporated. Your potstickers are ready!
Alternate cooking method (boiling): Boil water in a large pot. Put the dumplings into the boiling water, ensuring that all of the dumplings are completely covered by water. Raw dumplings will tend to sink to the bottom. When the water is boiling again AND the dumplings are floating, add in one cup of cold water. Wait until the water boils again, then add in another cup of cold water. When the water is boiling again, the dumplings have been sufficiently cooked and are read to eat. This method works for both frozen and fresh dumplings.
Storage method: Any dumplings that are not immediately cooked can be frozen. To freeze dumplings, put the plates and pans containing the dumpling into the freezer. Wait until the dumplings are completely hard, then you can re-package the dumplings in freezer bags. If you try to bag the dumplings too early, while they are still soft, they will stick to each other. Once the dumplings are frozen, cook them using the boiling method only. Frozen dumplings won' t taste as good fried.
Add enough water into the pan to submerge all of the dumplings halfway. Turn the heat to high, and cover the pan with a glass lid. Make sure you don't lift the lids too often after this point, because the dumplings are partially cooked by the steam trapped under the lid. Cook the dumplings until all of the water appears to have evaporated. Your potstickers are ready!
Alternate cooking method (boiling): Boil water in a large pot. Put the dumplings into the boiling water, ensuring that all of the dumplings are completely covered by water. Raw dumplings will tend to sink to the bottom. When the water is boiling again AND the dumplings are floating, add in one cup of cold water. Wait until the water boils again, then add in another cup of cold water. When the water is boiling again, the dumplings have been sufficiently cooked and are read to eat. This method works for both frozen and fresh dumplings.
Storage method: Any dumplings that are not immediately cooked can be frozen. To freeze dumplings, put the plates and pans containing the dumpling into the freezer. Wait until the dumplings are completely hard, then you can re-package the dumplings in freezer bags. If you try to bag the dumplings too early, while they are still soft, they will stick to each other. Once the dumplings are frozen, cook them using the boiling method only. Frozen dumplings won' t taste as good fried.
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