Kennett Square Shitake, Ginger and Pork Pot Sticker Soup |
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Tina Verrelli of Devon, Pennsylvania, won the 2012 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival recipe contest with this entry, published in May/June 2013 AAA World . Save 9/07/13 & 9/08/13 for this year's Mushroom Festival in the Mushroom Capital of the World. (I haven't made this yet, but I am posting it for safe-keeping for fellow mushroom lovers.) Ingredients:
20 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced and chopped in small pieces |
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil |
1 teaspoon sesame oil |
2 teaspoons garlic, minced |
2 teaspoons ginger, finely grated |
1 cup bok choy, finely chopped in bite-sized pieces |
4 teaspoons soy sauce |
8 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth |
1/3 lb ground pork |
1 teaspoon garlic, minced |
1 teaspoon ginger, finely grated |
1 teaspoon soy sauce |
1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped |
1 tablespoon green onion, finely chopped |
18 wonton wrappers |
1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth or 1/4 cup water, for dampening edges of pot sticker wraps |
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil |
1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth or 1/4 cup water |
1 cup bok choy, chopped in bite-sized pieces |
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped |
1 tablespoon green onion, chopped |
green onion, coarsely chopped (optional) |
cilantro, chopped (optional) |
Directions:
1. MUSHROOM SOUP BASE:.
2. Chop sliced Shiitake mushrooms into small pieces. Heat canola oil over medium heat in a 4-quart pan. Add sesame oil, garlic, ginger and bok choy stems.
3. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 1 minute.
4. Add soy sauce and mushrooms. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 8-10 minutes.
5. Remove 1 cup of cooked mushroom mixture, and reserve for later.
6. Add chicken broth. Adjust heat to maintain low simmer, and cover.
7. POT STICKERS:.
8. In a medium bowl, combine pork and reserved 1 cup of cooked mushroom mixture. Mix in garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. Mix in cilantro and green onion. Mix until well combined.
9. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of pork-mushroom filling into center of pot sticker wrapper. Use some chicken broth or water to dampen around the edge of the wrapper. With fingers, press the 2 sides of the wrapper together to form a semicircle shape. Gently press the bottom of the pot sticker on a flat surface to form flattened bottom. Repeat to form 18 pot stickers.
10. Heat canola oil over medium heat in large (12-inch or larger) nonstick skillet. Place pot stickers seam side up in skillet, and cook over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown.
11. Add 1/4 cup of chicken broth or water, and cover pan with lid. Reduce heat and allow to steam for 5 minutes.
12. LAST TOUCH:.
13. Stir into the soup: bok choy, cilantro and green onion ( For the Pot ).
14. SERVE:.
15. Arrange 3 pot stickers in each bowl. Ladle soup over pot stickers. If desired, garnish with additional green onions and cilantro.
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