Should be Chicken Pot Stickers by Teressa

I say "should be" because I bought pork. Let me say I have NEVER had a pot sticker before nor did I have any idea what they were... I have a little better idea now. If asked to describe them I would have to say that they are little packages of YUM!!!!!!

I had just walked in the door and everyone was yelling... FINALLY LETS EAT!!!! So I started the process. The recipe (page 90, of Cook this NOT that) said it takes a total of 10 minutes. And I think that was a very accurate statement. I started at 7:00p.m. and it is now 7:50p.m. (cooking and eating time.) I know Erin made this same recipe but didn't add the mushrooms. I did. The were not Shiitake because Walmart didn't have them so they were just regular. The recipe calls for 4 oz. I would add more but I like mushrooms.

Here is what the critics say ( we have two guest critics tonight) first while it was cooking.
Emma--- MOM! are you cooking a skunk? it stinks!!!!! ( my guess is the sesame oil I was using to cook the mushrooms...
Tracy- I think your right Emm..
The other two were to busy. Then when I said it was dinner time. Emma came in holding her nose.... Man she can be dramatic!

So for the meal.
Emma, I am NOT eating this... But she was forced to try and she still didn't like it.But if asked she like the chicken(? what it was pork!)

Corrina, Liked the pot sticker part, but hated the peppers, green beans.... (actually they are sugar snap peas.)

Keneson- I got a stuck out tongue and then he said, "I like the big thing."

Tracy- Thought it was good but needs more sauce.

last ME- I loved it!!!!! I agree with Tracy the sauce needed to be put on a little different than I did it but YUM!!!!!! I will totally fix this again. (and the kids can have chicken fingers!)

1 2 3 Start Cookin!!!!!

Chicken and Pork Pot Stickers - Erin

OMG....You HAVE to make these pot stickers!!! They are soooo yummy!!! I hate to post this before Teressa because she's making it tonight too, but I have time now. I hope she likes them as much as I did!

I wouldn't have thought pot stickers were as healthful as they are! This recipe is on page 90 of Cook This, Not That!, and I did switch it up just a bit. The recipe calls for shiitake mushrooms, and I hate mushrooms. I left them out. The recipe also calls for Sriracha, a chili sauce which originates in Thailand. I left that out because it was for the family. I didn't want it to be spicy. I added a bit more soy sauce than was called for, but other than those changes, I made it exactly as written. ;) OH! I also made some brown rice to put it on. I didn't have mine with brown rice, but Jase and Madeline did.

Here's what the critics had to say about the pot stickers:

Madeline - "It was okay, but I didn't like it." (She ate all of it, though.)
Riley - I'm not sure if Jase tried to give her any, but I am sure she wouldn't have eaten them
if he had.
Jase - "I thought it was good. I didn't taste any difference between the chicken and the pork,
and I thought the brown rice tasted just like white rice."
Erin - "YUM YUM YUM!!! I liked the pork better than the chicken. I can't wait to make this
again!"











Here is what this cost:

Soy Sauce - I already had this on hand.
Sesame Oil - I already had this on hand.
Asian Pot Stickers - $2.68 a box (I bought three boxes but should have only bought two)
Sugar Snap Peas - $2.63 (I bought fresh instead of frozen)
Rice Wine Vinegar - $1.82
Brown Rice - $1.50
Sesame Seeds - $3.74

This recipe will get cheaper now that I have plenty of sesame seeds and rice wine vinegar on hand. :)

Please try this recipe! I'd love to hear what you think!! Three, Two, One, "Start Cookin'!"