I’m making some, and they definitely can stick to the bottom of the pan! But if you are cooking them in a pot, it’s probably soup, and then they don’t stick at all…
I know it’s just the weirdness of etymology, but it struck me as odd that I’ve never questioned the name before.
The term “potstickers” was already in common use, but it became the defacto standard reference after the publication of a 1945 book on Chinese cooking.
Idk but I find boiling my potstickers always gets a better result than pan frying. Can always throw thin in a pan later minute to braise them a bit but potstickers in a pot of boiling water much better and evenly cooked imo
I thought pan stickers are when you take a potsticker out of the boiling water and finish it off in the pan to give it a little bit of a crisp and browning, I’ve also gotten pan stickers where they all are kind of connected by a very thin layer of the wrapping, and you break them off to eat them.
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I’m making some, and they definitely can stick to the bottom of the pan! But if you are cooking them in a pot, it’s probably soup, and then they don’t stick at all…
I know it’s just the weirdness of etymology, but it struck me as odd that I’ve never questioned the name before.
The same reason cookies are baked and bacon is cooked
It’s just a matter of the arbitrary, as in Chinese, the word “guo 锅”, can mean either pot or pan.
Because 90% of dishwashers are traumatized by pan stickers.
The term “potstickers” was already in common use, but it became the defacto standard reference after the publication of a 1945 book on Chinese cooking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Cook_and_Eat_in_Chinese
Idk but I find boiling my potstickers always gets a better result than pan frying. Can always throw thin in a pan later minute to braise them a bit but potstickers in a pot of boiling water much better and evenly cooked imo
I thought pan stickers are when you take a potsticker out of the boiling water and finish it off in the pan to give it a little bit of a crisp and browning, I’ve also gotten pan stickers where they all are kind of connected by a very thin layer of the wrapping, and you break them off to eat them.
Aren’t potstickers usually cooked in a pot? You’d only really use a pan if you’re crisping them up a bit.
I boil them for a few minutes. Take them out & toss in sesame oil, soy sauce, & chili garlic. Then air fry
Super untraditional but great & easy
Because they’re best after smoking some pot