Potstickers have been one of my go-to comfort foods for years. I love everything from the flavor to the sinful indulgence of the carbs.
And yet I don’t love how I’d feel after a big bowl of traditionally made potstickers…bloated and guilty. Ick!
Grains, gluten and soy make up a big part of most potsticker recipes, and these ingredients are on The Recipe Hacker’s blacklist. So I came up with this simple dough recipe using almond flour and arrowroot starch — taking the grains and gluten out of the picture. Coconut aminos were a simple solution for taking out the soy sauce. Voila, potstickers without the harmful ingredients!
These potstickers (or ‘little dumplings’ as B calls them) turned out so similar to the traditional potstickers that my kiddos love, that they polished off half of the batch before dinner. I was barely able to grab a few to snap a pic
1 cup blanched almond flour
1 cup arrowroot starch
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup water
1 egg
½ pound ground chicken
½ cup Green Cabbage, shredded
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1 Green Onion, minced
1 teaspoon coconut aminos
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1½ teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
⅛ teaspoon white pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
In a medium bowl combine the almond flour, arrowroot and sea salt. Mix well. In another bowl combine the water and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix well to form a ball of dough. Kneed with your hands until all of the lumps are gone. Wrap the dough ball with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes.
Remove the dough from the fridge and use a rolling pin to roll out between two pieces of parchment paper. Flatten the dough until it is ⅛ inch or slightly thinner. Use a round cookie cutter to create circles of flattened dough between 2-3 inches in diameter. Carefully transfer these dough circles to a parchment paper-lined tray. The dough should make 30 circles.
Combine all of the filling ingredients together in a medium bowl. Mix well.
Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each dough circle. Fold the dough circle in half, over the filling, and match up the edges. Pinch the edges of the dough with your fingers to close and to give it a wavy edge.
Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the potstickers, flat side down, and cook for about 5 minutes, until golden. Reduce the heat to low. Flip the potstickers over and fill the pan with ¼ inch of water. Cover and cook until the water is nearly evaporated. Remove the lid and continue to cook until all of the water is gone. Remove from heat and serve with coconut aminos. Enjoy!
Calories: 324
Fat: 19g
Carbohydrates: 24g
Sodium: 274mg
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 15g
Sugar: 1g