Let’s Make The Ultimate ‘Pot’ Stickers

STICKY ICKY POT-STICKERS

*MAKES*: 24 pot stickers
*TIME:* 2 hours
*DOSE:* 2 mg THC per dumpling

I use store-bought wrappers for ease with these dosed dumplings, because
I’d rather roll a joint than dough. The bottoms still brown up beautifully,
cradling a juicy pork filling spiced with a pinch of Sichuan peppercorn and
fresh ginger. The sweet twist of green apple balances the herbaceousness of
the weed carried in the pork fat.
*INGREDIENTS *

*½ *pound ground pork
*½* cup minced green cabbage (about 1⁄8 head)
*¼ *cup minced scallion whites (about 4 scallions)
*¼ *cup peeled green apple, minced (about ½ an apple)
*1* tablespoon soy sauce
*½ *tablespoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
*¼* teaspoon ground fennel seed
*¼* teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns
*¼ *gram ground decarboxylated flower
*24* round dumpling or gyoza skins
*6* tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil, divided
¾ cup water, divided
*DIRECTIONS *

1. In a food processor, blend the pork, cabbage, scallion whites, apple,
soy sauce, ginger, fennel seed, Sichuan peppercorns, and flower until fully
combined, 1 to 2 minutes. (You can also do this by hand in a large bowl.)

2. Remove the dumpling skins from the packaging and set out a small bowl of
water to act as the glue. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper for the
finished pot-stickers. Measure the total weight of the pork filling and
divide by 24. Weigh out 24 portions of filling equal to that amount (about
15 grams per dumpling).
*sticky situation Weed and deliciousness*
*meet in Chef Vanessa Lavorato’s hands.*

3. Scoop the measured filling onto the center of a dumpling skin. Dip your
fingers in water, then dampen the rim of the top half of the dumpling skin.
Fold into a half-moon shape, pinching only the center together. Pleat the
front-facing right edge of the halfmoon from the center toward the outer
corner in a small fold and then gently pinch it together with the back edge
of the wrapper. Repeat three or four times until the corner seals closed,
then continue on the left edge of the dumpling. As you finish each
dumpling, place it on the sheet pan. Continue until all the dumplings are
filled and wrapped. Freeze the pot-stickers on the sheet pan until firm, 30
minutes. At this point, the finished, uncooked dumplings can be frozen for
longer storage in a labeled freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.

4. To cook the pot-stickers, place a medium sauté pan with a lid over
medium heat for several minutes, then add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat for
1 to 2 more minutes. Cook 8 pot-stickers at a time, placing in the pan so
each bottom sits flat, leaving about an inch of space between each
dumpling, and fanning around the center of the pan. Turn the heat down to
medium-low and fry until the bottom crisps and browns, 4 to 5 minutes. Add
¼ cup of water to the pan, which will spit. Quickly cover with the lid to
steam. When all the water boils off, 5 to 6 minutes, remove the lid and
turn the heat up to medium to crisp the bottoms of the pot-stickers, 2 to 3
minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer the finished dumplings to a
serving platter. Repeat the cooking process with each of the 2 remaining
batches of the dumplings, using 2 tablespoons of oil and ¼ cup of water for
each. Once finished, serve.
*SERVING SUGGESTION *

I microdose these pot-stickers so everyone can have a few; to please the
heavy hitters at the party, you can serve them with Cosmic Chili Crisp.

*Excerpted from How To Eat Weed And Have A Good Time. Copyright Vanessa
Lavorato. Photography copyright Julia Stotz. Included with permission of
Simon Element, an imprint of Simon & Schuster LLC.*

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