1 Are potstickers and pan-fried dumplings the same

Not the same.

Potstickers and fried dumplings have great similarities, such as their shape and filling, but in fact there are differences, especially in the preparation method is fundamentally different. Pan-fried dumplings need to be boiled, while pot stickers can only be fried, never boiled in water, the process requires constant shaking of the pot and sprinkling of water.

It's best to cook them in cool oil.

In the pan, we must use "cool oil" to fry, not wait for the oil to heat up and then under the dumplings, because cool oil can prevent the dumplings from sticking to the pan, with hot oil is not very good control, the dumplings will be easy to stick to the pan, and then inevitably frying paste! Then under the dumplings, pay attention not to let the dumplings too close to each other to leave a little space between them, and so the dumplings fried to a little color, we can add the right amount of water into the pot, cover the lid, and change to warm fire to start cooking, about five minutes on it, the fire here must be controlled, or the dumplings are also easy to fry paste. The process of cooking can gently shake the pot, so that the dumplings are evenly heated.

3 How to fry the dumplings to flavor

In addition to the skin and the inside of the trap, when you make fried dumplings, the fire is also very important. If the heat is too high, the pan-fried dumplings will be mushy, and a good pot of dumplings will be smashed in your hands. If the heat is not enough, the dumpling skin will be soft and chewy, and the meat filling will not be flavorful. Therefore, when doing this fried dumplings, it is recommended to use a pan (the pan is evenly heated, the most suitable for frying food), add a little vegetable oil, when the oil is hot, adjust the heat to medium, put the dumplings on one side of the pan and slowly fry, one side of the frying until golden brown, then turn over the other side of the pan to continue to fry, if you are especially looking for exciting flavors of the friends, you can also be in the fried dumplings out of the pan before the dumplings surface sprinkled a layer of cumin, so the fried dumplings are flavorful enough. The pan-fried dumplings will be full of flavor.