Pot Sticker Sauce
Yield: About 1 cup of sauce
Cook Time: 2-3 minutes
Tips: Sauce can be freezed for later use.
This Pot Sticker Sauce recipe (also sometimes called Chinese Dumpling sauce) is indeed perfect for serving as a dipping sauce for pot stickers (also sometimes referred to
as Chinese dumplings, jiaozi, gyoza, or momocha), but it doesn't stop there! This pot sticker dipping sauce also tastes delicious as a sauce for a variety of other Asian dishes, including egg rolls, wontons, spring rolls, lettuce wraps, stir-fry dishes and more (see Chicken Pot Stickers and/or Pork Pot Stickers).
This dark Asian sauce is a beautiful marriage of ingredients creating the perfect balance of sweet and sour and just the right amount of spice. You can make this sauce days in advance, and it stores well in the refrigerator for weeks. In fact, you can make a large batch of pot stickers and store them in the freezer until you're ready to cook them, at which time your pot sticker sauce will be waiting!
This dark Asian sauce is a beautiful marriage of ingredients creating the perfect balance of sweet and sour and just the right amount of spice. You can make this sauce days in advance, and it stores well in the refrigerator for weeks. In fact, you can make a large batch of pot stickers and store them in the freezer until you're ready to cook them, at which time your pot sticker sauce will be waiting!
Recipe▼
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Directions
Combine all ingredients in small sauce pan or microwaveable dish and heat until warm. May be stored in refrigerator or freezer. Reheat when ready to use.
