One of the things that I miss the most when I am outside of China is street food. For me, street food is much more than just local cuisine. It represents the lifestyle and memories we form up with our friends and families.
Guotie (锅贴 guō tiē) also known as Chinese Pot Stickers are popular dumpling-like street food in northern China. You might have seen them as appetizers or side orders in your local Chinese restaurants.
In this post, we are going to make a quick version of authentic Chinese Guotie with a classic Chinese laver soup together. All the ingredients we use for the Guotie should be quite easy to find in your local grocery store, so go shop if you need to. We will be here ready to start with you when you come back 😉
Quick Chinese Guotie (Pot Sticker) With Lamb and Carrot Recipe
Course: DumplingsCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Super Easy2
servings10
minutes13
minutesThis post shows you how to make a quick and easy authentic Chinese guotie and laver soup recipe that’s ready in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- For Guotie
500g minced lamb
1 x medium-sized leek
2 x medium-sized carrots
Filo pastry
½ tsp Shaoxing cooking wine
2 tsp dark soy
¼ tsp sesame oil
¼ tsp white ground pepper
1-2 tsp salt (to your taste)
½ tsp sugar
- For the soup
A hand full of dried laver
5g dried baby shrimp
Directions
- For this recipe, we are going to use minced lamb, carrots, and leek as stuffing, which for me, is the perfect combination for the cold season. Peel 2 medium-sized carrots and cut them into small chunks.
- Cut 1 medium/large-sized leek into small chunks.
- Put them in a food processor if you have one, or you can also manually finely chop them into tiny pieces.
- Put 500g minced lamb in a big container and put the finely chopped carrots, and leek inside.
- Add ½ tsp Shaoxing cooking wine, 2 tsp dark soy, ¼ tsp sesame oil, ¼ tsp white ground pepper, 1-2 tsp salt (to your taste), and ½ tsp sugar into the mix. Stir for 2 minutes until well mixed.
- Cut filo sheets into roughly 10cmx10cm squares.
- Scoop up the stuffing mix with a spoon and put it in the center of your filo sheet.
- Gently roll them up. You can use a bit of water on the edge to help the filo sheet to stick together.
- Warm up a frying pan (preferably with a lid) and add 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Wait for the oil to heat up with medium-high heat.
- Gently place all of Guotie rolls in the pan and let them fry for 2-3 mins until the bottom-side becomes crusty.
- Add 4 tbsp water (room temperature) to the frying pan, turn to high heat and put the lid on.
- Let your Guotie steam for further 3 mins until the meat is thoroughly cooked.
- Plate and garnish with some thinly sliced spring onion.
- Heat up 2 cups of water in your cooking pot and bring it to a boil.
- Add a handful of dried lavers and 5g dried baby shrimp with a pinch of salt.
- Let them boil for 1-2 mins and serve in a bowl together with Guotie.
- This is an easy version of Guotie, which is perfect if you have a craving for Chinese but don’t want to spend too much time cooking. Hope you enjoy it! 您慢用(nín màn yòng)!
Try It Yourself!
And there you have it! A quick-and-easy authentic Chinese guotie and laver soup combo to fit in any part of your day. Give it a try and let us know how it goes by leaving us a comment. We’re also around to answer any and all questions about this and other authentic Chinese recipes. Remember to also follows us on Instagram for more authentic Chinese food photos.
