recipe: pot sticker stir fry

tonight's (very quick!) dinner, inspired by the frozen pot stickers in the freezer. i'm sure homemade pot stickers would be lovely in it, but that doesn't work with with a 15-minute prep time.

ingredients list (for 2):

- 10 frozen pot stickers

- 1/3 box Thai rice noodles

- 2 tbsp vegetable oil

- 2/3 cup water

- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced

- 1/2 green bell pepper, diced

- 1/2 onion, diced

- 1/4 cup carrots, thinly diced

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 tsp red chili paste
- 1/4 cup lo-so soy sauce
- 1/4 cup hoisen sauce
- 1/4 cup green onion, diced
- toasted sesame seeds
- fresh cracked black pepper

*Edit 9/4/14: This stir fry recipe has come a staple in our house, in rotation about once a week (sometimes with pot stickers, other time just with meat - chicken, shrimp, leftover pork roast - anything goes). I've been adding in about 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder, and a few tbsp of teriyaki sauce into the sauce mixture - the extra sweetness/seasoning makes it ~just~ right.

to make: stir together red chili paste, soy sauce, and hoisen sauce in a small bowl.

bring a large pot of water to a boil. once boiling, remove from heat, add rice noodles, and let sit for 8 minutes until rice noodles are soft.

while rice noodles are cooking, add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and 2/3 cup water to a boil in a large wok/skillet over medium-high heat. add pot stickers, cover, and cook until water has evaporated and pot stickers start to turn golden brown. add red pepper, green pepper, onion, and carrots, and saute until vegetables are soft and start to turn golden. add garlic, ginger, and a touch of black pepper and cook for one minute. add sauce to the wok, and allow to cook for 1 minute. stir in noodles, and serve with green onion and sesame seeds for garnish.
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for such a fast recipe, this was super-yum. it tasted like something you could legit order in an asian restaurant. next time i will probably add a little sweet (a little sugar into the sauce mix), but even without it was great. 7.5******~.