pot sticker

noun

variants or potsticker

ˈpät-ˌsti-kər 

plural pot stickers or potstickers

: a crescent-shaped dumpling filled usually with pork, pan-fried, and then steamed

A toothsome marriage of crispy (on the outside) and tender (on the inside), pot stickers can be filled with just about anything.

—Gretchen McKay

The ideal potsticker is both crispy and chewy thanks to a unique cooking method. The filled dumplings are sautéed so that the part of the wrapper in contact with the hot pan becomes crisp. Next, water is added and the pan is covered to steam the rest of the wrapper to tenderness.

—America's Test Kitchen

compare gyoza, wonton

Examples of pot sticker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ru, the chef at Bushi Bushi in Dallas and Frisco, was interested in opening a Fort Worth location to serve his pot stickers with lobster, wagyu beef, or traditional varieties. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025

There are multiple types of pho, pad thai, takoyaki, Chinese stir-fry dishes, mapo tofu, pot stickers, chili oil wontons, wonton soup and barbecue roast pork and duck straight from the whole duck hanging in a nearby window. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Add 5 frozen pot stickers and 1 handful chopped bok choy and/or other leafy green and simmer until pot stickers are cooked through (3 to 4 minutes). —Katie Sullivan Morford, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025

Order a few sure bets like pot stickers or dumplings, then dare one another into trying chicken feet (absolutely delicious) or beef tripe (absolutely cow intestine). —Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

translation of Chinese (Beijing) guōtiē, guōtiēr, from guō "pot, wok" + tiē "stick to" + -r, noun suffix

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pot sticker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• thicker