pot sticker

noun

variants or potsticker
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

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Blanchette also teased that pot stickers are returning to its Thai Chicken Salad. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 13 May 2025 The menu includes a wide-ranging selection of sushi and sashimi plus traditional appetizers such as dumplings and pot stickers, with omakase sushi,. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025 Plates include a combination of meat, noodles, rice, egg rolls and pot stickers. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025 In addition to poke, the menu includes teriyaki bowls, Chinese beef stew, ramen noodles, hot and sour soup, won ton soup, pot stickers and more. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pot sticker

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of pot sticker was in 1963

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“Pot sticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20sticker. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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