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[quote=Anonymous]Here's what you do -
Use a cast iron pan.
If the package says don't add oil to the pan, then don't because that means the potstickers are already oily.
Otherwise, use a little bit of oil to coat the pan.
Get it sizzling hot, then place the frozen pocket stickers in a circular radiating pattern, seam on top, flat body side down. Fill in the radial gaps with more pot stickers until your pan is full. 
Next, add some water to steam.
I learned from my mother to mix a little water (say, +/-4 tablespoons) with flour, then pour that floured water into the pan to steam the dumplings, then put a lid on and turn down to medium, medium/low. The floured water helps form a crust for the dumpling base.
Depending on your cooktop, it can take 10-15 minutes to get a nice grilled coat on the base.
When the dumplings are done, take your serving plate, place it upside down on the pan like a lid. Then flip the entire pan so that the dumplings fall into the plate altogether (you'll have to use your other hand to hold the plate in place). 
You will have a pretty plate of grilled dumplings in a circular radiating pattern held in place by that floured water.

For dipping, soy sauce, some rice vinegar and sesame oil. You can slice some scallions very thin and add it to the dipping bowl too.[/quote]

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