#MEwx warm, less humid and Perfect Pot Stickers

Web/power fully repaired in our area now, we shouldn't have another shut-down absent a genuine hurricane or heavy wet snowstorm this winter.  

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have rapidly burning off patchy fog with mostly sunny skies. Highs will be in the mid 70s. winds are light and variable, becoming west around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Lows will drop to the lower 50s with light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 57.2°F, the humidity is 73% and the Dew Point is 49.1°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 1.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.69, the Absolute pressure is 29.49 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun/clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers  with rapidly burning off clouds and bright sun.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 78.3% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:57 am↑ 76° East, Sunset is 7:21 pm↑ 284° West, Moonrise is 4:59 pm↑ 125° Southeast, Moonset is 12:54 am↑ 235° Southwest and we'll have 13 hours 24 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain here  over the past 24 hours.

How about something different today, like Pot Stickers?

Perfect Potstickers

(Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004)

Difficulty: Medium

Prep Time: 50 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

 

Yield: 35 to 40 potstickers

 

1/2 pound ground pork

1/4 cup finely chopped scallions

2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons ketchup

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon light brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

35 to 40 small wonton wrappers

Water, for sealing wontons

3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying

1 1/3 cups chicken stock, divided

 

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.

Combine the first 11 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl (pork through cayenne). Set aside.

 

To form the dumplings, remove 1 wonton wrapper from the package, covering the others with a damp cloth. Brush 2 of the edges of the wrapper lightly with

water. Place 1/2 rounded teaspoon of the pork mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold over, seal edges, and shape as desired. Set on a sheet pan and

cover with a damp cloth. Repeat procedure until all of the filling is gone.

 

Heat a 12-inch sauté pan over medium heat. Brush with vegetable oil once hot. Add 8 to 10 potstickers at a time to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, without

touching. Once the 2 minutes are up, gently add 1/3 cup chicken stock to the pan, turn the heat down to low, cover, and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove

wontons to a heatproof platter and place in the warm oven. Clean the pan in between batches by pouring in water and allowing the pan to deglaze. Repeat

until all the wontons are cooked. Serve immediately.