Baby Broccoli Pot Stickers

I really, really hate broccoli, I always have and then Lolo from veganyumyum posted this lovely recipe and I am now obsessed with baby broccoli, it's so delicious!

These pot stickers were really delicious, they kind of just came together because I didn't have many ingredients in my fridge. I also really wanted a reason to use my brand new bamboo steamer, bamboo steamers are amazing!

1 tsp sesame oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped baby broccoli (including stems)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground ginger
salt and pepper to taste
8-14 egg-less wonton wrapper (if you can't find these you can make your own, but it is a very laborious process)

If you're using a bamboo steamer fill a large pot with at least 4 inches of water and put it on high heat, I added 2 tablespoons of dried lemon grass to the water, one of the wonders of bamboo steamers is whatever you add to the water gets infused into your food, leave this pot of water to boil. In a large skillet heat your sesame oil over medium heat, chop and add the garlic, once the garlic becomes fragrant add the mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms, stirring regularly, until they start to darken in some places, add the tomatoes, broccoli, and all of your spices, and cook stirring regularly until all of your vegetables are softened remove from heat. The easiest way to assemble these is to have everything you need ready to go, so set up your work station, if you're frying these instead of steaming them start heating your pan also, have some water ready, if you're using a steamer put a piece of parchment paper down in your steamer, take a wonton wrapper and put about 1 tsp of filling into the wrapper it's easiest not to over-fill them.

Using your finger wet one edge of the pot sticker and then fold in half and press the edges together, you can crimp them if you like, it does help them stay together better.

Fit your steamer over the pot of boiling water and place the pot stickers into it, put the lid on and let them steam away. The beautiful thing about bamboo steamers is that you can't overcook you're food it just keeps getting more and more moist, so you can prepare any other components of your meal and the steamer will keep your food warm without burning it, they need to steam for at least 10 minutes, or until the wrappers are translucent.