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To prepare the pot stickers: Smash the garlic clove by placing it on a cutting board, laying the blade of a large knife flat on top of the garlic, and pressing the knife with the heel of your hand.
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Remove the papery skin and finely chop the garlic.
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Cut off the root ends of the green onions and thinly slice the white and about 1 inch of the green parts.
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Set aside 1 tablespoon for the sauce and place the remaining onion in a medium bowl.
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Add the garlic, cilantro, egg yolk, salt, and ground pork to the bowl and mix well.
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(I know it sounds gross, but your hands are the best utensil to get this mixed well.
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Of course, make sure they are clean and be sure to wash them after youve mixed the filling and before you touch anything else.)
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Dip your finger in water and wet the entire edge of 1 wonton wrapper.
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Place a small spoonful of the pork mixture in the center of the wrapper and fold the wrapper in half to enclose the mixture.
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Firmly press the edges to seal the pot sticker.
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Just before you seal the pot sticker completely, push gently around the filling to remove any air pockets.
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Repeat the process with the remaining wrappers and filling.
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Lay the finished pot stickers on a baking sheet, keeping them separate.
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(If the pot stickers touch they will stick together and tear holes in the wrappers.)
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
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Carefully drop a few of the pot stickers at a time into the water and cook for 2 minutes, or until they float to the top of the pan.
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Remove the pot stickers with a slotted spoon and place them on the baking sheet.
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Heat 1 teaspoon of the vegetable oil in a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat.
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Place one-third of the pot stickers in the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown on one side.
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Place the browned pot stickers on a serving plate and repeat the process with the remaining pot stickers.
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To prepare the sauce: Place the soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a small bowl and mix well with a fork.
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Sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of reserved green onions on the sauce and place the sauce on the pot sticker plate.
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When my aunt was first learning to cook, she decided to try to make veal scaloppine.
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She added the two cloves of garlic that the recipe called for and soon the smell of garlic was permeating the entire house.
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What she didnt know was that when you buy garlic it comes in bulbs.
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The smaller pieces that make up the bulb are called cloves.
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So instead of two cloves she used two bulbs.
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Needless to say, it was not her best dinner.
