Air Fryer Potstickers, Gyoza, Dumplings, Wontons (2024)

What’s the difference between dumplings, gyoza, potstickers, and wontons?

Potstickers are also commonly called dumplings, gyoza, and wontons. Although these terms are used interchangeably, there are subtle differences.

Dumplings are a generic term for small parcels of dough with a filling. Dumplings are popular in many cultures. For example, in Italy you have ravioli, in Nepal you have momos, Poland’s dumplings are pierogies, and Korean dumplings are called mandu.

Jiaozi are China’s version of dumplings and are crescent-shaped parcels of dough filled with meat and vegetables. They can be steamed (zhēngjiao), boiled (shuijiao), or pan fried with oil and water (guotie).

Potstickers are the same as pan-fried guotie. While pan frying, caramelization causes the dumplings to stick to the pot, hence the name “pot stickers”.

Wontons are also Chinese but are smaller than jaiozi and have a thinner wrapper. They may be served in broth and generally have meat but no vegetables.

Gyoza are Japan’s version of dumplings. They are usually made with thinner wrappers than Chinese dumplings (jiaozi), and are usually served pan fried.

Tips for Success

For this gyoza potstickers air fryer recipe, I recommend using a spritz of cooking spray or brushing the potstickers and the bottom of the basket until evenly coated with oil. In addition, spray or brush the potstickers again when you flip them over halfway through cooking.

The potstickers can become dry and hard if you don’t do this. Don’t use a canned oil spray, but rather a spray bottle filled with oil or a brush dipped in oil. You can use avocado oil, olive oil, or vegetable oil. I prefer avocado oil due to the high smoke point.

And although it may seem like a lot of oil, the quantity of oil will still be less than what you would use if you pan-fried the gyoza.

I also recommend preheating the air fryer before putting the gyoza in.

Keep the potstickers frozen until you’re ready to cook them.

Don’t crowd the air fryer basket – place the pot stickers in a single layer and leave a little bit of space between the dumplings to allow the hot air to circulate. If you need to, air fry frozen dumplings in multiple batches.

Serve air fryer dumplings with your favorite dipping sauce. Here are the best dipping sauces:

• Sweet and sour sauce
• Gochujang sauce
• Ginger soy sauce
• Hoisin sauce
• Sweet chili sauce
• Soy sauce + rice vinegar + sesame seeds + a few drops of sesame oil.

Every air fryer will vary. The first time you make potstickers in the air fryer, monitor and check on them 2 minutes before the cooking time is up. Adjust the recipe as needed in the future.

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See Also

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Air Fryer Frozen Potstickers, Gyoza, Dumplings, Wontons

Air fryer frozen potstickers are an easy appetizer or side dish for an Asian meal or as a crowd-pleasing snack. Air frying gyoza, wontons, dumplings, or potstickers is so easy and they become crispy on the outside and tender and perfectly cooked on the inside.

Nutrition

Serving: 7 pieces | Calories: 230 kcal | Carbohydrates: 32 g | Protein: 10 g | Fat: 6 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 20 mg | Sodium: 680 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 3 g

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