Flo's Teriyaki Potstickers

I like making things for mom, especially when it's her favorite. Today, her sugar was a little high, so I thought this would be good since it is low sugar and starch and mostly proteins.

• 1 lbs. ground pork
• 1 small can water chestnuts sliced
• 1 toe or 2 tbs. minced ginger
• 2 tbs. minced garlic
• 1 tbs. splenda
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (as you know I put jalapenos in a bottle with soy sauce)
• 2 tsp. minced jalapenos from above bottle
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 lb. dumpling wrappers

In a medium bowl place ground pork, diced water chestnuts, ginger, garlic, jalapenos, and pepper. In a small bowl mix splenda and soy sauce, then pour into medium bowl and mix all ingredients together well. In the past I would make my own dumpling wrappers but now you can buy them ready made, they are usually next to tofu. It does not matter whether they are round or square. In a small bowl put water, you will use this to seal the dumpling edge, if it is round place a tsp. pork mixture in center and with spoon or finger dip into water and place water onto edge of wrapper half way around and like a turn over to seal it together, so you have half a moon. If square dumpling wrapper fold half to form a triangle. Press outer edge of (pi) dumpling skin together so that the filling does not sneak out during cooking. Once you have finished all of your dumplings. You can freeze them or cook them. In a non stick pan, spray with Pam, then place your dumplings into pan giving them some space, do not crowd. Heat on medium heat. After a few minutes you will notice they start to get a little color and the pan starting to get hot. Pour about a cup of water, so that they bubble and steam, then place a cover over them. Do not open until most of the water has steamed away, about 5- 10 minutes. You will notice that the water has condensed to cover. When you remove cover you should be able to remove your dumplings from pan, if they stick , add a little water and loosen dumplings, they should shrivel up. (Look bumpy) They are done. You can eat them with hot sauce, duck sauce , soy sauce, hot chinese mustard with soy sauce, wasabi and soy sauce, whatever.... I serve about 5 -6 dumplings on a plate with shreaded lettuce, potato salad and garnish with cucumbers sliced very thin, and pickled turnips that are on the sweet side. Hope you enjoy then as much as we did!