Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, varenyky (ukrainian dumpling). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Varenyky (vareniki/dumplings) are known all over the world and Ukraine is the motherland for this wonderful dish. A traditional Ukrainian varenyk is twice bigger than a Russian pelmen and four times larger… Ukrainian filled dumplings that are boiled are known as varenyky. When the dough is made with yeast and the filled dumplings are baked, they are known as pyrohy.
Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumpling) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumpling) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook varenyky (ukrainian dumpling) using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumpling):
- Prepare Dough:
- Prepare 500 grams Flour
- Prepare 1 egg
- Get 1 cup water
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Prepare Filling:
- Make ready 6 large potatoes
- Make ready 1 large onion
- Make ready Oil
- Get Herbs (Dill, Oregano, Parsley, laurel, garlic)
- Make ready Salt and Pepper
- Prepare Garnishing:
- Take Onion, oil, yoghurt or sour cream
They are half-moon shaped dumplings that are boiled in salted water. Vareniki fillings may vary, but the most common version is the potato version. Depending on the filling, they can be served as a starter or as a dessert. It is customary to accompany varenieki with Russian sour cream called smetana.
Instructions to make Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumpling):
- Filling: - Peel the potatoes, chop in quarters, boil with garlic and laurel until soft. Fry diced onion until golden brown. Set aside.
- Drain the water, take out laurel leaves, add salt and pepper to taste, don't forget the herbs, and add half of the fried onion, set aside the rest of the onion. Mash everything until you get this nice smooth texture.
- Dough: - Add flour, beaten egg, salted water, in a bowl. Mix everything until you get this elastic-firm texture. You may add some flour from time to time while performing this step. Set aside and cover with a towel or lid.
- By this time, the filling should have cooled down. Take out the dough that has been sitting for about 15-20 mins, knead it making sure you have four on the surface to avoid the dough from sticking while working on this step.
- Knead the dough until 5mm thick, then cut circles using a regular sized glass.
- Put a teaspoon of the filling into one of the cut circles and seal it up in a fashion like on the picture. Make sure you seal it up properly.
- They should look like this.
- Boil water with a pinch of salt. Make sure you have enough water to totally submerge the pieces and to avoid them from sticking to each other.
- Boil until these babies float.
- Take them out and fry them with the rest of the sautéed onion for about a minute until these babies become golden brown.
- Serve with yoghurt or sour cream on the side. Thanks and enjoy!
Great recipe for Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumpling). Varenyky is a traditional Ukranian dish which is similar to Chinese dumplings. What makes this special is the way it is cooked and prepared. Unlike the Chinese counterpart, we decided to stuff it with an amazing mashed potato filling with some. Ukrainians love to gather around the family table for home feasts.
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