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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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So fun to make!!! A delicious and versatile Polish dish, that's like a filled dumpling. Traditionally made with cheese, onion, and mashed potato-garlic mixture, I prefer the following inexpensive recipe. But go crazy...create your own filling and share! :-) Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour |
2 eggs |
1 cup sour cream |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
16 ounces ground beef, browned |
16 ounces sauerkraut (drained but not rinsed) |
sour cream, plus more for serving |
salt & pepper, to taste |
butter |
Directions:
1. DOUGH: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well; knead dough for 10 minutes.
2. Dough will be sticky, use extra flour on surface to work the dough.
3. Roll to a thickness of about 1/16 - about as thick as a dime. Cut out circles in desired size (the diameter of a coffee mug is good).
4. FILLING: Use equal amounts of browned ground beef and sauerkraut - *aprroximately* 16 oz. each, just needs to be equal. Then use enough sour cream to hold mixture together. Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
5. ASSEMBLE: Place about 1 Tbsp filling on one side of each circle of dough. Fold dough over filling and pinch or press edges together with tines of fork - Be careful not to puncture dough!
6. BOIL: In a very large stockpot, bring salted water to a rapid boil. Drop pierogi in - several at a time - and boil until the they float to surface.
7. Cook time depends on size of pierogi but shouldn't be longer than 12 minutes but as little as 5 minutes.
8. Continue until all are cooked, then drain and cover with butter. Add more salt & pepper to taste and serve with sour cream, if desired.
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