Russia − Pelmeni
Ingredients
- 2 cup flour
- 1 cup milk or water
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 each eggs
- 0.5 lb beef
- 0.5 lb pork
- 1 each onion
Instructions
- 1
salt and pepper, to taste Grind beef and pork twice in meat chopper.
- 2
Then add chopped onion, salt, and pepper.
- 3
To make mincemeat more tender and juicy, add a bit of milk.
- 4
Mix flour with eggs and milk, salt and oil until a soft dough forms.
- 5
Knead on floured surface until dough is elastic.
- 6
Take some dough and make a "sausage" (1 inch in diameter).
- 7
Divide into pieces (1 inch thick).
- 8
Roll each piece so that they are 1/16 inch thick.
- 9
Take a glass or a cup and make 2 inch rounds.
- 10
Fill each round with 1 teaspoon of the mincemeat, fold into half-moons.
- 11
Pinch edges together and connect the opposite sides.
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Pelmeni can be frozen to be cooked later (you can keep them in the freezer for a long time), or cooked immediately.
- 13
To cook pelmeni, boil in a lot of water, as they can stick to each other.
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Salt the water rather heavily.
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Carefully drop pelmeni into boiling water.
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Stir them from time to time and boil for 20 minutes.
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Pelmeni are served with butter, sour cream, vinegar, or ketchup.