Meat Filled Potato Dumplings Hairy And Filled Hoorische And Gefillde Recipes

LITHUANIAN POTATO-MEAT DUMPLINGS (CEPELINAI)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mix together ground meat, finely chopped onion, the salt, a few grinds of pepper, and the egg until well combined.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Add the lemon juice to the raw grated potatoes so they don't turn brown.
• Place them in a fine-mesh cheesecloth or cotton dishtowel, and twist over a large bowl to get rid of the excess water.
• Pour off the water, reserving the potato starch at the bottom of the bowl.
• Unwrap the cheesecloth and place the raw potatoes in the bowl with the potato starch you reserved from the bottom of the bowl.
• Add the cooked riced potatoes, grated onion, and the salt, more to taste. Mix well.
• Put a large stockpot of well-salted water on to boil.
• To form the zeppelins, take about 1 cup of dumpling mixture and pat it flat in the palm of the hand.
• Place 1/4 cup or more of meat mixture in the center and, using slightly dampened hands, fold the potato mixture around the meat into a football shape, sealing well. Continue until both mixtures are used.
• Carefully lower dumplings (in batches if necessary to prevent crowding) into salted, boiling water to which 1 tablespoon of cornstarch has been added (to prevent dumplings from falling apart). Make sure water returns to the boil; reduce the heat to low and continue simmering until the filling is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon or strainer, drain briefly on a clean dish towel and place on a heated platter.
• Gather the ingredients.
• While the dumplings are boiling, make the gravy. In a medium skillet, fry the bacon and chopped onion until tender.
• Drain and combine with sour cream and black pepper. Thin with 1 to 2 tablespoons milk if necessary.
• Ladle the gravy over the dumplings or pass the gravy at the table.

MEAT AND POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Fry ground pork with onion just until done.
• Drain well and cool.
• Combine potatoes, milk, sugar flour and egg; mix well.
• Heat large pot of water to slow boil.
• Roll about 3 tablespoons of potato mixture into a dumpling.
• Making a hole in each, stuff 1-2 teaspoons cooked pork mixture into ball and reroll potatoes to cover hole.
• Drop each ball into boiling water.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove with slotted spoon.

MEAT-FILLED DUMPLINGS (PELMENI)

Steps:

• Using a food processor, blend the flour with the salt. With the motor still running, add the egg through the feed tube, then pour in the water in a slow, steady stream, until the dough forms a ball around the blade.
• Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead until smooth, about 2 minutes. Cover with a cotton cloth and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Combine all the filling ingredients in a large bowl, stirring until they are thoroughly mixed.
• Divide the dough in half and shape into two balls. Keep one covered with the cloth while working with the other.
• On the floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to a very thin sheet, about 1/16th inch thick, making sure it doesn't tear. With a round cookie cutter, cut out circles about 2 inches in diameter. Gather the scraps together into a ball and set aside, covered.
• In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of salted water to a boil over high heat.
• Set a bowl of the beaten egg white near you.
• Place a scant teaspoon of the filling toward the bottom of one circle. Fold the empty half of the dough over the filling to form a semi-circle. Brush the edges with the egg white and press the edges firmly together with the tines of a fork to seal.
• Boil the one dumpling for 10 minutes to taste the filling for seasoning.
• Fill and shape the remaining rounds, arranging the dumplings as they are made on a lightly floured baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
• The pelmeni are usually frozen at this point. Cover the baking sheet with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and place in the freezer until they are completely frozen. When frozen, transfer the pelmeni to a plastic bag.
• To cook the pelmeni, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large pot. Drop in half the pelmeni and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking, until they rise to the surface and are cooked through, about 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, carefully remove the pelmeni to a colander and drain well. Transfer to a deep serving bowl and toss with the butter.
• Cook the remaining pelmeni the same way.

STUFFED POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For croutons, melt butter in small skillet; brown bread cubes. Set aside. , In a saucepan, boil potatoes in water to cover until tender. Cool; rice potatoes and place in a large bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Stir in eggs; beat until mixture holds it shape. , With lightly floured hands, shape about 2 tablespoons dough into a ball, placing a few croutons in center of each ball. Repeat with remaining dough and croutons. Refrigerate for 1 hour. , Drop dumplings into boiling salted water (2 teaspoons salt to 1 quart water). Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain. Melt butter in a small skillet; cook and stir the bread crumbs until lightly browned. Sprinkle over dumplings.

BOILED POTATOES WITH GROUND MEAT

Steps:

• Wash the potatoes and boil them till soft.
• In the meantime dice the onion and saute it in a skillet till translucent then add the meat. Cook till brown on a medium fire, add salt and pepper. Take off the fire.
• Peel the potatoes and mash them (add a little salt if needed) then add the meat mixture and turn till they are homogeneous.
• Serve hot or cold. You can serve with tomatoes, cucumbers or green peppers. A salad works well too.