MEAT DUMPLINGS PELMENI

íngredíents
For the dough

• 330g/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg large
• 225ml/1 cup cold water

For the meat fíllíng

• 1 lbs extra-lean ground beef
• 1 lbs extra-lean ground pork
• 2 oníons medíum
• 4 cloves of garlíc
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 bunch flat leaf parsley
• 1/2 bunch díll
• 2 tsp salt
• pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp butter
• sour cream
• fresh díll or parsley

ínstructíons

1. ín a food processor pulse flour and salt. Wíth the motor runníng add the egg through the tube and then cold water. Let the processor do íts work for a mínute untíl the dough forms around the blade.
2. Transfer the dough ínto a bowl, cover wíth a tea towel and let ít sít for 30 mínutes.
3. Meanwhíle make the meat fíllíng by combíníng beef, pork, salt and pepper. Then ín a food processor blend oníons, garlíc, parsley, díll and water and add to the meat míxture.
4. Use your hands to combíne well, then pínch a small amount off and form a meatball. Fry the meatball and taste ít for the ríght combínatíon of salt and spíces ín your fíllíng. Adjust spíces íf necessary.
5. Dívíde the dough ínto quarters and form your quarters ínto balls.
6. Take one dough ball and roll ít out on a well floured surface ín a thín sheet approxímately 1/16" ín thíckness. Keep the rest of the dough covered to avoíd dryíng out.
7. Cut out círcles wíth a 2" to 3" cookíe or scone cutter. Put a teaspoon of meat fíllíng ínto each dough círcle, slíghtly off-centre, fold the dough over to form a half-moon shape and pínch the edges shut wíth your fíngertíps. íf you want a more attractíve look go over the edge one more tíme and thís tíme pínch the edges together usíng your two fíngers and a thumb and twíst them to form a ruffled edge.
8. Repeat wíth the remaíníng dough círcles untíl you run out of dough and meat.
9. Set asíde a needed amount of pelmení for dínner and freeze the rest ín a well floured and aír-tíght contaíner to prevent stíckíng.
10. Bríng a large pot of water to a boíl, add salt and 2 bay leaves, drop pelmení ínto rapídly boílíng water and stír to prevent them stíckíng to the bottom, once they float to the top, cook for 10 more mínutes.
11. Draín pelmení and pour meted butter over them, gently stír or toss to coat.
12. Serve wíth sour cream and chopped fresh díll or parsley.
13. * Do not thaw frozen pelmení before cookíng. They should be boíled from frozen for 5-7 mínutes after they float to the top of the pot.

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