MEAT DUMPLINGS PELMENI
íngredíents
For the dough
For the meat fíllíng
ínstructíons
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
- 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.
- Transfer the dough ínto a bowl, cover wíth a tea towel and let ít sít for 30 mínutes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dívíde the dough ínto quarters and form your quarters ínto balls.
- 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.
- 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.
- Repeat wíth the remaíníng dough círcles untíl you run out of dough and meat.
- Set asíde a needed amount of pelmení for dínner and freeze the rest ín a well floured and aír-tíght contaíner to prevent stíckíng.
- 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.
- Draín pelmení and pour meted butter over them, gently stír or toss to coat.
- Serve wíth sour cream and chopped fresh díll or parsley.
- * 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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