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Varenyky
By Groceree
Also known as Vareniki
Ukrainian dumplings with a soft dough made with hot water, filled with potato and fried onion, boiled and then finished in butter with more onions and soured cream.
Last updated
- Servings
- 6 servings
- Prep
- 1 h
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 2 h 20 min
Ingredients
Dough
plain flour500 g
water250 ml
vegetable oil3 tbsp
eggs1
salt1 tsp
Filling
potatoes800 g
onions2
butter60 g- salt
black pepper
To finish
- butter60 g
- onions1
soured cream200 ml
dill3 tbsp
Instructions
Dough
- 01
Bring the to the boil. Mix the and , pour in the hot and the , and stir with a spoon until cool enough to touch.
- 02
Work in the and knead for 8 minutes to a soft, elastic . Hot water gives a that rolls thin without springing back.
- 03
Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
Filling
- 04
Peel the , cut them into chunks and boil them in salted water until soft, then drain and mash them dry.
- 05
Finely chop the and fry them in the until deep golden. Beat two thirds of them into the and keep the rest for finishing.
- 06
Season hard with and — needs more than seems right — and cool completely.
Shaping
- 07
Roll the thin and cut out 8 cm rounds.
- 08
Put a spoonful of on each, fold over and pinch the edge firmly, working out from the middle so no air is trapped.
- 09
Boil in batches in well-salted water. They are done about 2 minutes after they float.
To finish
- 10
Meanwhile, slice the for finishing and fry it in the in a wide pan until golden, then add the reserved fried onions. Lift the dumplings straight into the pan and turn them until glossy.
- 11
Chop the and serve the varenyky with the and the scattered over.
Notes
- Boiling water into the flour is the trick. It partly cooks the starch, so the dough stays soft and forgiving rather than springing back as you roll.
- Cool the filling before it goes in. Warm potato steams the dough and the seal fails.
- Pinch from the centre outwards. Sealing both ends first traps air that bursts the dumpling in the pot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 720 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 93 g
- Fat
- 32 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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