Pelmeni.. Pelmeni.. meat dumplings. Pelmeni. The funny thing is that I have never had them before and I decided for the shower. "Why the hell not make them?!" Some might call me adventurous, others might call me dumb. I love to make things that I have never attempted before for parties because I am glutton for punishment. Now, I didn't measure and I ended up with a lack of flour. So, I used breadcrumbs! DON'T JUDGE ME!
Pelmeni
A mixture of ground pork and beef
A couple of dashes of Worchester sauce (the Husband and I have spent many hours trying to pronounce it)
1 onion chopped finely
1 egg
A little salt and pepper
Flour (about a couple of cups, have extra because you will run out and it will be an hour before the party and you haven't put your face on and you will be swearing like a trucker)
A little bit of olive oil
Water
Breadcrumbs (not in place of flour but for another reason)
OK. So you mix the flour, olive oil and water and make a dough that should not be sticky. Knead it then leave it. Oh Snap! After about 20 minutes, roll the dough out thinly. During those 20 minutes you should have mixed the W sauce, egg, meats, and onion (time management, people!). Take a glass and cut out mini circles in the dough. Fill the circles with the meat mixture and fold it closed. To cook them, get out your steamer and boil some water. There are different ways to cook the suckers but steaming works just as well. Use the breadcrumbs to coat the bottoms on the dumplings so they don't stick together. Steam until the insides are cooked. The only way to test is to choose one and cut it open.
I know that this is not a typical pelmeni recipe but cut me some slack. I RAN OUT OF FLOUR! I USED BREADCRUMBS TO DRY THE DOUGH! They were good.
Happy Wednesday!
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Don't forget a bay leaf and some whole black peppercorns in the boiling water or steamer.
ReplyDeleteRussians put sour cream on them, but I also like a splash of soy sauce.
Thanks for the tip. Next time I make them I'll remember that..
ReplyDeleteWow. I read your blog quietly till today, but now I feel a sudden urge to get to know you better :)
ReplyDeleteSome Russian also eat their Pelmeni with vinegar. Or even ketchup (yikes).
"s" missing. Darn, I so wanted my first comment to come out perfect :)
ReplyDeleteAw! Thank you for writing! My blog is riddled with typos so.. whateva! Pelmeni with vinegar? I'm feeling it!
ReplyDeleteThe regular one, mind you, not the balsamico :)
ReplyDelete..although that might go nicely with the breadcrumbs and the olive oil.. mm.. man, now I'm hungry again :)
Hey, that's the Hungarian way! Always use breadcrumbs. No flour. I can almost hear my grandmother saying that in the accent, in fact.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny! Never heard of that!
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