Russian: Pelmeni
INGREDIENTS and PROPORTIONS:2 cup flour: 2 eggs: 2 lb ground beef: 1/2 lb ground pork: water:
2 clove garlic: 1 tsp salt: 1 tsp pepper
vinegar: sour cream
PROCEDURE:mix eggs with flour adding enough water to make a stiff dough
need dough for 10 minutes or until quite elastic
roll dough into a tube shape about 2 inches in diameter
mix beef and pork together
clip off a 1/8 inch slice of the dough and roll out into a small 2inch circle
put 1 tsp of the beef/pork onto 1 side of the circle
fold the dough circle in half to form a 1/2 moon and pinch edges together
pinch the two edges of the half moon together to form a little hat
place on a lightly floured cookie sheet
continue until you have used up beef/pork and dough
do NOT let the raw pelmeni touch eachother
freeze pelmeni until hard,
this is a Siberian dish and is normally frozen outside
place pelmeni into boiling water and boil until pelmeni
float to the top
serve with pepper dip into sour cream or vinegar
REQUIRED UTENSILS:cookie sheet, 2 bowls, rolling pin, sauce pot
Notes.
TIME-CONSUMING: 1 to 2 hours
DIFFICULTY RATE: Easy
COMMENTS:
This is best done in a large group with several bottles of Vodka
Pelmeni are addictive and can be habit forming!
Contributor Information
Name: Gini De Broux
Email address: ddbroux@mail.wiscnet.net