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Polish Pierogi

Traditional Polish dumplings filled with potato and cheese

Total Time
2h
Servings
8
Difficulty
hard
Rating
4.5 (92 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:1h 30min
Cook:30min
Cuisine: other
Meal Type:
lunchdinner
Tags:
polishdumplingspierogipotatocomfort food

Ingredients (8 servings)

  • 10.71 ozall-purpose flour
  • 2 largeeggs
  • 2.71 fl ozwarm water
  • 2 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1 1/3 lbspotatoes, peeled
  • 7.14 ozfarmer cheese
  • 1 mediumonion, finely diced
  • 1.07 ozbutter
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1/2 tspwhite pepper
  • 2.14 ozbutter
  • 1 largeonion, sliced
  • 6.78 fl ozsour cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make dough: combine flour, eggs, water, oil, and salt. Knead until smooth.

    15min
  2. 2

    Cover dough and rest for 30 minutes.

    30min
  3. 3

    Boil potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and mash.

    25min
  4. 4

    Sauté onion in butter until golden. Mix with potatoes and cheese.

    8min
  5. 5

    Season filling with salt and pepper. Cool completely.

    15min
  6. 6

    Roll dough thin, cut into 4-inch circles.

    15min
  7. 7

    Place filling on circles, seal edges with fork.

    20min
  8. 8

    Boil pierogi in salted water until they float, about 5 minutes.

    8min
  9. 9

    Optionally pan-fry until golden. Serve with caramelized onions and sour cream.

    6min

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