Ready-made russian meat dumplings are always a lifesaver for the hostess at the right moment. The frozen semi-finished product is easy to take out and cook in a few minutes. Homemade dumplings with beef and pork are juicy and tasty if you knead the dough correctly and prepare the filling.
Mix flour with egg, salt, oil. Then gradually pour in hot water and knead a stiff dough. Cover with a napkin or cling film and let it rest for 40 minutes. This will make the dough elastic and soft, easy to work with.
600 g flour, 1 pc egg, 10 g salt, 30 ml vegetable oil, ¼ liter water
Preparing the meat filling
Let's prepare the ingredients for the filling.
In a deep container, lay out the mixed mince, grated onion through a fine grater. Add salt and pepper
500 g mince, 2 pcs yellow onion, 1 pinch pepper, 10 g salt
For the juiciness of the mince, pour in the required amount of water, mix and let the filling rest for fifteen minutes.
60 ml water
Making dumplings
Roll out the dough into a thin layer in the form of a large flatbread and lay it out on a dumpling mold. Put a teaspoon of filling into each indentation.
Cover with a second thin layer on top and roll out with a rolling pin.
Turn the dumpling maker over and shake out the blanks onto the cutting surface.
Boiling dumplings
Let's prepare the necessary ingredients for boiling
2-3 pcs bay leaf, 10 pcs peppercorns, 1.5 liters water, 1 pinch salt
We proceed to boiling. Pour water into a container, bring to a boil. Throw in black peppercorns, bay leaves, a pinch of salt.
Drop the dumplings, add thinly sliced onion half-rings.
1 pc onion
After the dumplings float to the surface, cook them until done for 7-10 minutes.
Lay out the ready dumplings in a deep plate along with the broth, adding a little greenery. Such juicy and tasty dumplings can be served without broth, with sour cream if desired.