Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 18:17:51 GMT -5
Mushroom Pierogi
These Polish dumplings are traditionally served with soft, browned onions or sour cream.
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen
Ingredients
1 1/4 pounds assorted mushrooms, such as white, shiitake, or cremini
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup minced shallots, (about 2 large)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley
Pierogi Dough
Directions
1. Remove stems from shiitake mushrooms, and trim stems of white and cremini mushrooms. Place mushrooms in a food processor, and pulse about eight times, until finely chopped. Set aside.
2. In a medium saute pan, melt butter and oil over low heat; add shallots. Cook, covered, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and mix well. Raise heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is nearly dry, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cream, thyme, and parsley, and cook about 1 minute. Transfer to a medium bowl.
3. To form dumplings, place a heaping teaspoon of the filling toward the front of a circle of pierogi dough. Moisten the edges of the dough with water, and fold in half around filling to form a semicircle, firmly pinching the edges closed. Set aside on a lightly floured baking sheet. Continue to fill and form pierogi, keeping them covered with plastic wrap, until all the dough has been used.
4. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, and add half the pierogi. Boil gently until they float to the surface, about 2 minutes, and continue cooking for another 3 to 4 minutes. Drain, and repeat with remaining pierogi. Serve immediately
Pierogi Dough
Ingredients
1 large Idaho potato, (about 8 ounces)
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup potato starch, or cornstarch
1 large egg
3 1/2 tablespoons creme fraiche, or sour cream
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Directions
1. Place unpeeled potato in a large saucepan, and cover by 2 inches with cold water. Add 1 tablespoon salt, and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 40 minutes. Drain, and peel while still hot, holding the potato with a clean kitchen towel. Pass the potato through a food mill fitted with the finest disk or a potato ricer into a large bowl.
2. Sift flour, potato starch or cornstarch, and remaining salt into the bowl with the potato, and combine with a wooden spoon. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, creme fraiche or sour cream, and butter, and add to the potato mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
3. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for 5 minutes, until smooth and firm. Let rest, covered, for about 10 minutes. Lightly flour a clean work surface, and roll out the dough to slightly thinner than 1/8 inch. Use a 3 1/2-inch-diameter cookie cutter to cut out circles; set them aside on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and cover them with plastic wrap while preparing the filling.
OMG, I need a wife this is a lot of work.
These Polish dumplings are traditionally served with soft, browned onions or sour cream.
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen
Ingredients
1 1/4 pounds assorted mushrooms, such as white, shiitake, or cremini
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup minced shallots, (about 2 large)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley
Pierogi Dough
Directions
1. Remove stems from shiitake mushrooms, and trim stems of white and cremini mushrooms. Place mushrooms in a food processor, and pulse about eight times, until finely chopped. Set aside.
2. In a medium saute pan, melt butter and oil over low heat; add shallots. Cook, covered, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and mix well. Raise heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is nearly dry, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cream, thyme, and parsley, and cook about 1 minute. Transfer to a medium bowl.
3. To form dumplings, place a heaping teaspoon of the filling toward the front of a circle of pierogi dough. Moisten the edges of the dough with water, and fold in half around filling to form a semicircle, firmly pinching the edges closed. Set aside on a lightly floured baking sheet. Continue to fill and form pierogi, keeping them covered with plastic wrap, until all the dough has been used.
4. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, and add half the pierogi. Boil gently until they float to the surface, about 2 minutes, and continue cooking for another 3 to 4 minutes. Drain, and repeat with remaining pierogi. Serve immediately
Pierogi Dough
Ingredients
1 large Idaho potato, (about 8 ounces)
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup potato starch, or cornstarch
1 large egg
3 1/2 tablespoons creme fraiche, or sour cream
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Directions
1. Place unpeeled potato in a large saucepan, and cover by 2 inches with cold water. Add 1 tablespoon salt, and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 40 minutes. Drain, and peel while still hot, holding the potato with a clean kitchen towel. Pass the potato through a food mill fitted with the finest disk or a potato ricer into a large bowl.
2. Sift flour, potato starch or cornstarch, and remaining salt into the bowl with the potato, and combine with a wooden spoon. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, creme fraiche or sour cream, and butter, and add to the potato mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
3. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for 5 minutes, until smooth and firm. Let rest, covered, for about 10 minutes. Lightly flour a clean work surface, and roll out the dough to slightly thinner than 1/8 inch. Use a 3 1/2-inch-diameter cookie cutter to cut out circles; set them aside on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and cover them with plastic wrap while preparing the filling.
OMG, I need a wife this is a lot of work.
