Pierogi

Pierogi are Polish dumplings and may be filled with lots of different kinds of flavours, these ones are called “Russian Pierogi” (Pierogi ruskie) and are filled with potatoes and twaróg, which is sort of a cottage cheese but not really :D You’ll find it in most Tesco’s nowadays in the Polish section :) I followed this recipe: http://kotlet.tv/ruskie-pierogi

For 20 big pierogi you will need

For the dough:
3 cups of flour
about 1 cup of hot water
1 tablespoon of salt

For the filling:
500 g of potatoes, cooked
200 g of twaróg
1 onion
some butter
salt and pepper

Firstly, knead the dough together quickly and roll it out thinly. Then cut out circles using a glass with a thin edge. Prepare the filling by frying off the onion. Mash up the potatoes and mix them with the twaróg and the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Place about a tablespoon of filling onto each of the circles and fold up the edges. Press the edge down with a fork and continue with all of the pierogi. Bring some salted water to a boil in a big sauce pan and lower the pierogi down carefully. Let them cook until they come up to the surface, then fry them in a bit of butter from both sides (carefully). I would suggest that you don’t cook all of the pierogi together, as they may stick to the bottom of the pan if there are too many. Serve with onions and optionally with crème fraîche. Enjoy!