🇱🇻 Latvian Cuisine

Pelmeņi

Latvian Dumplings

Prep Time 1.5 hours
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 400 kcal

Small, tender beef dumplings boiled until they float, served in broth or tossed with butter and sour cream.

Ingredients

  • 300g all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 120ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 400g ground beef
  • 1 onion, very finely minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Butter and sour cream for serving
  • Fresh dill for garnish

Instructions

  1. 1 Make dough: mix flour, egg, water, and salt into a smooth, elastic dough. Rest 30 min under a towel.
  2. 2 Mix ground beef with minced onion, garlic, salt, and pepper for the filling.
  3. 3 Roll dough very thin (1-2mm). Cut circles with a 7cm cutter.
  4. 4 Place a small teaspoon of filling in center of each circle. Fold in half, press edges to seal, then bring corners together.
  5. 5 Boil in salted water for 5-6 min after they float to the surface.
  6. 6 Drain and toss with butter. Serve topped with sour cream and fresh dill.

Did You Know?

Making pelmeņi is traditionally a family assembly-line activity — one person rolls, another fills, and another seals.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/latvian/pelmenji/