Description
Traditional Polish dumplings filled with a comforting mixture of potatoes, cheese, and onions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g potatoes
- 250g twaróg (fresh cheese)
- 1 onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 400g flour
- 200ml warm water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes until tender. Let them cool, then mash.
- In a pan, sauté the chopped onion in butter until translucent.
- Mix the mashed potatoes, twaróg, sautéed onion, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
- In another bowl, combine flour, warm water, and salt to make the dough. Knead until elastic.
- Roll out the dough, cut into circles, fill with the potato mixture, and seal the edges.
- Boil the pierogi in salted water until they float, then cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Serve with fried onions or sour cream.
Notes
Try freezing uncooked pierogi for later use. They can be boiled, then pan-fried for extra crunch.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Polish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: pierogi, Polish cuisine, comfort food, vegetarian dumplings, potato pierogi
