Pierogi are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a savoury or sweet fillings and cooking in boiling water. They are often pan-fried before serving.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Resting Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Ingedients of Polish Pierogi
Filling:
- 5 Potatoes
- 8 oz cheese
- 1 tablespoon Blue cheese
- 2 tablespoon Cheddar cheese
- 1 Onion
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- salt
Dough:
- 3 cups Whole purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Warm water
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- salt
Toppings
- 1 Onion large
- 3 slabs Bacon chopped
- 1/2 cup Sour cream
- 2 tablespoon Oil
How to make Polish Pierogi
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Place potatoes in a pan and boil them.
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Heat up the oil in a frying pan, add onions and cook until golden brown.
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Once potatoes are cooked, mashed them.
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Add cheese and mix together.
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Add onions, other cheeses, spices, salt, and pepper and mix well.
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Put the flour on a counter to make the dough;
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Add salt, Make a little whole in a middle and start adding milk and butter.
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Add a little water and make balls about 15 minutes.
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After that rest them for 30 minutes.
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Roll the dough and using cookie cutter to cut the circles.
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Place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the middle of the circle.
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Wet one half of the circle and then seal it together.
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Boil water and season with salt. When water is boiling put about 8 pierogi at the time.
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Cook for 1 minute, If you want to fry them, fry pierogi on each side until golden brown.
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Using separate pans add oil and onions and fry the onions until golden brown and bacon until crispy.
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Add onions and bacon on top with pierogi and serve with sour cream.
