Dumplings with potatoes and sauerkraut - a recipe proven over the years

Kitchen appliances and utensils: deep bowl, spatula, tablespoon, measuring cup, frying pan, pan, silicone mat, sieve, mold, glass or cup, rolling pin, cutting board, slotted spoon, colander or sieve, knife, stove.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. In a deep bowl for kneading dough, sift 11 tbsp. l wheat flour. Add 1 tsp. salt. Then we introduce water in parts and knead a steep but elastic dough.
   
2. When the dough is gathered in a lump, and kneading in a bowl becomes uncomfortable, sprinkle the surface of the table with flour a little and continue to knead on the table for another 2-3 minutes. Ready dough should not stick to your hands. Leave it to rest a bit.
   
3. Peel the potatoes, wash them thoroughly, cut into small pieces and boil in salted water. Next, we make mashed potatoes from potatoes. Pour a little vegetable oil into the pan and heat it. We spread 250 g of sauerkraut in the heated oil and fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring with a spatula.
   
4. After this, the fried sauerkraut is mixed with mashed potatoes. We try, and if necessary add more salt.
   
5. We rest the rest, soft and pliable dough on a silicone baking mat. We divide it into two parts and roll it into a layer about 2 mm thick. Next, squeeze the circles using a special shape. Instead of forms, you can use a cup or glass. Choose the diameter as you wish. We remove the excess dough.
   
6. We put a filling on each circle so that the edges can be easily plucked. First, pinch the middle and move to the edges. The seam can be decorated with a beautiful pigtail. If you put more toppings than necessary, the dough will just tear and the dumpling will fall apart. You also need to make sure that the filling does not fall on the edges of the dough, otherwise they will be impossible to pinch properly. We perform the same procedure with the rest of the test. The excess that remains after extruding the circles is also crushed, rolled out and squeezed out of them blanks for dumplings.
   
7. Dip the finished dumplings in boiling salted water. As soon as the dumplings come up, cook for another 7-8 minutes and take it out with a slotted spoon or put it in a colander or sieve and let it drain.
   
8. We peel the onion from the husk, cut into half rings and fry until golden. Put the prepared dumplings on a plate and sprinkle with fried onions on top. If you do not like onions, you can add a little butter. Enjoy your meal.
   

Video recipe

In this video you will find detailed step-by-step instructions for cooking dumplings with potatoes and sauerkraut. The author shows in detail how to knead the dough and prepare the filling. It also demonstrates the original way of pinching the edge of dumplings.

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