Beef dumplings

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make beef dumplings? Start cooking with the dough. Prepare food for him. Sift the flour first. Choose refined, odorless oil. Wash the egg well and dry.

2. STEP 2

   

   How to make the dough? Place flour in a large bowl, make a hole in the middle and add salt. Beat the egg, pour in the vegetable oil. Stir the ingredients lightly with a fork until the white and yolk are combined.

3. STEP 3

   

   Start pouring water in portions. Stir the dough with a fork after each addition. And so on until all the water has been added. Gradually it will become more difficult to knead with a fork, put it aside and continue kneading with your hands.

4. STEP 4

   

   Now it will be easier for you to understand what the condition of the dough is - if it is too sticky, add more flour, if it is too dry and stiff, add water. The dough should come together and almost stop sticking. You don’t need to knead it for a long time, just until the products are mixed and have the desired consistency; the final kneading will come later, after aging. Cover the bowl with the dough with a towel and leave it on the counter for 20 minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   While the dough is resting, make the filling. Prepare food for her. I have ready-made homemade ground beef, if you have a piece of beef, then run it through a meat grinder, first removing the films and cutting it into pieces. The water for the filling will need cold water, put it in the freezer for half an hour.

6. STEP 6

   

   How to make the filling? Peel and wash the onion. Grind it in any convenient way. You can grind it together with the meat through a meat grinder, grind it in a blender or grate it, as I did. I don’t like slicing with a knife - the onion pieces turn out too big, they don’t have time to cook in a short time.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add minced meat to the onion, add salt and ground black pepper to taste. You can add your favorite spices that you like. Pour in cold water. And knead the minced meat well with your hands, you can beat it on a bowl, it will then become completely homogeneous. The water in the filling is the secret ingredient that will make the minced meat soft and juicy.

8. STEP 8

   

   Meanwhile, the dough rested, the flour completely absorbed all the water, and the gluten developed well. The dough has now become very elastic. Place it on a board dusted with flour and knead well until smooth.

9. STEP 9

   

   Gather the dough into a ball. It's ready to go.

10. STEP 10

    

    It will be more convenient to roll out small pieces of dough. Cut off about a third, place the rest of the dough in a bowl and cover with a towel so that it does not dry out. Dust the table with flour and roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a thin layer.

11. STEP 11

    

    Cut out circles from the dough, I cut them with a glass.

12. STEP 12

    

    Start making dumplings. How to make dumplings? Place the minced meat on the circle; mine fits about a teaspoon.

13. STEP 13

    

    Pinch the edges together like a pie.

14. STEP 14

    

    Roll into a bagel, sealing the ends well. The dumplings are ready. Make all the dumplings in the same way.

15. STEP 15

    

    Place the finished dumplings on a board dusted with flour. You can cook them right away or put them in the freezer and freeze them.

16. STEP 16

    

    To cook the dumplings, place a pan of water on the fire. Choose a volume large enough so that the dumplings float freely and do not stick together. Bring the water to a boil, add salt, I like to add a bay leaf. Place the dumplings into boiling water, be sure to stir them with a spoon so that they do not stick to the bottom.

17. STEP 17

    

    Cook the dumplings for about 7 minutes after they float, over low heat. Remove the finished dumplings to a plate with a slotted spoon.

18. STEP 18

    

    Serve them hot, with butter, sour cream, mayonnaise or ketchup. The broth in which the dumplings were cooked can also be served separately in a bowl or together with them, like a soup. some people like to add table vinegar to dumplings. Choose according to your taste. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Tilda Montmartre

20.12.2023

5

A wonderful recipe with a secret. And I found a place to use a piece of beef, and the minced meat turned out juicy, and I froze my delicious favorite dumplings for future use. Now I know for sure that beef dumplings are juicy and tasty! Thank you very much for the recipe!