Poltava dumplings

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Required ingredients for the dough

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour 2-3 parts of all flour into kefir, mix

3. STEP 3

   

   Then add soda and salt

4. STEP 4

   

   Add the rest of the flour, leaving about 0.5 cup for sprinkling

5. STEP 5

   

   The dough should be soft, sticky, not very stiff, so that you can work with it in the future, the consistency is approximately like kefir pies. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes, during which time the gluten in the flour will swell

6. STEP 6

   

   After the specified time, generously sprinkle the table with flour, take part of the dough and form it into a sausage about 2 cm thick.

7. STEP 7

   

   Cut the sausage into pieces 2 cm thick

8. STEP 8

   

   Next, boil the dumplings. There are two ways to do this

9. STEP 9

   

   Steamed (I use a multicooker as a steamer, setting the desired mode)

10. STEP 10

    

    When the water boils, set up a stand for steaming, pre-lubricated with vegetable oil, place the dumplings at a distance from each other, because they increase in size

11. STEP 11

    

    Steam for 7 minutes

12. STEP 12

    

    Or boil the dumplings in salted water for 5-7 minutes

13. STEP 13

    

    We catch the finished dumplings using a slotted spoon.

14. STEP 14

    

    It is believed that steamed dumplings are more fluffy... I specifically compared dumplings cooked using both methods. On the left is the one that is steamed, on the right is the one in the pan. They seemed the same to me, the only thing is that the steamed dumpling has a more regular shape. But perhaps these are the features of my multi-cooker steamer? Try both methods to compare!

15. STEP 15

    

    To each cooked batch of dumplings, add a small piece of butter to prevent the dumplings from sticking together. Shake the bowl with dumplings periodically. I put the dumplings in a large clay pot and cover with a lid, so the dumplings retain heat and can be baked in the oven later if desired. Of course, dumplings can be eaten in this form, but it’s much tastier to serve them with dressing.

16. STEP 16

    

    And for the dressing we will need: a little boiled chicken, onions, carrots, garlic, undercuts (or lard with a layer of meat, or fatty pork), I like this part because... it is less fatty - I would say it is something between lard and meat

17. STEP 17

    

    We will also need the broth in which the chicken was cooked and a little sour cream

18. STEP 18

    

    Cut the undercut into arbitrary pieces

19. STEP 19

    

    Fry in a frying pan to render out some fat

20. STEP 20

    

    Meanwhile, chop the onion, three carrots

21. STEP 21

    

    Salt the undercuts (lard, meat)

22. STEP 22

    

    Add freshly ground black pepper

23. STEP 23

    

    When the undercut is slightly fried, add chopped onion

24. STEP 24

    

    Then grated carrots, mix and simmer covered for 5-7 minutes

25. STEP 25

    

    Then we pass the garlic through the press here. I must say that at this stage there is an amazing aroma in the kitchen and most likely the family has already come running to see what it smells like)))

26. STEP 26

    

    Add boiled chicken

27. STEP 27

    

    Pour in the broth

28. STEP 28

    

    Add sour cream, you can add a little more salt to taste

29. STEP 29

    

    Simmer under the lid for another 5 minutes, follow the underline, it should become soft. There are many dressing options: minced meat onion carrots garlic broth sour cream, chicken onion carrots garlic..., fry lard until crackling onion..., meat onion... Choose the one you like!

30. STEP 30

    

    Drizzle the dumplings with dressing and serve! You can go further and bake in this same pot for another 20 minutes. But for me it’s already very, very tasty!

31. STEP 31

    

    Bon appetit!