serves
6-8
prep
45 minutes
cook
45 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
6-8
people
preparation
45
minutes
cooking
45
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Episode 7
episode • The Streets With Dan Hong • cooking • 24m
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episode • The Streets With Dan Hong • cooking • 24m
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Ingredients
- 1 kg russet potatoes, scrubbed
Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- Pinch salt
- 1½ cups lukewarm water
Filling
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 225 g ricotta, at room temperature
- Salt, to taste
To serve
- 2-3 tbsp unsalted butter
- Caramelised onions (optional)
- Skwarki, or fried bacon (optional)
- Sour cream (optional)
Instructions
- Steam potatoes in their skins until tender. Allow to cool before peeling, and set aside.
- Whisk the eggs in the water. Add a pinch of salt to the flour in a large bowl, and slowly add the water and egg mixture to the flour. Use your hand to knead the dough to bring it together. Knead on a clean work bench into a smooth ball. Place in your bowl, cover and set aside for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, press your potatoes through a ricer in a large bowl. Add the butter, ricotta and a pinch of salt. Use your hands to mash the potato, combining all of the ingredients. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Half the dough and roll out on a floured surface to ⅛ inch thick. Use a 4 inch cutter to cut out disks, reroll the dough and continue to cut out until all of the dough is used. Add 1 tablespoon of filling to the centre of each disk, fold over and press the edges together to seal.
- Boil the pierogi in batches for 4-6 minutes (once the pierogi float continue to boil for 3-4 minutes). While the pierogi are cooking, warm the butter, caramelised onions and bacon in a frying pan. Pour the butter sauce over the pierogi to serve.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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