Pierogi Z Kapusty (Pierogi W/ Sauerkraut & Mushroom Filling)

Submitted by littleturtle

"A popular Polish dish similar to dumplings or ravioli. Pronounced pyeh-RAW-ghee (this is the plural form, not pierogies, just one is called pierog, but they're so good you'll almost never eat just one.) Pierogi can be made with a wide variety of fillings, but the most common are minced cooked meat, sauerkraut and mushrooms, cheese and potatoes (known as ruskie/Ruthenian pierogi), sweet cheese (usually with a touch of vanilla) and blueberries (in summer). Other fillings include buckwheat groats, potatoes and onions and lentils. Toppings include fried fat-back nuggets, sour cream, melted butter or butter-browned bread crumbs."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 9-10

ingredients

• Filling

• 1 lb sauerkraut, finely chopped
• 150 g butter, divided
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 lb fresh mushrooms, diced
• pepper

• Dough

• 4 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 - 1 cup warm beef stock or 3/4-1 cup beef bouillon
• 12 cups salt water (for cooking perogi)

directions

1. Saute the sauerkraut in 1/3 of the butter.
2. Fry the onion in 1/6 of the butter; fry the mushrooms in the remaining butter.
3. Combine these ingredients, season with pepper, and refrigerate until ready to assemble pierogi.
4. Combine the ingredients listed under dough and knead until well blended (dough should be somewhat dry and about the consistency of play-doh, you can knead in more flour if needed).
5. Twist off workable portions of dough and roll out very thin on a floured surface.
6. Using a glass with a thin lip and a diameter of about 3-1/2 inches, dip lip of glass in flour and cut circles out of the dough.
7. Place about 2 teaspoons filling in the center of each dough circle.
8. Moisten outer edges with water and fold dough over to close.
9. Seal edges by pressing gently with the back of a fork or pinching together with your fingers.
10. Bring water to a boil.
11. Cook 12 pierogi at a time, reducing heat to a gentle boil.
12. Boil, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking to the bottom, until pierogi float to the surface (about 5 minutes).
13. Rinse in cold water, then drizzle melted butter or vegetable oil over dough to keep from sticking.
14. Repeat with remaining pierogi.
15. At this point you can serve them warm, freeze them for later use, deep fry them until golden brown or pan fry them in butter with onions over medium heat, lightly browning both sides before serving.

Reviews

[julia.cheong.ec]

I made this exactly as written, dough and all, and it was PHENOMENAL! The dough needs to be a lot thinner than you think, thinner than 1/8 of an inch. <br/><br/>FYI, these pierogies freeze beautifully. Lay them flat on a floured cookie sheet, freeze until they're not sticky (~15-20 minutes), and put them in a big ziploc bag, and voila, you have some quick dinners on hand! <br/><br/>I like to serve mine boiled and topped with sliced onions caramelized with diced bacon or butter.

 

[lilvorpalbunny]

I LOVED this! It was so good, I just couldn't stop eating! Pierogis are such a pain to make, but definitely worth it, when using this recipe.

 

[Maeven6]

Great recipe! I substituted one cup of WW flour for the a cup of all purpose. This color coded my pierogi. I did a two batches one saurkraut and onion the other postatoe and onion. We could tell them apart! I used 1/2 water and 1/2 sour cream for the broth in the dough too. I also used vegi bullion for the water to boil the dumplings in.

 

[Mrs B]

Even though I like to think of myself as a bit of a 'foodie', I don't think I'd have ever heard of pierogi if it wasn't for Recipezaar (I've certainly not come across them anywhere else). As I'm still a novice, recipes like this one are really helpful. So, on to the verdict. Firstly I found the instructions very clear and easy to follow. The filling was nice to work with and I particularly liked the fact that it wasn't sticky to use! The quantity of sauerkraut was just right for the quantity of mushrooms and I used a red onion for added colour, which worked well. The end result was great tasting pierogi. I must confess to using a different dough recipe (from Rita L's Potato Pierogi recipe, #48587), but I'll definitely be making this filling again and again. I promise to try the dough recipe at some point too.