World Cuisines

Kolduny

Belarus

The 'sorcerers': large potato dumplings stuffed with minced meat, boiled or fried — named, legend says, for the magic of meat hidden inside plain potato. Ingredients: potatoes, flour, egg, salt; filling: minced pork or beef, onion, marjoram, black pepper; sour cream and fried onions to serve.

What it is

The 'sorcerers': large potato dumplings stuffed with minced meat, boiled or fried — named, legend says, for the magic of meat hidden inside plain potato. Ingredients: potatoes, flour, egg, salt; filling: minced pork or beef, onion, marjoram, black pepper; sour cream and fried onions to serve. Recipe: 1) Grate potatoes; squeeze; mix with flour and egg into dough. 2) Season the mince. 3) Wrap dough around meat balls into plump ovals. 4) Boil gently until they float and set; optionally crisp them in a pan. Serve: with sour cream and fried onions. Flavor: soft potato shell, juicy meat heart. History: kolduny belong to the Tatar-Belarusian culinary exchange of the old Grand Duchy of Lithuania, where stuffed dumplings travelled widely. See also: Draniki, Machanka.

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