World Cuisines

Varenyky

Ukraine

Ukraine's half-moon dumplings: tender dough with potato, curd cheese, cabbage or sour cherries, boiled and drenched in fried onion and sour cream.

What it is

Ukraine's half-moon dumplings: tender dough with potato, curd cheese, cabbage or sour cherries, boiled and drenched in fried onion and sour cream. Ingredients: flour, water, egg, salt (dough); fillings: mashed potato with fried onion, farmer's cheese, sauerkraut, or sour cherries with sugar; smetana, butter, onions, bacon cracklings. Recipe: 1) Knead a soft, rested dough. 2) Roll thin; cut rounds. 3) Fill and pinch into half-moons with a firm seal. 4) Boil until they float; toss in butter and golden onions. Serve: with sour cream; cherry varenyky get sugar and their own juices. Flavor: soft, homely, onion-sweet. History: dumplings travelled west along trade routes centuries ago; varenyky became the dish of Ukrainian Sundays, harvests and song. See also: Borscht, Holubtsi.

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