Poltava dumplings

4 servings

40 minutes

Dumplings are easy to confuse with dumplings - both are found in soups. But dumplings are also eaten without broth, for example, simply fried with lard, as in our recipe.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 537.5
• Proteins: 22g
• Fats: 21.1g
• Carbohydrates: 76.6g

Ingredients

• Kefir: 190 ml
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Wheat flour: 380 g
• Soda: 0.5 tsp
• Lard (fat): 200 g
• Onion: 1 head
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Mix kefir, egg, baking soda, and a pinch of salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Kefir: 190 ml
   • Chicken egg: 1 piece
   • Soda: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Salt:  to taste

2. Sift the flour.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 380 g

3. Knead the dough, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 20 minutes.

4. Cut the fatty pork into small cubes and put it in the pan. Fry it first on low heat to render the fat, then you can increase the heat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lard (fat): 200 g

5. When the cracklings are golden, add diced onion and fry for another 4-5 minutes until the onion turns golden.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head

6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

7. Dust the table well with flour. Roll the dough into a sausage about 2 cm in diameter.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 380 g

8. Cut it into round pieces about 1 cm thick.

9. Drop the dumplings into boiling salted water and cook for 2-3 minutes.

10. Mix the ready dumplings with the prepared cracklings and serve immediately.