Homemade beef dumplings
4 servings
60 minutes
Homemade dumplings with beef are a symbol of coziness and family hearth, a dish passed down through generations. Their roots go back to Russian cuisine, where simplicity and rich flavor have always been valued. Thin dough, tender meat filling, and a hint of black pepper create a harmony of taste, while boiling in salted water makes them juicy. Dumplings are traditionally served with butter, sour cream, or vinegar, adding extra zest. This dish is perfect for a cozy home dinner or a lively gathering when you want to delight loved ones with the classic taste of Russian cuisine.
1
Beat an egg into the flour, gradually add milk and water, and add salt. Knead the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes.
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Water: 100 ml
- Milk: 100 ml
- Salt: to taste
2
Preparing minced meat. Pass beef through a meat grinder, add salt, pepper, finely chopped onion to the meat, and mix everything thoroughly.
- Beef: 600 g
- Onion: 2 pieces
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Salt: to taste
3
Divide the prepared dough into equal parts. Roll out the dough into a thin sheet to fit the size of the dumpling mold and place it on the form.
4
Place pieces of minced meat in the indentations of the mold for dumplings. Roll out a second sheet of dough and cover the mold with the dough and meat preparation. Take a rolling pin and gently roll over the future dumplings so that the mold separates the preparation into dumplings.
5
Flip the mold to let the dumplings fall out, and coat the dumplings well in flour.
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
6
Boil dumplings in salted water for 10 minutes. Serve with butter, sour cream, or vinegar.
- Salt: to taste