Dinner · 90 min · russian

Siberian Pelmeni

A Russian dinner built around all-purpose flour and eggs — on the table in 90 minutes. Each serving lands at 655 calories with 40g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 4 cups All-purpose flour
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Water
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1/2 lb Ground pork
• 1 Onion
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 cup Sour cream
• 2 tbsp Dill

Steps

1. Mix the flour, eggs, water, and a teaspoon of salt into a firm dough; knead 8 minutes until smooth, then rest covered 30 minutes.
2. Pulse the beef, pork, grated onion, garlic, and a splash of ice water into a juicy filling; season boldly with salt and black pepper.
3. Roll the dough thin and cut 3-inch rounds. Place a teaspoon of filling on each, fold into a half-moon, and pinch the corners together into the classic ear shape.
4. Freeze the pelmeni on a floured tray 20 minutes — they hold their shape better and cook more evenly from frozen.
5. Boil in well-salted water in batches; they are done 2 minutes after they float to the surface.
6. Toss with melted butter and serve with sour cream, dill, and plenty of black pepper. Leftovers freeze perfectly for a month.

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