🍳 My nom nom book 🇩🇪Deutsch 🇬🇧English 🇪🇸Español 🇫🇷Français
Pelmeni (Russian Meat Dumplings)
Main Course 🌍 Public 🥜 Allergy aware

Pelmeni (Russian Meat Dumplings)

Small boiled dumplings with meat filling — a Siberian classic.

⏱️ Prep time 60 min. 🍳 Cook time 15 min. 🍽️ 4 servings 📊 Difficulty: hard ⭐ 8/10
🥜 Allergies considered in this recipe: 🌾 Gluten

Source / link: Osteuropäische Küche (Russland/Sibirien)

Ingredients

Amounts adjust automatically.
400 g Flour
200 ml Water
1 Stück Egg (optional, can be omitted)
1 TL Salt
400 g Mixed ground pork and beef
1 Stück Onion (finely grated)
2 Stück Garlic cloves
1/2 TL Pepper
30 g Butter (or vegan) for serving
100 g Sour cream (optional, or plant-based yogurt)

Preparation

  1. 1Knead flour, water, egg (optional) and salt into a firm dough, let rest for 30 minutes.
  2. 2Mix the ground meat with grated onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
  3. 3Roll out the dough thinly, cut out circles with a glass.
  4. 4Place some filling on each circle, fold into half-moons and press the edges firmly, stick the ends together.
  5. 5Cook the pelmeni in boiling salted water for about 5–7 minutes until they float.
  6. 6Drain, drizzle with butter and serve with sour cream or plant-based yogurt.

Notes & tips

Note: 'S ALLERGY: Contains gluten (dough) + optional egg (in dough). Dough without egg (flour/water/salt) and butter instead of sour cream. WITHOUT milk, WITHOUT soy.

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
543 kcal
Protein
16 g
Fat
9 g
Carbs
102 g

– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)