Potato Dumplings

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make potato dumplings? Prepare the products. You can make mashed potatoes, or you can take a ready-made one. Starch is given an approximate amount, it can take either more or less. It will depend on the consistency of the potato dough.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash and peel the potatoes well. Cut it into small pieces, put it in a saucepan and pour clean cold water.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the potatoes to cook on medium heat, add salt to the water, bring to a boil. Cook the potatoes for about 20 minutes. Check readiness with a sharp knife, it should easily pierce the pieces.

4. Step 4:

   

   Drain the water and cool the potatoes until warm.

5. Step 5:

   

   Mash it into mashed potatoes with a potato masher.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the egg, stir the potatoes with a spoon. Add flour and a little starch. Knead the dough. Gradually add starch to make a not too steep, soft dough.

8. Step 7:

   

   Take some dough, put it on a floured board. Roll the sausage, then cut it into small pieces about 1.5 cm wide. Roll a ball out of each piece.

9. Step 8:

   

   Form dumplings — dip your finger in starch, press it into the middle of each ball, making a recess approximately to the middle of its volume.

10. Step 9:

    

    This is the kind of dumpling you should get.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put a saucepan with plenty of water on the fire. Salt it. Bring to a boil. Throw the dumplings in there. It is better to cook a small amount of dumplings at a time so that they do not stick together. First they will sink to the bottom, then they will float up. As soon as the dumplings have surfaced — they are ready, take them out with a slotted spoon. Throw in the next portion. In this way, boil all the dumplings.

12. Step 11:

    

    Ready dumplings immediately serve to the table, with butter, sour cream, fried onions or tomato sauce. Enjoy your meal!