Homemade Lazy Pelmeni (Meat Dumplings)

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Gather the ingredients and spices for these delicious lazy pelmeni.

2. Step 2:

   

   To make the dough, crack one egg into a large bowl and add one teaspoon of salt.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour 125 ml of milk into the bowl and stir.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour 125 ml of boiled water into the bowl and mix well.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add three tablespoons of vegetable oil to the bowl.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add 500 grams of pre-sifted flour to the bowl in batches and start mixing the dough with a whisk.

7. Step 7:

   

   Keep kneading the dough well in the bowl by hand.

8. Step 8:

   

   Dust the counter with flour, turn the dough out onto it, and knead it thoroughly by hand for ten minutes, then put it in a plastic bag for thirty minutes.

9. Step 9:

   

   Put 500 grams of ground meat in a bowl and season with salt to taste.

10. Step 10:

    

    Add the pepper blend to the bowl of ground meat to taste.

11. Step 11:

    

    Very finely chop one onion.

12. Step 12:

    

    Add a finely chopped garlic clove and the onion to the bowl of ground meat.

13. Step 13:

    

    Pour 70 ml of water into the bowl.

14. Step 14:

    

    Mix the filling well until smooth.

15. Step 15:

    

    Make the sauté to flavor the broth: finely chop one onion.

16. Step 16:

    

    Pour three tablespoons of vegetable oil into a skillet, heat it on the stove, and add the chopped onion.

17. Step 17:

    

    Sauté the onion, stirring constantly, until golden.

18. Step 18:

    

    Grate one medium carrot on the coarse holes.

19. Step 19:

    

    Add the grated carrot to the skillet with the onion and sauté until soft.

20. Step 20:

    

    Add one finely chopped garlic clove to the skillet, along with dried herbs and the pepper blend to taste, then stir everything together.

21. Step 21:

    

    After thirty minutes, dust the counter with flour, turn out the dough, and roll it well in the flour.

22. Step 22:

    

    Divide the dough into several roughly equal pieces.

23. Step 23:

    

    Roll each piece of dough out into a thin sheet and cut it into strips about 4 inches (10 cm) wide.

24. Step 24:

    

    Spread an even layer of filling over each strip of dough and very carefully roll it into a fairly tight log.

25. Step 25:

    

    Pinch the seam and the ends of each log very firmly to seal them.

26. Step 26:

    

    Cut each log into pieces about half an inch (1 cm) wide.

27. Step 27:

    

    Pour the needed amount of water into a pot, add salt and a bay leaf to taste, stir, and bring it to a boil on the stove, then add the pelmeni.

28. Step 28:

    

    As soon as the pelmeni float to the surface, add a tablespoon and a half of the prepared sauté to the broth and stir.

29. Step 29:

    

    Cook the pelmeni for about ten minutes, then dish them into bowls—with or without the broth, as you like—and serve. Enjoy, everyone!