Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Culinary Travel: Siberian Pelmeni

Pelmeni are dumplings consisting of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. The dough is made from flour and water, sometimes adding a small portion of eggs.

The filling can be minced meat (pork, lamb, beef, or any other kind of meat), fish, or mushrooms. The mixing together of different kinds of meat is also popular. The traditional Udmurt recipe requires a mixture of 45% beef, 35% mutton, and 20% pork. Pelmeni in Perm (west of the Ural Mountains) are often filled with mushrooms, onions, and turnips instead of meat. Various spices, such as black pepper and onions, are mixed into the filling. This is a tasty dish you won't want to miss.

Ingredients

1 pound veal neck, cut into cubes
1 pound beef shoulder, cut into cubes
1 large onion, sliced and caramelized
1/2 cup chopped dill
4 ounces white Pullman loaf, crust removed and soaked in 1 cup heavy cream
1 egg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
About 80 Wonton Wrappers

Ingredients per serving:
3/4 cup very thinly sliced mushrooms (shiitake, cremini, enoki, or porcini), cooked
3 tablespoons cooked or pickled beets, small dice
18 mint leaves, coarsely chopped or torn by hand
3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
3 quarts beef or chicken consomme/bouillon, hot

Directions

In a large bowl, combine meat cubes, onion, dill, soaked bread, egg, salt and pepper. Let sit for 2 hours in refrigerator for flavors to combine.

Grind mixture through a meat grinder 2 times using a medium die. Mixture should be finely pureed and sticky. Cut rounds out of wonton wrapper. Fill each wrapper with 1/2 teaspoon of mixture. Fold over and make tortellini shape. Fold sides over. Place in large saucepan with boiling water and boil for about 3 minutes.

Serve in deep-dish plates. Divide mushroom slices, beet dice, mint leaves, and dill into between 8 dishes. Add 10 pelmini and pour over consomme.

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