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Russian Pelmeni Recipe

06/06/2018 by Tilly 14 Comments

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The first time I ever tried Russian Pelmeni was in Melbourne, with a homeless guy named Uncle Unknown.

You might be wondering how and why? And boy is it a story. One morning I was getting breakfast at a place called Lentil As Anything, for all my Melbournites reading this you know what’s up. For those that don’t, it’s a pay as you feel non for profit organisation serving vegetarian/vegan food around Melbourne and Sydney. Whilst there a gentleman sat across from me started telling stories. His stories were about his life, especially about how he was in Berlin when the wall came down. After sitting there for hours getting lost in his words it was decided that this conversation needed to continue.

Later that afternoon around 5 pm I saw him hobbling down the street with all his bags, there were at least 5 massive ones. How did this guy do this every day? We then spent the night taking shots (lots) of flavoured vodka, eating Russian Pelmeni and Borsch with Black Bread, listening to the stories of a man who couldn’t remember his name. To this day it was one of the best nights of my life.

That night I also fell in love with Russian Pelmeni.

Photo of Uncle Unknown

Making Russian Pelmeni can look like a daunting task so grab a friend, put on some of your favourite tunes and get to work or you can buy this pelmeni mould. The reward for an hour give or take, of work is massive, you can stock up your freezer full of Russian Pelmeni for the next 6 months. The next time you need a hit, you’ll be 5 minutes away from bite-sized deliciousness (unless you eat them all in one sitting, guiltyy :/ ).

Uncooked Russian Pelmeni in hand

There’s a lot of debate on what Russian Pelmeni should be served with. There are those that swear by mayo, mustard only fans, sour cream devotees and those who enjoy simply with butter. Whatever you choose, I won’t judge!

Plate of Russian Pelmeni being eaten with chopsticks

Chopsticks might also be a big no-no in Russia buuuuut I’m eating these in Vietnam so they seemed fitting #rebel

Other Dumpling Recipes you should try:

– Wonton Soup: juicy pork wontons in a Chinese chicken soup

– Nepalese Momos: chicken dumplings flavoured with indian style spices and served with a tomato chutney. Unlike any dumpling you’ve had before!

– Japanese Pork Gyozas: Japanese flavoured pork dumplings that are pan fried till crispy on one side.

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Plate of Russian Pelmeni being picked up with chopsticks
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Russian Pelmeni
Prep Time
50 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
resting time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
 

Russian Pelmeni are little pork dumplings flavoured with dill and cooked in an egg dough. Served best with vinegar and sour cream.

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Dumplings
Keyword: Russian Pelmeni
Servings: 8
Author: Tilly
Ingredients
Dough
  • 3 cups flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cups cold water
Filling
  • 500 grams pork mince
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 5 cloves of garlic, diced
  • 2 tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
To serve
  • fresh dill
  • white vinegar
Instructions
  1. Place the flour in a mound on your workspace, sprinkle over the salt and make a well in the centre. Crack the egg inside and use a fork to break up the egg and begin to bring the flour into the egg. 

  2. Add olive oil and the cold water a little a time, bringing and kneading everything together as you go. When a dough starts to form knead for 10 minutes or until soft and elastic. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes. 

  3. For the filling add the pork, onion, garlic, dill and seasoning into a bowl. Mix it all together. 

  4. Once the dough has rested roll out until 4x larger and cut out your wrappers using a glass or cookie cutter. 

  5. To shape the dumplings add a teaspoon of filling in the centre, fold the dough in half to make a half moon shape, pinch the edges together to seal. Grab the two corners and pull them towards each other, pinch together to seal. Repeat until you run out of filling and dough. 

  6. Bring a pot of water to boil, drop Pelmeni into rapidly boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. 

  7. To serve sprinkle with some freshly chopped dill and white vinegar. 


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  1. Diana

    06/06/2018 at 8:15 pm

    I’m Russian and my 2 favourite ways to eat pelmeni is either with dollop of Smetana (Russian sour cream), or cooked in potato carrot onion soup! I loooove Pelmeni, great food!

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:51 pm

      I love them with sour cream to! I’m currently in Vietnam and all the stores I tried didn’t sell it 🙁

      Reply
  2. Felesha Bell

    06/06/2018 at 9:15 pm

    Lovin’ how cute these little dumplings are!!! Such a great idea!!

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:53 pm

      Eating cute things gives me some kind of satisfaction haha!

      Reply
  3. David @ Cooking Chat

    06/06/2018 at 9:40 pm

    sounds like quite an adventure! Now this is a dish I’ve never heard of before, sounds tasty!

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:52 pm

      One I won’t forget anytime soon ;). You should give them a try!

      Reply
  4. Priya

    06/06/2018 at 10:14 pm

    these Russian Pelmeni look so delicious! I’m glad you have shared a recipe as I would love to try it out..

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:49 pm

      I hope you do 🙂

      Reply
  5. Danielle

    06/06/2018 at 10:28 pm

    I love the sound of this and it looks similar to something we had in Poland. Sounds very comforting.

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:50 pm

      What do you have in Poland, is it Pierogi?

      Reply
  6. Wajeeha

    06/06/2018 at 10:36 pm

    Such a lovely story! I’ve never had pelmeni, but it looks super delicious!

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:49 pm

      You should definitely try it! Kind of like ravioli

      Reply
  7. Marisa Moore

    06/06/2018 at 10:57 pm

    Loved seeing your process. I’ve never made any type of pasta on my own but would love to try.

    Reply
    • Tilly

      07/06/2018 at 3:47 pm

      You should, it’s easier than you think! 🙂

      Reply

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