Tired of the usual dumplings dumplings? Did guests suddenly come? Just want to experiment with a native Russian product? Below are some recipes for how to cook delicious dumplings in an unconventional way. Indeed, such meat pillows we have known since childhood can not only be boiled and served with broth or sour cream, but also fried, baked in the oven, cooked in pots and even made a pie out of them.
How to fry dumplings in a pan, surely every student who has spent years studying in a dormitory knows. But do not assume that the dish will turn out to be tasteless, and only a young, healthy and, most importantly, hungry stomach of a schoolboy will be able to digest it. True, the cooled meat dumplings become very tough and almost inedible, so you need to try to be able to skim the entire portion at a time. So, put the pan on the fire, pour the vegetable oil and wait for it to heat up. We take out a pack of dumplings from the freezer and, not waiting until they heat up and flow, we send them to the oil. Putting them on the pan must be done individually and so that they do not touch each other, otherwise they may stick together. Ravioli with chicken is ideal for this method of frying - the filling of beef or pork may not be fried.
While we cook dumplings (covered with a lid, sometimes turning over with a fork) for about 10 minutes for each side, we will do the sauce. You can serve simple soy, mayonnaise or sour cream - to your taste. Garlic alioli is best suited for this dish (mix finely chopped garlic with a small amount of dill, rub with a spoonful of olive oil and add to mayonnaise).
Sometimes it happens that from yesterday's dinner there were already cooked dumplings. Do they really have to be thrown out? Do not scatter this good. Ravioli will gain a second life in the form of cute and ruddy pillows. How to fry dumplings in a pan in this case? Make sure that there is no water left on the product, otherwise there will be a lot of splashes. Melt the butter. In Ukraine, they love to use cracklings, but you can successfully do with sunflower or corn oil, as well as margarine or cooking oil.
Before frying the dumplings in a pan, you need to make sure that the fat is well calcined, otherwise the cooked pieces will stick tight to the bottom. You also need to try so that the ravioli do not touch each other. Fry until a uniform golden color is achieved. At the end, make the fire on the stove small, sprinkle the dish with grated cheese, close the lid and wait another five minutes.
Now that you’ve already learned how to fry dumplings in a pan,
You can also experiment. For example, put the fried product in a pot, add the stewed onions and mushrooms on top, pour in the broth and sour cream so that the liquid covers all the ingredients. Set the oven at 200 C and bake for half an hour. As in the previous recipe, 5 minutes before complete readiness, do the trick with a ruddy cheese “cap”. And here’s another simple morning recipe: add a little ketchup to the fried dumplings, roll them well in it and fill with scrambled eggs. Place under the lid and cook until the omelet thickens. Serve this dish with dill.