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How to make Authentic Polish Pierogi

It seems fitting to add a Pierogi recipe to my blog today because it is National Pierogi day. I happen to have an authentic pierogi recipe from my husband’s Polish mother. He was able to get the exact measurements from her back in the 90’s when he had an assignment to complete for school. His assignment was to submit a recipe for an ethnic food. It was a bit of a challenge to get the exact ingredient quantities and directions from his mother. Initially when he asked her how to make Pierogi, she said “make dough, then put in the filling, then boil them.”

He ended up having to spend an afternoon watching her and measuring everything she did in order to obtain this recipe I’m about to share with you.

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Pierogi basic dough Recipe

Ingredients:

4 cups of all purpose flour

250 mL of water

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

Directions:

Mix flour and salt together and sift. Add the eggs and water and knead until dough is smooth and stretchable.

Sprinkle flour over the table where you will be rolling the dough to prevent sticking. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it is approximately 1/8 of an inch thick. Cut out the dough with a 3 inch round cookie cutter. It’s really nice to have a cookie cutter with a handle since you will be making so many cuts.

Put your favorite filling (filling recipe below) in the center of each circle.

Stretch the dough around the filling and pinch together to avoid leaking during boiling. Use the handle of a butter knife or spoon to make a decorative edge. This step takes practice.

How to boil Pierogi

When pierogi are stuffed and pinched together, put 8-10 of the pierogi into boiling water. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. When pierogi begin to float, boil for another 3-5 minutes. Continue to boil the remaining pierogi.

After boiling the pierogi, transfer them to a sheet pan greased with butter. Brush more melted butter on all sides, so they do not stick together.

Coat boiled pierogi with melted butter to prevent sticking.
Coat boiled pierogi with melted butter to prevent sticking.

Pierogi Potato & Cheese Filling recipe

Ingredients:

5 Medium Potatoes

1/4 pound cheddar cheese

1 medium onion finely minced and sauteed

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Boil the potatoes until tender, drain and mash. Shred the cheese and add to the hot potatoes so it melts. Add salt pepper and sauteed onions, mash to mix.

Pierogi Sauerkraut Filling recipe

Ingredients:

50 ounces of fresh sauerkraut, drained

2 medium onions, finely chopped

1 8-ounce package of mushrooms, minced

2 Tablespoons butter, plus more to prevent sticking

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions: Drain the sauerkraut through a mesh strainer.

drain the sauerkraut

Sauté the mushrooms and onions in 2 tablespoons of butter salt and pepper.

sauté mushrooms and onions

Add the mushrooms and onions to sauerkraut. Put the mixture through a meat grinder.

Mushroom and Sauerkraut filling in a meat grinder
ground sauerkraut mixture
Sauerkraut pierogi filling

Drain the ground pierogi filling before filling the pierogi. Add 1 heaping teaspoonful to each circle of dough. Stretch and pinch the dough around the filling.

Pierogi ready to pinch closed

Serving Pierogi

Saute Onions and pierogi in a frying pan until lightly browned. Serve with sour cream.

Can You Freeze Pierogi?

Yes you can! After boiling the pierogi, place them on a buttered jelly roll pan to cool. Once they are cool, place the pan of pierogi in the freezer. The next day the frozen pierogi can be transferred into a freezer bag, and placed back in the freezer. Be sure to label the bag with the date and filling flavor!

Printable Pierogi Recipe

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