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Cepelinai recipe
Delight in these hearty Lithuanian potato dumplings!
Ingredients
- 800 g potatoes
- 400 g ground meat
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 200 g sour cream
- 50 g butter
- 100 g smoked bacon
How to make Cepelinai
- Boil 1 kg of potatoes in salted water for 30 minutes until soft. Drain and mash until smooth.
- Chop 1 onion finely and set aside. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter.
- Sauté the chopped onion in the skillet until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the smooth mashed potatoes, 400 g of ground meat, the sautéed onion, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of black pepper.
- Mix the ingredients with a wooden spoon until well combined and uniform in texture.
- With wet hands, form the mixture into oval dumplings about 10 cm long and flatten slightly.
- Place a small piece of smoked bacon in the center of each dumpling before sealing the edges tightly.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil and carefully drop in the formed dumplings.
- Boil the dumplings for 10-15 minutes until they float to the surface, indicating they are cooked.
- Remove the dumplings with a slotted spoon and serve hot, garnished with 200 g of sour cream.
What is Cepelinai?
Cepelinai is a traditional dish from Lithuania, cooked in a pan, and takes about 120 minutes from start to finish. It is built around potatoes, ground meat and sour cream. The recipe below uses 8 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Cepelinai take?
At 120 minutes it is slower than 79% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 60 dishes built on potatoes. The method runs to 10 steps, the longest being 30 minutes.
Any tips for making Cepelinai?
Using starchy potatoes will help the dumplings hold their shape.
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