Boiled Meat Dumplings

Description

In Romanian: Coltunasi umpluti cu carne fiarta

Ingredients

• 12 oz / 350 g flour
• 1 egg
• ½ cup water
• salt

Filling

• 10 oz / 300 g sirloin
• 1 big onion
• 1 tablespoon lard
• pepper
• salt
• 2 tablespoons lard for scalding dumplings

Directions

1. Sift the flour, make a nest in the middle and place the egg and salt there.
2. Mix the egg with a little flour, adding some water too.
3. Make a stiff dough.
4. Make a ball of the dough, cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 – 15 minutes.
5. Roll a thin sheet and cut 3 inch squares.

Filling

1. Grind the meat that has boiled for soup, then fry together with a chopped onion in one tablespoon of lard.
2. Mix everything well.
3. Use this as filling for the dumplings.

Assembly

1. Place some filling onto each square and fold to make a triangle, sticking the edges well.
2. As you make the dumplings, place them on a floured surface, covering with a cloth.
3. When all of them are done, place in boiling salt water.
4. Let boil until they rise to the surface.
5. Drain, wash with tepid water, then scald with hot lard.
6. Serve hot.