How to Shape European Dumplings: Pierogi and Pyramid-Shaped
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Last week, Lan showed you how to shape Chinese-style dumplings. This week, she’s shaping European-style dumplings, such as pyramid-shaped ricotta and spinach-filled, and potato and cheese pierogi.
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Lan is a welcoming change to the show! Shes my favorite
Dude! Really! A pyramid has only three sides. These have four. Your culinary info is so good, either get the geometry right or leave it out. 😉
Those are nice looking dumplings and I have to try both of them.
Keep ‘em coming!!
I'm starting to feel weird, that the dumpling lady is always asian
Lan! I always enjoy her posts.
This is not ATK. Bring back Chris! And you want me to pay how much money for a one-year subscription? Booooooooool!
Wow! Love all things dumpling! And worth the effort of home-made. Finally got ingredients for the Asian dumplings but Have try these soon too– Thank You Lan Lam!
just want to point out that sourcream in the dough is Polish. Slovaks just use an egg. So seal them well and then boil until float, then fry. Also you may add a fried onion to the butter and OMG, such ambrosia!!! My grandmother used to use the potato water instead of just plain water, doesn't matter just MAKE them!!!
Yes you can add sour cream after frying. May I add that there are variations like a sweetish sauerkraut version? She cuts hers out like a biscuit, but you can also pinch off a small piece of dough and roll it into a round. Let somebody try to sue you for adding bacon or even bacon fat. The point is to use whatever you have and what is in season. If you have dill or parsley, heck yeah, add that.
Love these Videos, Thanks
Perfect pierogi just like we do them in my family for generations. Well done sister!
That pleat joke was adorable.
I love the Lan Lam vids! She's awesome 😄
Thats not how we do it :/ we use the thumb, index and middle finger . It takes way less work than you showed. There’s also a braiding method, but nobody does what you showed because it’s inefficient. /you usually make a hundred of them in a sitting
My half Polish/half Ukrainian, paternal grandmother taught me how to make pierogies. She would pinch the dough ends together to seal it. The pierogies were so good.
You can use fork with pierogi