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Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumplings)

Name: Varenyky (Ukrainian Dumplings)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 30 Dumpling wrappers; 3 Potatoes; 1 Onion; 3 tbsp Butter; To taste Sour cream; To taste Salt; To taste Pepper

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⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Gentle dumplings filled with mashed potato, boiled and finished in butter — a cherished Ukrainian comfort food.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Unlike Russia's meat-filled pelmeni, varenyky are typically stuffed with milder fillings like mashed potato or cottage cheese. After boiling, they're lightly pan-fried in butter and topped with sautéed onion and sour cream — a homemade dish passed down through generations, with the folding itself often a shared family activity.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A weekend at home in Lviv: the whole table is covered in dough as the family folds varenyky together. The moment of topping the boiled dumplings with buttery fried onion is what everyone looks forward to.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Dumpling wrappers 30
Potatoes 3
Onion 1
Butter 3 tbsp
Sour cream To taste
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil and mash the potatoes; season with salt and pepper.
Sauté half the onion, finely chopped, and mix into the mashed potato.
Place filling in the center of each wrapper, fold into a half-moon shape, and seal the edge.
Boil in plenty of water until they float to the surface.
Sauté the remaining onion in butter.
Top the boiled dumplings with the buttery fried onion and sour cream.

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