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Cabbage and mushroom varenyky

Soft dumpling wrappers hold a savory cabbage and mushroom filling, with golden onions added at the table. Finely chopping and thoroughly cooking the vegetables makes the filling easy to enclose without excess moisture.

VeganModerateAbout 28 dumplings

Ingredients

Original recipe: About 28 dumplings. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 4 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 350 gAll-purpose wheat flour
  • 180 mlWarm water
  • 60 mlSunflower oil
  • 400 gCabbage finely shredded
  • 300 gMushrooms finely chopped
  • 250 gOnion finely chopped
  • 1 ½ tspSalt
  • ½ tspBlack pepper
  • 2500 mlWater for boiling

Make it

  1. Mix 320 g flour with the warm water, 15 ml oil and 0.5 tsp salt. Knead for 5 minutes, cover and rest for 20 minutes. Reserve the remaining flour for rolling.
  2. Heat 30 ml oil in a large skillet. Cook half the onion for 5 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 7 minutes, then add cabbage, 0.5 tsp salt and pepper. Cook for 10–12 minutes until tender and dry; spread in a bowl to cool.
  3. Cook the remaining onion in the remaining oil over medium-low heat for 10–12 minutes until golden, then set aside.
  4. Roll the dough 2 mm thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut 8 cm circles, place about 1 tbsp cooled filling in each and pinch firmly shut, pressing out air. Reroll scraps once to make about 28 dumplings.
  5. Bring the measured boiling water and remaining salt to a gentle boil. Add dumplings in uncrowded batches; after they float, simmer for 3 minutes until the dough is cooked.
  6. Lift out with a slotted spoon, divide between plates and spoon over the golden onions.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: Wheat. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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