Motivation
This is some serious old world comfort food that has been passed down to me from my dad's side of the family. It's basically dumplings with butter and cottage cheese... and oh man, is it good. I always think I've made too much and we end up devouring it all anyway.
Ingredients
2-3 Potatoes (grated)
1 Onion (grated)
2-3 cloves Garlic (pressed)
2 Eggs
Flour
Cottage Cheese
Butter
Salt + Spices
Mise en Place
Grate potatoes, onions, and garlic into a bowl. Bring a stock pot of salted water to a simmer.
Method
Lightly beat eggs together and add to bowl of grated potatoes, onions, and garlic. (I'll be honest, I usually just add eggs to the bowl and beat them in there and then combine everything together.) Add salt plus whatever spices you want. I'm partial to salt, pepper, a bit of cayenne, and chili powder.
Start to add flour until mixture becomes a thick batter.
I have a "dumpling maker" which is a pan with a bunch of 1/2 inch holes drilled in it. Spoon batter into pan and push through holes into simmering water. (Basically you're making a drop dumpling.) Let dumplings simmer for 8 minutes then remove from water and place in a large bowl.
While dumplings are simmering, place butter in a pan and brown it. I usually use somewhere between 1/2 stick to a whole stick of butter (this is old world comfort food - not diet food). Add browned butter to large bowl of cooked dumplings and mix together. Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of cottage cheese and mix again. Adjust seasonings and serve.
This is some serious old world comfort food that has been passed down to me from my dad's side of the family. It's basically dumplings with butter and cottage cheese... and oh man, is it good. I always think I've made too much and we end up devouring it all anyway.
Ingredients
2-3 Potatoes (grated)
1 Onion (grated)
2-3 cloves Garlic (pressed)
2 Eggs
Flour
Cottage Cheese
Butter
Salt + Spices
Mise en Place
Grate potatoes, onions, and garlic into a bowl. Bring a stock pot of salted water to a simmer.
Method
Lightly beat eggs together and add to bowl of grated potatoes, onions, and garlic. (I'll be honest, I usually just add eggs to the bowl and beat them in there and then combine everything together.) Add salt plus whatever spices you want. I'm partial to salt, pepper, a bit of cayenne, and chili powder.
Start to add flour until mixture becomes a thick batter.
I have a "dumpling maker" which is a pan with a bunch of 1/2 inch holes drilled in it. Spoon batter into pan and push through holes into simmering water. (Basically you're making a drop dumpling.) Let dumplings simmer for 8 minutes then remove from water and place in a large bowl.
While dumplings are simmering, place butter in a pan and brown it. I usually use somewhere between 1/2 stick to a whole stick of butter (this is old world comfort food - not diet food). Add browned butter to large bowl of cooked dumplings and mix together. Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of cottage cheese and mix again. Adjust seasonings and serve.
