Traditional Lithuanian Food - World’s Most Advanced Zeppelin Making Tutorial - English Subtitles

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Lean turkey reduces fat content while ground pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt maintains creaminess with lower calories.

smoked bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pork belly is a more affordable option.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine is often cheaper.

Peel and grate the potatoes into a large bowl.

Squeeze out excess moisture from the grated potatoes.

Mix grated potatoes with potato starch, boiled minced potatoes, and salt until combined.

In a separate pan, sauté chopped onions in butter until translucent.

Add minced pork to the onion mixture and cook until browned.

Form potato mixture into oval dumplings, filling each with the meat mixture.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Drop dumplings into boiling water and cook until they float, about 5-7 minutes.

Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon and drain.

In a skillet, fry the dumplings in bacon pieces until golden brown on all sides, about 3-4 minutes.

Serve hot, topped with additional chopped onions.

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