Dumplings with Meat and Buckwheat - English Subtitles

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

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

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt lowers calories while cream cheese is a more affordable option.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine is often cheaper.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are more shelf-stable, and omitting herbs saves money.

Boil buckwheat in salty water until cooked, then grind it.

Fry chopped onions and add 5 cloves of garlic until finished.

Combine minced pork, fried onions, garlic, and spices in a bowl.

Add half a kilo (1.1 lb) of flour to the mixture.

Crack an egg into the mixture and add a cup of water, adjusting as needed.

Prepare the table for rolling out the dough.

Take a small piece of dough, roll it out, and place a teaspoon of filling in the center.

Use a dumpling maker to form the dumplings.

Boil water in a pot, adding salt, and then add the dumplings once boiling.

Boil dumplings for 3-4 minutes until cooked.

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Equipment Needed

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