Polish pyzy dumplings: the ultimate comfort food

potatoes

🥗Healthier: cauliflower

💰Cheaper: sweet potatoes

Cauliflower offers lower carbs while maintaining texture.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and provides a different flavor.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: lentils

Tofu provides protein with fewer calories.

Chop the onion finely and squeeze the garlic clove.

In a frying pan with oil, sauté the onion for a few minutes.

Add the ground beef and break it up with a wooden spoon, frying until cooked.

Add the garlic, season with dehydrated marjoram, salt, and black pepper, and stir well.

Peel and cut the potatoes into pieces, place in a pot, and cover with water.

Add a pinch of salt and cook until soft.

Drain the potatoes and let them cool.

Mash the potatoes in a bowl.

Divide the mashed potatoes into four parts, set one part aside, and fill the gap with potato starch.

Add a pinch of salt and the two whole eggs to the mixture.

Mix with a spoon, then knead with hands to form a dough.

Flatten a portion of the dough, fill it with the meat mixture, and seal tightly.

Boil water with salt in a pan, then reduce heat and add the dumplings.

Cook until they rise to the surface, then remove and set aside.

Fry chopped onion in oil and butter until golden, and fry the bacon until crispy.

Serve the dumplings immediately with sautéed bacon, onions, and chopped scallions.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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