Poltava-style halushki
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Those who enjoy dough-based dishes will surely appreciate the recipe for Poltava-style halushky. It's very simple, and you can serve the halushky with meat sauce, with fried pork cracklings and onions, or simply with sour cream. I want to tell you that the ready dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Pour room-temperature kefir into a bowl. Sprinkle with flour. Then add baking soda and salt. Add the remaining flour and only then begin mixing. The quality of flour varies, so you can adjust the amount of flour as needed. The dough should be soft.
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Step 2
Fill a pot with water and place it over the heat. Now continue working with the dough. Divide the dough into strips, then cut them into small, equal pieces—these will be the dumplings. The size of the dumplings is up to you. But remember—they will roughly double in size when cooked!
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Step 3
When the water in the pot boils, wrap it with gauze—the dumplings will steam cook. You can do this using a colander. Place the dumplings on the gauze and cover with a lid!!!
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Step 4
Boil medium-sized dumplings for about 5 minutes. Check for doneness with a wooden toothpick. Pierce a dumpling; if there's no dough sticking to the toothpick, the dumplings are ready.
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Step 5
Previously, cooked dumplings were poured into a special dish called a "makitra." I pour them into a clay pot. Drizzle with melted butter to prevent sticking.
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Step 6
I recommend preparing the following sauce for the dumplings. Chop the boiled chicken meat and lightly fry it in a pan. Add minced garlic, salt, pepper, and sour cream. Simmer for just a few minutes.
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Step 7
Pour the meat with the resulting sauce into the pot with the dumplings and shake well to mix.