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Greetings!
I'm trying to locate a "semi-homemade" type recipe for my niece-to-be. She's of Polish decent, and tried her hand at making some Pierogies at Xmas. Apparently for her it's just not Xmas without them. She's not much a "natural" cook...My dadgum internet at work doesn't allow me onto my "normal" recipe sites (grrrrr) anyone have any experience or recipes to share? Or even a good store-bought brand to suggest?
Thanks muchly,
Your pal,
Auntie

Mrs. Chip is of Polish decent, she says these are pretty close to homemade. She boils them to cook them, then browns them slightly in a pan with some onions a little butter and/or oil. They have several varieties with different fillings. I've had them, they're good. She's tried making them a couple of times, but I guess it can be kind of tricky getting them to seal correctly with all the filling inside.

I know nothing of Pierogies......however after reading Chip's post, I do know that there are pierogi makers...I saw them this a.m. when I was looking for ravioli makers....so maybe they will help with the stuffing and sealing problem.

Sorry I have no recipes...I did a quick search on cooks.com for you and came up with this one.
Hope it helps.

PIEROGI RECIPE

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3 c. all-purpose flour
1 egg
3/4 c. warm water
1 tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. salt

Work egg into flour with fork. Add salt, warm water, and butter; mix well. Knead until firm and soft. Cover with a slightly damp cloth and let stand for approximately 10 minutes. Roll dough to about 1/8 inch thickness and cut into 3 inch circles. Spoon filling on one side of round and pinch edges firmly to seal. Drop Pierogi into salted (optional) boiling water. When they rise to the top, lower the heat and cook for approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Drop into cold water and drain. Pour a little melted butter on Pierogi to prevent sticking.

FILLING:

8 potatoes
4 tbsp. butter
1 onion, chopped fine
1 c. grated Longhorn cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Boil potatoes. Saute onions in butter until transparent. Mash potatoes. Add sauteed onions, cheese, salt, and pepper immediately to mashed potatoes and mix well. To serve, saute onions in butter and pour over Pierogi. (If Pierogi are cold, add Pierogi to sauteed onions and heat slowly.) Other fillings to consider are sauerkraut, cottage cheese, prunes or lekvar.

chippewa wrote:Mrs. Chip is of Polish decent, she says these are pretty close to homemade. She boils them to cook them, then browns them slightly in a pan with some onions a little butter and/or oil. They have several varieties with different fillings. I've had them, they're good. She's tried making them a couple of times, but I guess it can be kind of tricky getting them to seal correctly with all the filling inside.

I've never had Pierogies, but those look delicious!

thank you so much!

I love Mrs T's also

We highly recomend Mrs. T's Pierogies as well. Serve with melted butter and sauted onions. One of our favorite comfort foods.

Thank you again!

phjrsaunt wrote:Greetings!
I'm trying to locate a "semi-homemade" type recipe for my niece-to-be. She's of Polish decent, and tried her hand at making some Pierogies at Xmas. Apparently for her it's just not Xmas without them. She's not much a "natural" cook...My dadgum internet at work doesn't allow me onto my "normal" recipe sites (grrrrr) anyone have any experience or recipes to share? Or even a good store-bought brand to suggest?
Thanks muchly,
Your pal,
Auntie

My family gets together every year at Grandmas to make the pierogies for Christmas eve.
We make cheese, potatoe, and sour kraut. 100% home made!!! I will see if I can get the
exact recipe, but I know that the dough is mostly flour and water, and I think just egg....

For the sour kraut we just brown up the sour kraut with some onion, and mushrooms...


I can see if I can get the recipes for you!!

alaura1974 wrote:

phjrsaunt wrote:Greetings!
I'm trying to locate a "semi-homemade" type recipe for my niece-to-be. She's of Polish decent, and tried her hand at making some Pierogies at Xmas. Apparently for her it's just not Xmas without them. She's not much a "natural" cook...My dadgum internet at work doesn't allow me onto my "normal" recipe sites (grrrrr) anyone have any experience or recipes to share? Or even a good store-bought brand to suggest?
Thanks muchly,
Your pal,
Auntie

My family gets together every year at Grandmas to make the pierogies for Christmas eve.
We make cheese, potatoe, and sour kraut. 100% home made!!! I will see if I can get the
exact recipe, but I know that the dough is mostly flour and water, and I think just egg....
For the sour kraut we just brown up the sour kraut with some onion, and mushrooms...
I can see if I can get the recipes for you!!

Wonderphul! Thank you!

Now you know a Steelton hunky like myself would know about pierogies.
The local Knights of Columbus serves them at festivals and a high school
football team just up the river has them at games. The team is really bad,
but I catch at least one game a season to get some good pierogies.
Mrs. T's are the closest to home made you can get and they even have
jalapeno pepper filled. When I played rugby I looked forward to road games
at Wilkes-Barre. There was an Irish bar that had them for free at happy hour,
swimming in onions and green peppers. Mmmmmmmmmmm!!!

If you must buy frozen pierogi from the grocery store, you should look for Kasia's or Mamusia's.

Or, you might want to call around your area and look for a Polish deli, bakery, or store or even a caterer.

If that fails, my old man (Tato) has some laying around and I will see if he can send them to me.

Mrs T's??? Really??? I should take your Polish Flag away from you!

Take if from me, I am 100% Polish. My family tree don't branch!

I like Mrs. T's!
I never heard of the other two, but I am going to look for them.
I'm half Ukrainian, and we eat them also. But we call them pyrohys or varenyky.
I like the cheese and potato best. With sour cream.

Oh, and since I can't get hold of my late Grandma's recipe quickly, here is one that sounds good.
http://www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/17583

Let us know which recipe you used and how it came out, ok? Good luck!

I will "try" to remember, Ceol, but it's actually for my niece so I'm not sure the info about results will make its way back to me.

My husband is Ukranian. If I tried to pass off Mrs. T's, he would crack up laughing.......here try this:

http://polishpierogi.com/

Then all you have to do is melt about 2 sticks of butter and saute a couple of finely chopped onions. Don't forget the sour cream.

My husband's polish family always participate in the Folk Life Festival held here yearly. I get to dress in Pole attire and help serve at the booth. Only thing I've seen missing here is the bacon sauce. Which is just basically lots and lots of bacon grease with tiny bits of cooked bacon, dribbled over the pierogies just before serving. Delish!

piratenurse wrote: lots and lots of bacon grease with tiny bits of cooked bacon, dribbled over the pierogies just before serving. Delish!

Ohhh baby....you had me at bacon grease....

Yes....YES....YESSSSS!!!!!