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A Popular Recipe
Pan
Fried Pierogies
Serves
1
Here
is an easy traditional pan fried pierogies recipe. In this
recipe I boil the pierogies first. I then lightly pan fry
them in olive oil with the garlic, onion, and other spices.
I recommend using Mrs. T's Potato and Cheddar Pierogies for
this recipe.
Ingredients:
4
Pierogies
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/2
of a medium yellow onion, diced
1
tablespoon Chardonnay
2
tablespoons olive oil
Dash
of Tabasco sauce
Sea
Salt to taste
Freshly
Ground pepper to taste
Directions
Bring
water to a boil in a medium pot. Preheat a large skillet
to medium-high heat.
Add
the pierogies to the boiling water. Boil them for 2-3 minutes
or until they float. Drain them and set aside.
Meanwhile,
add olive oil to the skillet and let it heat up for about
a minute. Add the pierogies to the skillet along with the
chopped onions.Add
the white wine and hot sauce. Let the sauce reduce a bit while
the onions turn dark yellow and begin to caramelize.
Turn
the Pierogies. Add the garlic. Simmer until the pierogies
are slightly browned on the outside, and the onions and
garlic are golden brown. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
Add
salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the pierogies in the center
of a plate, spoon the caramelized onions and garlic over
top and enjoy!
Did
you know?
A pierogie
consists of a pocket of dough and a potato filling. Traditionally
the potatoes are whipped and then mixed with onion, cheese,
and sometimes meat. They are then baked, fried, or boiled.
Pierogies originated in Eastern Europe back in the late 1800's.
Ever since, people around the world have been enjoying them.
No one knows for sure the exact location from which pierogies
originated and their history is somewhat of a mystery but
many people think that the first pierogies came from Russia,
Poland, Czechoslovakia, The Ukraine, or Slovakia. In these
regions potatoes have been used as a main source of nutrition
for centuries.
Everywhere
around Eastern Europe people have a different word for what
I refer to as a Pierogie. It's a Perozshkii in Ukrainian,
a Piragi in Latvia, and a Perogi in Poland. The Russian call
them Pelmenis. They have been referred to as Perogys, Pirohis,
Perogies, Piroghis, Pirogis, Piroshkis, Perogis, Peroshkies,
Pipirozhkis, Pyrohys, Pirozhkis and even Pyrizhkys.
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