Polish Potato Dumplings Stuffed with Pork and Onion

What you need

• 800 g (1 3/4 lb) potatoes, starchy, peeled
• 3 tbsp potato starch
• 1 egg
• 300 g (10 oz) ground pork
• 2 onions, medium; 1 finely chopped for the filling, 1 sliced for the topping
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp dried marjoram
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) smoked bacon, diced
• 150 g (2/3 cup) sour cream, to serve
• salt, for the dough, the filling and the cooking water

Method

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1. 1

   Peel the potatoes. Cut 300 g of them into chunks and simmer in salted water until completely soft, about 15 min.

2. 2

   Drain the chunks, mash them until smooth and leave to cool.

3. 3

   Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry the chopped onion until soft and golden, 6-8 min.

4. 4

   Add the pork, marjoram, pepper and 1/2 tsp salt. Fry, breaking up the meat, until cooked through with no pink left, 8-10 min. Let the filling cool.

5. 5

   Finely grate the remaining 500 g potatoes. Wrap them in a clean cloth and squeeze out as much liquid as you can into a bowl.

6. 6

   Let the squeezed liquid settle for 2 min, pour off the clear water and scrape the white starch from the bottom back into the grated potatoes.

7. 7

   Mix the grated potatoes, mashed potatoes, egg, potato starch and 1 tsp salt into a soft dough that holds together. If it sticks to your hands, work in a little more starch.

8. 8

   Dice the bacon and fry it in a dry pan over medium heat until crisp, 6-8 min. Add the sliced onion and fry until golden, 5 min. Keep warm.

9. 9

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a gentle simmer.

10. 10

    Divide the dough into 12 pieces. With wet hands, flatten one piece into a disc, set a heaped tablespoon of filling in the middle and close the dough around it. Roll into a smooth ball or a slightly flattened oval.

11. 11

    Lower the dumplings into the water a few at a time, so the water never stops simmering. Once they rise to the surface, cook for 10 min.

12. 12

    Lift them out with a slotted spoon and drain briefly. Serve topped with the bacon and onion, with sour cream on the side.

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