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All it takes is just a few simple ingredients to make these fried dumplings that get added to chicken soup for a comforting dish.
By Yuliya Childers
Mandlech: Jewish Fried Dumplings
- Author: Yuliya Childers
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 3 1x
Description
All it takes is just a few simple ingredients to make these fried dumplings that get added to chicken soup for a comforting dish.
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tbsp vinegar
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- all-purpose flour in quantities sufficient to make soft non-sticky dough
- oil or rendered chicken fat (or a combination of both) for frying — about 1 cup or even less, which can be strained and reused again later
Instructions
- In a bowl whisk lightly egg(s), water and oil
- Put 1/4 tsp baking soda in a tablespoon, pour vinegar over to generate foam. Pour the foam into the bowl
- Add salt and flour. I intentionally didn’t specify the flour quantity because you want to add it in small batches until soft dough forms which no longer sticks to your hands. The final quantity will greatly depend on the size and number of the eggs, so you be the judge.
- On a lightly floured surface, divide your dough into small portions, about the size of a Roma tomato
- Roll each portion of the dough into a stick about 3/4? thick. Take care to roll it tightly to prevent cracks and tears.
- WIth a sharp knife, chop the dough stick into dumplings, about 1/2 to 3/4? thick.
- Heat oil or chicken fat (or both) in a small saucepan. There should be enough oil in a pan to cover one layer of dumplings, no more is needed really.
- Drop dumplings about 20 pieces at a time into hot oil, swirl them around with a spoon to prevent sticking to each other. Swirl again in a few seconds to fry evenly on all sides. Dumplings are ready when they are at least golden on all sides. If you like them crunchier, fry a bit longer, but don’t brown them too much.
- Remove fried dumplings from oil with a slotted spoon.
- Enjoy your dumplings, a few pieces at a time to prevent soggy mess, in a bowl of golden chicken stock
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main
Yuliya Childers is a self-proclaimed cooking and writing addict born and raised in a cosmopolitan city of Odessa on the Black Sea coast. She started cooking at quite an early age and learned most of her skills by watching others and reading cook books. Made-from-scratch naturally grown food is her passion. Yuliya believes that truly good food either creates or invokes memories. Her blog Eat Already! is focused on everyday creative yet un-pretentious cooking that anyone with basic skill can replicate. Yuliya's recipes are usually accompanied by childhood memories or family stories related to the dish in some way. Her recipes are honest, eclectic, multi-cultural, imaginative, and often outside the box. Currently she's into artisan breads, traditional cooking, and everything fermented… Yuliya is cooking and writing about it from Alabama.