Author Notes
These were inspired by a Swedish meatball dinner where I wanted a side other than noodles or mashed potatoes. My understanding is that these are normally made with a filling of onions and ground pork, bacon, or ham, and usually made larger than mine to serve as a main course. I made them smaller (somewhere between a walnut and a golf ball) and filled them with mushrooms and green onion. They can be served drizzled with butter after boiling or browned in butter after boiling...and they taste pretty good with the cream gravy I made for the meatballs. —inpatskitchen
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Ingredients
- For the filling
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10 ounces
cremini mushrooms, diced
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3 tablespoons
butter
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3
green onions, sliced
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
black pepper
- For the dumplings and assembly
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4 cups
peeled potatoes, about 3/4-inch dice
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1/2 teaspoon
white pepper
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1
egg, lightly beaten
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1 1/2 to 2 cups
all-purpose flour
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Melted butter for drizzling or browning
Directions
- For the filling
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Sauté the mushrooms, green onion, salt, and pepper in the butter until the mixture becomes almost dry. Set aside and cool.
- For the dumplings and assembly
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Boil the potatoes until tender. Drain and mash thoroughly. (I used a ricer.)
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Beat in the egg and stir in the salt and white pepper.
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Stir in the flour, a little at a time, until a soft dough is formed.
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Divide the dough in two and shape each portion into a log about 12 inches long. Cut each log into 10 pieces.
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Using your hands, form each piece of dough into a circle about 2 inches in diameter and place a scant teaspoon of the mushroom filling into the center. Form a ball encasing the mushroom mixture.
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Drop the dumplings into a pot of water that has come to a rolling boil. When the dumplings rise to the surface, remove them with a slotted spoon and drain briefly on paper towels.
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To serve, drizzle with a little melted butter or brown them in some of the melted butter.
I think I get my love for food and cooking from my mom, who was an amazing cook. She would start baking and freezing a month before Christmas in order to host our huge open house on Christmas afternoon. I watched and I learned...to this day I try not to procrastinate when it comes to entertaining.
My cooking style is pretty much all over the place, although I'm definitely partial to Greek and Italian cuisine. Oh yes, throw a little Cajun in there too!
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