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Crispy Dödölle dumplings served with sour cream and fried onions
Dödölle fried crispy, with sour cream and golden brown onions

Pan-Fried Potato Dumplings (Dödölle)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Side Dishes
The pinnacle of peasant ingenuity: potatoes and flour becoming a feast. The secret is the 'torture': the potato mass must be stirred and roasted on the stove until the cook's arm nearly falls off. This roasting gives the Dödölle its inimitable flavor.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 480 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Sturdy wooden spoon (to withstand kneading)
  • Heavy-bottomed pot
  • Skillet

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk (sour cream)

Instructions

1 ✓

Peel and cube potatoes. Boil in just enough salted water to cover them.

Tip: Do not drain! The starchy cooking water binds the dough.
2 ✓

Mash potatoes in their own liquid on the stove. Add flour and stir/knead over low heat until you get a very dense, heavy mass.

Tip: Crucial step: 'toast' the flour with the potato. It's done when it pulls away from the pot and catches slightly on the bottom.
3 ✓

Dice onions and fry in fat until golden brown.

Tip: Caramelized onions provide the soul of this dish.
4 ✓

Dip spoon in hot onion fat and tear dumplings from the mass into a skillet. Fry sides of dumplings, then toss with onions.

Tip: Frying creates a crust (Maillard reaction) resulting in crispy exterior and soft interior.

Recipe FAQ

Why does it taste like raw flour?
You didn't cook/roast the mass long enough in the pot. Flour needs heat to gelatinize starch and cook through.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Starchy Potatoes (Russet)
  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 whole Onions
  • 3.5 oz Lard or Oil
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 0.75 cup Sour Cream (for serving)