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Potato Pierogi served with caramelized onions
Classic Homemade Pierogi with Potato Filling

Potato and Onion Pierogi

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts Side Dishes
The most famous variety, often called 'Pierogi Ruskie'. Despite simple ingredients—potato, onion, sometimes curd cheese—the flavor is complex. Creamy mashed potatoes meet sweet caramelized onions inside a soft dough. A masterpiece of peasant cuisine: filling, cheap, yet royal in taste.
🕒 Prep Time 50 mins
🍳 Cook Time 10 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 600 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Eastern European

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Potato Masher
  • Skillet
  • Large Pot

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Egg
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Make dough with flour, hot water, fat, and egg. Rest it.

Tip: Hot water dough is the secret to tenderness.
2 ✓

Peel, boil, and mash potatoes until smooth.

Tip: No lumps, or they will pierce the dough.
3 ✓

Dice onions and fry in butter until dark golden brown.

Tip: Not just translucent! Darker onions add the necessary depth.
4 ✓

Mix onions (and fat) into potatoes. Pepper heavily.

Tip: The filling should be aggressively seasoned as the dough mutes the flavor.
5 ✓

Cool filling completely.

Tip: Hot filling melts raw dough.
6 ✓

Fill, seal, and boil dumplings.

Tip: Serve with more fried onions.

Recipe FAQ

What to do with leftovers?
Fry them the next day in butter until crispy brown. Many prefer them this way over fresh!

Ingredients

  • 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Hot Water
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Butter or Lard (for dough)
  • 1 lb Russet Potatoes
  • 2 whole Onions
  • 4 tbsp Butter (for onions)
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper (generous amount)