Kreplach I
- Meat Filling
- 2 lbs boneless beef chuck roast or 2 lbs beef brisket
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 carrot
- 1 stalk celery
- 3 medium onions
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Dough
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 4 cups flour
- Season the meat with salt and pepper, rub with the garlic.
- Place in a heavy pot and surround with the carrot, celery and 1 onion.
- Cook covered for about one hour or until there is almost no liquid.
- Add water to cover and simmer for 1- 1/2 hours.
- While the meat is cooking, slice the remaining 2 onions and saute slowly in oil until brown.
- Remove the meat from heat and let cool.
- Drain and coarsely grind with all the onions, adding a little broth from the meat if needed to make it moist enough to handle.
- Dough: Mix the oil, salt and water in a bowl.
- Gradually stir in the flour until a medium soft dough is formed.
- Place on a floured board.
- Knead until the dough is smooth and soft.
- A food processor will work fine for this.
- Cut the dough into 3 portions.
- Roll each piece into a rectangle about 1/8- inch thick.
- Cut into 2- inch squares.
- Fill each square with about 1 teaspoon of the meat mixture.
- Dipping your hands in flour, fold over into a triangle, and then crimp closed.
- Join the two ends together like a little ring, as with tortellini or wontons.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- If you like, you can freeze the kreplach at this point.
- Place on a cookie sheet in a single layer and freeze.
- Transfer to plastic freezer bags.
- Otherwise, refrigerate until ready to use.
- To cook the kreplach, bring about 10 cups of water to a boil in a big pot.
- Add salt and about 20 kreplach at a time.
- When the kreplach have risen to the top, cook for another 5 minutes (al dente).
- Remove with a strainer into a bowl filled with chicken soup.
filling, chuck roast, salt, clove garlic, carrot, celery, onions, vegetable oil, dough, vegetable oil, salt, water, flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kreplach-i-107586 (may not work)