Siberian Pelmeni
- 1 pound veal neck, cut into cubes
- 1 pound beef shoulder, cut into cubes
- 1 large onion, sliced and caramelized
- 1/2 cup chopped dill
- 4 ounces white Pullman loaf, crust removed and soaked in 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 egg
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- About 80 Wonton Wrappers
- 3/4 cup very thinly sliced mushrooms (shittake, cremini, enoki, or porcini), cooked
- 3 tablespoons cooked or pickled beets, small dice
- 18 mint leaves, coarsely chopped or torn by hand
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- 3 quarts beef or chicken consomme/bouillion, hot
- In a large bowl, combine meat cubes, onion, dill, soaked bread, egg, salt and pepper.
- Let sit for 2 hours in refrigerator for flavors to combine.
- Grind mixture through a meat grinder 2 times using a medium die.
- Mixture should be finely pureed and sticky.
- Cut rounds out of wonton wrapper.
- Fill each wrapper with 1/2 teaspoon of mixture.
- Fold over and make tortellini shape.
- Fold sides over.
- Place in large saucepan with boiling water and boil for about 3 minutes.
- Serve in deep-dish plates.
- Divide mushroom slices, beet dice, mint leaves, and dill into between 8 dishes.
- Add 10 pelmini and pour over consomme.
veal neck, beef shoulder, onion, dill, heavy cream, egg, salt, wrappers, very, beets, mint, fresh dill, beef
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/siberian-pelmeni-recipe.html (may not work)