Anyone have a recipe for meat and cheese perogies?

Answer 1

You can fill them with anything you want, here is a basic recipe with some variations. : )

Pierogies

Dough:

2 c. flour
2 eggs
½ tsp. salt
8 T. water
2 T. vegetable oil or shortening

Mix all ingredients together. This forms a soft dough. Roll out, cut circles or squares, and fill. Press the edges together with the tines of a fork. Boil a few at a time. They are done when they float to the top. Drain well. Sauté a couple finely chopped onions in about 1 to 1 ½ sticks of butter. Add the pierogies and pan fry until they are heated through, tossing to coat well. Serve hot.

Potato Filling:

8 potatoes
1 chopped onion
4 T. butter
1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese

Boil and mash the potatoes. Sauté onion butter; add to the potatoes with the cheese and mix well.

Notes: If you are having a hard time getting the edges to stick together, you may have too much flour in the dough. Add a little water to help you get a good seal. Also, if you don't want to cook all of the pierogies right away, you can refrigerate them (uncooked) for several days or freeze them for up to several months.


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Pierogy Alfredo

1/2 dozen potato and cheese pierogies
1 jar (17 oz.) Alfredo sauce
1 1/2 c. (6 oz.) boiled ham, cut in thin strips
1 c. frozen tiny peas
Ground black pepper

Thaw pierogies in boiling water for 5 minutes, uncovered. Drain and keep warm in saucepan.

Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat Alfredo sauce, ham and peas over medium heat until hot, about 10 minutes (thin with milk, if needed). Stir in drained pierogies and season with pepper to taste; heat until hot, about 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, if desired.


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Pierogy Casserole

12 frozen pierogies (potato or potato and cheese)
1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
2 lg. onions, thinly sliced
8 oz. pkg. mushrooms, sliced
1 T. vegetable oil
1 T. chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. pepper (or dried red pepper)

Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare pierogies according to package directions for boiled pierogies, drain. In 12-inch skillet, sauté onions, mushrooms and garlic in oil until soft and golden. Add crushed tomatoes, parsley, pepper and 1/2 cup water. Heat to boiling. Cook 5 minutes.

Arrange pierogies and tomato mixture in shallow baking dish. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serves 4.


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Western Style Pierogies

1/2 dozen potato and cheese pierogies
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup mushrooms
2 cups canned black beans, drained
Black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Thaw pierogies in boiling water for 5 minutes, uncovered. Drain and set aside. In skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion and garlic until tender. In saucepan, warm beans, onion, garlic, pepper and cumin. Arrange pierogies on a plate and top with black bean mixture. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Serves 3.


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Pizza Pierogies

Sauté pierogies in vegetable oil over a low flame until they are lightly browned on both sides. Place on a baking sheet. Spoon on marinara sauce and top with grated Mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350F. until cheese melts.


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Pierogies with Onion Gravy

Boil pierogies according to pkg. instructions; drain well. In a skillet, cook 1 small chopped onion in butter. Add one jar of brown gravy and heat until warmed. Spoon over pierogies and serve hot.

Answer 2

as the first answer shows this is a big job, my wife and her 3 sisters made them with their mother and it took all day, we now buy them at the Ukrainian deli, but if you've got some help go for it. making ethnic dishes is fun, I still make some polish sausage around Christmas.

Answer 3

www.foodnetwork.com

awsome website for recipies.. it's the food channels website.