Swedish Filled Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients
| Potatoes | 4 Medium | |
| Salt pork | 1 Cup (16 tbs), finely chopped | |
| Onion | 1 Medium, chopped | |
| Dash of ground allspice | ||
| All purpose flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 , beaten | |
| Water | 2 1/2 Quart | |
| Butter margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), melted | |
Directions
Pare potatoes; cut into large pieces.
Heat 1 inch salted water ( 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 cup water) to boiling.
Add potatoes.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and cook until tender, 20 to 25 minutes; drain.
Shake pan gently over low heat to dry potatoes.
Put enough potatoes through ricer or food mill to measure 3 cups; cool.
Cook and stir salt pork until brown; remove with slotted spoon.
Cook and stir onion in pork fat until tender; remove onion.
Mix salt pork, onion and allspice; cool.
Mix potatoes, flour and 1 teaspoon salt; beat in egg.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Press hole in center of each; place 1/4 teaspoon pork mixture in hole.
Seal by reshaping into ball.
Repeat with remaining dough and pork mixture.
Heat water and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in Dutch oven.
Place dumplings in boiling water; stir once or twice.
Reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered, turning once, until dumplings are done, 6 to 8 minutes; remove with slotted spoon.
Heat margarine over low heat until golden brown; pour over dumplings.
Heat 1 inch salted water ( 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 cup water) to boiling.
Add potatoes.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and cook until tender, 20 to 25 minutes; drain.
Shake pan gently over low heat to dry potatoes.
Put enough potatoes through ricer or food mill to measure 3 cups; cool.
Cook and stir salt pork until brown; remove with slotted spoon.
Cook and stir onion in pork fat until tender; remove onion.
Mix salt pork, onion and allspice; cool.
Mix potatoes, flour and 1 teaspoon salt; beat in egg.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Press hole in center of each; place 1/4 teaspoon pork mixture in hole.
Seal by reshaping into ball.
Repeat with remaining dough and pork mixture.
Heat water and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in Dutch oven.
Place dumplings in boiling water; stir once or twice.
Reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered, turning once, until dumplings are done, 6 to 8 minutes; remove with slotted spoon.
Heat margarine over low heat until golden brown; pour over dumplings.
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