How to make this funny dish-pelmeni?

Pelmeni is an integral part of Russian &, to be more precise, of Siberian cuisine. However, the history of pelmeni is not so simple. For example, their nearest relatives are so-called “dim sum” from China by origin. The dish is made of usual dough, but still it has become the basis for many variations of pelmeni. The preparation of dough for pelmeni is mostly one & the same, dislike the preparation of its fillings. They can use fish, meat, various vegetables as the fillings, & different spices, berries, herbs as the addition to the main ingredient.

The Siberian pelmeni.

First of all, knead the dough. For that mix together water, eggs & salt. Put flour in the form of a small pile on the table & make a hollow in the middle where pour out the mixture of water, eggs & salt. The proportion is 2 glasses of the mixture for 1 kilogram of flour. Knead on a floured surface until smooth & elastic. It’s good for the dough to leave it for 20-30 minutes, then it will be easier to roll the dough out. So roll the dough out in a thin strip. After this, put mince on the strip in small portions one by one. Cut small rounds with a glass, so that in the middle of every round there is a portion of the mince. Then hold every round in half & connect its borders.

To make mince, cut beef, pork or lamb to pieces & mince them. Add sugar, salt, pepper, 1 glass of water, minced onion & mix everything.

Boil pelmeni in a saucepan with a large amount of a bit salted water inside for 8-10 minutes. The Siberian pelmeni are served with spicy sauce, sour cream or butter.

The Far East pelmeni.

To make 1 kilogram of this kind of pelmeni you need:

300 gr fish (salmon, Keta salmon)

250 gr pork

1 onion

1 egg

¼ glass water

black ground pepper.

To make specific mince for pelmeni, mince fish, pork & onion.Then add eggs, pepper & water & mix all of the components.