Liver Varenyky

Name: Liver Varenyky
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: salt and ground black pepper; 1.5 ml/¼ tsp salt; 200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ small onion, finely chopped; 2 eggs, beaten; 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil; beaten egg, for sealing; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 225 g/8 oz chicken, calf’s or lamb’s liver, grilled (broiled) lightly first to make kosher, then roughly chopped; 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh chives, plus extra to garnish

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

One of the many Ukrainian savoury dumpling recipes. Enjoy this dish in a bowl on its own, sprinkled with chives, or in a bowl of consommé.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups plain (all-purpose) flour
1.5

Europe
Ukraine
Main course
Eastern Europe

Method

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Add the eggs and vegetable oil and mix to a dough.
Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 2–3 minutes, until smooth. Wrap in clear film (plastic wrap) and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
For the filling, heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes. Stir in the liver and