Potato and Cheddar Cheese Filling

Name: Potato and Cheddar Cheese Filling
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 cup grated cheddar cheese; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2½ cups cold mashed potatoes; 1 small onion, finely chopped

Iz zhovtoho amerykans’koho syru “cheddar”

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ukrainian Cookbook

By Annette Ogrodnik Corona

Published 2020

About

Definitely a North American invention from the Canadian prairies, grated cheddar cheese adds a wonderful flavor to a potato filling for varenyky. In the Hutsul region of Ukraine, bryndzia (an aged ewe’s milk cheese) would be substituted for the cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2½ cups c

Europe
Ukraine
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

In a small skillet over medium heat, sauté the onion in the butter until soft, about 5 minutes. Let the onion cool slightly and then mix in the mashed potatoes. Stir in the grated cheese. Taste and add salt and black pepper if needed and mix well. Chill and then use to fill varenyky.