Learning to Make Ukrainian Dumplings


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  1. Elizabeth Hartley
    Elizabeth Hartley says:

    I like this new format for a bit of variety – if you keep it going you could have a Dumpling World Tour of NYC in no time!

    I do love the original home cooking format, though, especially when you revisit different cuisines using advice and technique tips from the comments in previous videos. It makes me feel like I'm learning along with you.

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  2. Robert McKenzie
    Robert McKenzie says:

    This was an awesome episode and a great format. I hope you can do more videos similar to this where you get to visit other chef's to learn some new things from them. I will certainly be giving it a go to make these, they're way more simple to make then I thought.

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  3. Cinder Man
    Cinder Man says:

    What a great video! Even your "sponsor" spot was hilarious and entertaining. I like the change in format as well here. It's a nice addition to your to multi-recipe episodes. 💖

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  4. Melody Hagaman
    Melody Hagaman says:

    This so the only comment section on YouTube I enjoy reading. Everyone is so kind and supportive and helpful. There are clarifications and corrections but always done respectfully. A real testament to the community you have built, Beryl!

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  5. R Cusick
    R Cusick says:

    I love your dedication to saying people's names correctly. It's little things like that that show respect. And I'm happy you're donating your ad revenue to Doctors Without Borders! You're the best, Beryl.

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  6. leaping kitties
    leaping kitties says:

    I love restaurants like his! They have the best food. We have a large Ukrainian population here in Winnipeg and their church sells the best dumplings. You should have a nice smokey farmers sausage to go with that. 😊

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  7. Elena R
    Elena R says:

    So fun. We make perogies and use a cup to cut the dough. We like potatoes, butter, cheese and onions for the filling. After a quick boil of the dumpling, we saute them with onions and butter. Good stuff.

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  8. Amber Colored Studio
    Amber Colored Studio says:

    “Let me know if you like this format” my immediate thought: everything you do is perfect!!! Haha seriously tho all your ideas are wonderfully creative, wholesome, and fresh! I’m planning to make these this week, so excited! Grateful for you. 🥰

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  9. AmateurDomestic
    AmateurDomestic says:

    Hi Beryl. When you said the dish tastes like your childhood, it made me think of a theme for a video: nostalgia foods. I know you’ve done comfort foods and such, but I don’t recall if you’ve done this notion of foods that remind you of being a kid. This very thought came up in my family chat last night when my sister found one of my mom’s handwritten recipes that we thought we had lost when we lost my mom to Covid last year. We all rejoiced at knowing that we can have this dish again, like knowing that a little part of her continues to live on.

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  10. Phatcat
    Phatcat says:

    How come Beryl throws an egg into the dough? The dude from the restaurant mentioned that the dough only consists of water, flower and salt. Slightly confusing. Sounds like a delicious snack though.

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  11. Marissa Stirling
    Marissa Stirling says:

    Yayyy!!!! This is exactly what I needed! We have a Ukrainian couple who were sponsored by my boss and I would love to make them these , she is 6months pregnant and I couldn't imagine what she's going thru having to leave everything behind so been really wanting to make some food that might bring them comfort

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  12. Jay Y
    Jay Y says:

    Not to bag out Ukranian dumplings, but of all possible fillings I wonder why they chose to put a plain starch inside a starch. Are they tasty? Is it more about the texture?

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  13. Volcanoman
    Volcanoman says:

    Every couple of years, I get together with my mother, and we make lots of pyrohy, which is basically the same thing as varenyki, except going by the name the Rusyn people of Ruthenia gave them (my great grandparents came from this region of Eastern Europe, which is now part of Ukraine,* before World War One). And actually, my dumpling stuffing/closing technique is basically identical to that demonstrated here…it enables you to cram a lot of potato/cheese mixture into the circle of dough by stretching the dough over the filling. We then flour them (to prevent sticking), freeze them on flat metal cookie sheets, and store them in resealable bags in the freezer until needed. Last time (December 2021) we made just over 400 dumplings, and I think they'll last us until maybe the fall of 2023 (judging by our current rate of consumption). And you can chuck them from frozen into boiling water, wait until they float, before frying them (yes, I don't care who you are, there is no contest between the fried version and the just boiled version) in a mixture of oil and butter until golden brown on both sides. They're basically the best thing ever.

    *Though it used to be Polish.

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  14. The Dude
    The Dude says:

    I have always liked them browned off in butter with a little shredded cheddar in the filling, my x wife's Babusia "grandmother" taught me the filling can be what ever your imagination can think of sweet filling like blueberry and cream cheese, savory potato, minced beef ,cheese the limit is up to your imagination

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  15. u140550
    u140550 says:

    As a Asian when I saw dumplings, I was thinking Asian Chinese ones!? Then I saw Ukraine, and I was like this sounds/feels right 😀 !!! It was great to learn about these type of dumplings.

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