Question about making Perogies?

[HelenePA]

Can I just add I love farmers cheese.. YUM.. with salt.. oh I need to run to town and get some tomorrow I think!

 

[pamlet]

Growing up I remember a filling my buscia made that was a mix of steamed shredded cabbage AND kraut (kapusta). Her kapusta was always cooked down w/browned onions, potatoes and beef drippings ...

Oh man - gotta find out if my aunt has the recipe for that...

 

[sk8jdgca]

I crave them....you guys are all making me hungry

 

[merekc]

I just pulled out our family recipe and it appears we have three types of fillings a cheese-sweet filling, a sauerkraut filling and a potato filling. I have only ever had anyone make the potato filling and it doesn't have any cheese in it. I think the other two fillings must have been done in previous generations. I have made the potato filling pierogis from scratch and thought it was too much work for not that big of a difference. I now buy Mrs. T or Schwan's. We cook them in olive oil and onions. Yummmm.

 

[decaff38]

What the original poster described with the hamburger and the cresent rolls sound allot like the "Pastys "that the Irish miners would eat. I have had them many times and they are wonderful.

We love Perogies!! I grew up near the Canadian border and they always made them homemade and served them fried in butter and onions ,, topped with sour cream . We have Mrs. Ts often. Then kids 18 & 20 make them as a snack often. Schwann's foods has some pretty good ones too. Now I need to make some!!

 

[bavaria]

There are also lots of variations depending on the person's ethnic origin as well as country of origin (if that makes sense!) For instance, Germans from areas of what is now Poland make a different version of pierogi than those from the Ukraine.

Lately I've been enjoying Russian Mennonite vereniki.

 

[50 years Too!]

Thanks for this thread. My Mom's family is Ukraine. She only makes pyrohis on the very rare occasion. She and my Dad have been pestering me about what I want for Christmas. I just left a voice mail stating only pyrohis, fried with sour cream for our Christmas Eve family get together.
She hates to cook. This will be a true gift if she makes them.

Deb

 

[BethR]

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Lately I've been enjoying Russian Mennonite vereniki.

I just looked up a recipe for these and they sound just like a pirohi (pirogy, pierogie, pyrohi - WHATEVER )

 

[bavaria]

They are! they are a smaller size, but pretty much what Safetymom described above with a cottage cheese filling..... mmmmmmmmm

 

[BethR]

They are! they are a smaller size, but pretty much what Safetymom described above with a cottage cheese filling..... mmmmmmmmm

I've been known to call them an Eastern European ravioli!

 

[disneymarie]

Ok. Now I'm totally convinced the perogies I experienced were very non traditional. They were a bit like kraut burgers but without the cabbage, and there was a melted cheese on top.

Today, I made mine this way (very non traditional). I browned some hamburger meat with dried onion and garlic salt and pepper. Drained it, returned to skillet and added a little parmesian cheese (grated).

Unrolled Pillsbury crescent rolls but kept them in rectangles. I pinched the serated area between the two triangles. Filled them with the beef, pinched the edges together and let them bake till brown. Turned off the oven and added some cheese to the top and waited a few more minutes until the chesse melted. Yum! Very easy.

Not traditional at all, but actually quite yummy and super easiy!

This sounds more like what we call pasties, (sp) ground hamburger, slice thin potatoes, this slice of onion, salt and peper. Place in the pre made pie dough, or make your own. Fold over the quaters, fork poke the top, bake,
They are also sometimes called a hobo meal....

The link to mom Ana's web blog was terrific, closest to my own family receipes.
I do make my horseradish from scratch grating it.

The pierogies Farmer cheese are my favorite filling, I make potato for the family. I use your mom's recipe but I add a stick of melted butter... Yummo

I thought Mrs T's were a local thing. The man's family lives only a mile from me. He is about 90 now, may have even recently passed away.
Great thread, FOOD WOW!
dianne

 

[HelenePA]

I thought Mrs T's were a local thing. The man's family lives only a mile from me. He is about 90 now, may have even recently passed away.
Great thread, FOOD WOW!
dianne

you live about a mile away from Mrs. T's family?? where are you at?

never mind.. i see your in mt. top..

 

[disneymarie]

you live about a mile away from Mrs. T's family?? where are you at?

never mind.. i see your in mt. top..

Hi Helene,
Yep, on top of the mountain over looking Wilkes Barre, PA.
Just up the Intersate from you.
Lousy weather today and tomorrow. Heavy snow, sleet now, ice by morning and more snow from lake effect the afternoon. I wonder if dd will have school?
dianne

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

I did a quick google search.

What the OP is describing is a Piroshki. The Russian version of a pierogi, but not like the pierogi's of Polish descent that many of us are describing. And yes, while it does sound like a pasty to me, it doesn't have the potato or carrot.

a couple of links I found in that Google search....

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Taylors-Piroshki/Detail.aspx

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,piroshki,FF.html

HTH, OP! You aren't crazy, haha.

 

[HelenePA]

Hi Helene,
Yep, on top of the mountain over looking Wilkes Barre, PA.
Just up the Intersate from you.
Lousy weather today and tomorrow. Heavy snow, sleet now, ice by morning and more snow from lake effect the afternoon. I wonder if dd will have school?
dianne

I think Dh is calling in tomorrow. Last time he went to work in this type of weather he did 6k$ worth of damage to our car. I think he finally learned his lesson! It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the ice! I hope you get at least a delay sleeping in a little bit is almost as good as a snow day right

 

[IluvKingLouis]

I did a quick google search.

What the OP is describing is a Piroshki. The Russian version of a pierogi, but not like the pierogi's of Polish descent that many of us are describing. And yes, while it does sound like a pasty to me, it doesn't have the potato or carrot.

a couple of links I found in that Google search....

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Taylors-Piroshki/Detail.aspx

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,piroshki,FF.html

HTH, OP! You aren't crazy, haha.

You're right! It was called a Piroshki. I guess over time I forgot the exact name. Thanks for clearing up my sanity!

 

[bavaria]

I did a quick google search.

What the OP is describing is a Piroshki. The Russian version of a pierogi, but not like the pierogi's of Polish descent that many of us are describing. And yes, while it does sound like a pasty to me, it doesn't have the potato or carrot.

a couple of links I found in that Google search....

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Taylors-Piroshki/Detail.aspx

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,piroshki,FF.html

HTH, OP! You aren't crazy, haha.

Piroshky are usually baked or even fried aren't they? at least all the ones I have eaten at various Russian places.

Piroshky Piroshky is one of my favourite places to eat in Seattle - the line often goes out the door. They make a large variety of fillings and dessert items. My favourite is cheese and potato, or potato with mushroom and onion.

http://www.piroshkybakery.com/MENU/index.html

I've also seen some fried looking versions over the years, but the baked ones taste better, I think

 

[IluvKingLouis]

I baked mine, and they were delish. I looked at the above links, and no one else puts cheese on top of theres. I'm pretty sure I remember a slice of swiss melted on top, but this was 30 years ago! They were a big hit with both my dd5 and dh.

 

[BethR]

Thanks for getting that information Amanda! Very interesting.

Tomorrow and Wednesday I will be spending the days at our church making nut (and apricot and poppyseed) rolls. I will have to ask the women and men there, although not Russian, if they know about piroshki and what they can tell me about them. It is always so interesting to learn about these kinds of things. (And would be even better to be able to SAMPLE these kinds of things. )

 

[bavaria]

And what about the related Czech 'kolache'? I've eaten many of those, both sweet and savoury. They aren't quite like piroshky but similar

I did find it interesting that in the US there is actually a chain of kolache restaurants!

http://www.kolachefactory.com/menus/index.asp