Recipe:
Meat-Filled Khinkali Dumplings
serves:
4
Ingredients:
For the dough:
All-purpose flour
Egg, at room temperature
Salt
Olive or canola oil for greasing
For the filling:
Ground beef
Ground pork
Beef or pork stock
White onion, finely chopped
Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
Garlic, minced
Medium-hot fresh chili, such as Fresno, finely chopped
Dried thyme
Coriander seeds, crushed in a mortar and pestle
Caraway seeds, crushed in a mortar and pestle
Ground cumin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Bay Leaves
2 cups
1
1tsp.
3 1⁄2 oz.
3 1⁄2 oz.
1⁄2 cup
1⁄3 cup
2 tbsp.
2 tbsp.
1 clove
1⁄4 tsp.
1⁄4 tsp.
1⁄4 tsp.
1⁄4 tsp.
1⁄8 tsp.
2
Method:
1. First, make the dough: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, egg, salt, and ½ cup water. Pulse until the mixture forms a ball of dough, then turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, 4-5 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, transfer the dough to the bowl and cover with plastic wrap while you prepare the filling.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef and pork, stock, onion cilantro, butter, garlic, chili, thyme, coriander, caraway, cumin, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt. Use a fork or your hands to mix the filling until thoroughly combined, then set aside.
3. Divide the dough roughly into thirds and keep ⅔ of the dough covered while you roll out the first piece. Sprinkle your work surface lightly with flour then use a rolling pin to roll one piece of dough out to a thickness of about ¼-inch inch. Use a thin glass or circular cookie cutter 2½ inches in diameter to punch out as many circles as possible. Peel off the scraps of excess dough, make it into a ball, and add it to the remaining dough. Roll each circle out into a large, thin circle of about 4 inches in diameter. Place a packed tablespoon of filling into the center of one circle and begin pleating the edges together, gathering the dough at the top like a cloth pouch to trap the filling in the centre. When you have pleated all the way around, pinch the top knot together firmly and give it a little twist to make sure the khinkali is well sealed. Set the finished khinkali on a lightly floured baking sheet or platter. Continue making dumplings with the remaining dough and filling.
4. Bring a large pot of salted water with two bay leaves in it to a rolling boil. Lower the khinkali into the water and stir gently with a wooden spoon to make sure they don’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Boil until the dumplings float and the dough is tender, about 9 minutes. Drain and serve immediately, sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper.