Potato dumplings with fried onions

1. 1 Potato dumplings (vareniki)pack 800 g ≈ $6.00 250 g
2. 2 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 60 g
3. 3 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.60 12 g
4. 4 Sour cream 15%pack 300 g ≈ $1.60 40 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Peel and rinse the onion²; cut it into half-rounds about 0.5 cm thick.

2. Pour water into a pot of about 3 L; bring it to a boil over high heat; salt the water to taste.

3. Drop frozen vareniki into the boiling water and boil 7 minutes after it returns to a boil; check doneness by the dumplings floating to the surface and the dough being soft.

4. Melt butter³ in a pan about 24 cm in diameter over medium heat; fry the onion² until golden, about 5–7 minutes.

5. Remove the vareniki from heat, drain the water, and return them to the pot or onto a plate.

6. Transfer the vareniki to the onion² in the pan, stir over low heat for 1–2 minutes to let the onion flavor the dumplings; salt if needed.

7. Remove from heat and serve the vareniki with sour⁴ cream; garnish with herbs if desired.