Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/229273/Cheater-Pierogi/

@meowchubbycat

3 жыл бұрын

I know some time have passed since this video has been posted... but holly molly, for real you have Polish roots???? So dope. POZDROWIENIA!

"4 or 5 is plenty"... haha, no.

@AlutaShade

8 жыл бұрын

I laughed when he said that too. I buy frozen perogis at the grocery (Mrs. T's brand) and when I make them for myself I'm usually eating around a dozen at least. Tossed in some melted butter and sprinkled with garlic salt and I'm good to go :D

@r.mcbride2837

7 жыл бұрын

Seriously! When I make them, I usually make 50 (family of 4 and figuring in some good cold leftovers), but it's a lot of work, so sometimes I cheat and buy Mrs. T's, too. Walmart has the big bags of 24. Perfect! But, I'm going to try this recipe. Looks like a great alternative to all that dough making.

@generybarczyk6993

7 жыл бұрын

+R. McBride, et al - Taking a more objective look at this recipe, I don't think that "cheater" is a legitimate description. Especially to those willing to enjoy Mrs. T's or any other prepared pierogi. Even more precisely, there may be customary pierogi dough recipes, but there is no "official" dough recipe and, like anything else, there is a great deal of variation regionally and even family to family. So I say that a wonton wrapper is as legitimate as any other dough cover. Who knows, maybe it represents the perfection that our (or at least, my) ancestors were pursuing. One babushka says to another: "Have you seen Mrs. Wontonski's pierogi noodles? They're so beautifully thin and pliable." ~ One could make the case that it is cheating not to make the pasta from scratch. That's only accurate if one is expected to make the cheese from scratch or grow the onions, potatoes and hogs in the backyard. Truth be told, probably the one thing that undermines the traditions of this recipe more than anything else - _is the cayenne!_

@Tonithenightowl

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Gene, when was the last time you made homemade pierogi dough? I'd give you my recipe but then I'd have to kill you. What does help tremendously is a dough roller. Much faster. However the star of this show is the dough. Fillings can vary but if the dough isn't good... Oh and I am Polish and been making these for 30 odd yrs. so I know from whence I speak. :o)

@generybarczyk6993

7 жыл бұрын

+Tonithenightowl - Dough roller, huh? Well, as you imply, confession is good for the soul. The last time I made my own pierogi dough was about forty years ago. Rolling it thin enough turned out to be not one of my favorite things. Maybe fifteen years later, I discovered wonton wrappers. About ten years after that, I was able to overcome my guilt for using them to make pierogi. I don't know if I can face that trauma for fillings spiced with cayenne.

You fill them with anything you want. After all, you are the yogi of your pierogi.

@MyMy-nu9ul

4 жыл бұрын

🇩🇪🤣.......🤙

@chilldude30

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!

@ashleymckee1140

2 жыл бұрын

He just used this line in his latest video on pierogi. Lol. Good inspiration.

@marymc333333

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!😀

"I think i'll just watch one video from foodwishes...." -one thousand recipes later-

@PinballCollection

3 жыл бұрын

How many recipes are you up to now?

@joemama-dg3oo

2 жыл бұрын

@@PinballCollection he is currently at 1.1 billion

the wanton skins was a v good tip for a busy working mom like me. i adapted the recipe to include spinach n mince meat in the filling and served it w a creamy dill, chicken, bacon sauce. My son alone ate 10 pcs. Bless u Chef John ! Love u !

@foreverokami16

7 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing

@daniyalahmed97

7 жыл бұрын

Alpha Beth wow that actually sounds fantastic!

@masterpieces2218

5 жыл бұрын

My God 🤤

@carlfranz6805

4 жыл бұрын

Recipe?

@davide.9576

4 жыл бұрын

@First Last Definitely not what they meant

Not only do I absolutely LOVE your recipes, but I also love listening to you talk! You are the best!

I'm Irish and when I saw him boil the potatoes I got so confused because I've never seen fewer than 5 potatoes in one pot! Ha

@vojtasjedyny

7 жыл бұрын

Hehe. Irish and Poles have so much in common. :)

@stevelogan5475

6 жыл бұрын

I am irish also, i agree, centuries ago, our whole country nearly became extinct during the potato famine in ireland, even tho there were other things to eat, lol

@dbok

6 жыл бұрын

+Steve Logan was the plant virus really the thing the caused the most suffering at that time and place or was it the oppressive British gov policies and actions that prevented the people from adapting as needed to a reduced harvest of staple crop?

@stevelogan5475

6 жыл бұрын

Both, but i need to eat some form of potato about 330 days a year, i guess its instinct,lol, you know what they say, the reason for stereotypes is because most are true, lol, and my family is irish, and we eat potatoes

@blacklivity

6 жыл бұрын

Dizzatron 😃

That slim shady joke tho

@JohnFoley1701

7 жыл бұрын

nya nya nya na na, na na na na na, nya nya nya nya nya, na na na na.

@julesgainey9677

6 жыл бұрын

Haylee McGregor yuou must be new, welcome!

@Pheminon1

5 жыл бұрын

Two trailer park girls go round the outside

@melodicseaweed387

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/end2sJmlqa-6ZNo.html

My maid polishes my equipment daily.

Level-up pierogies by adding some slightly browned onion and lot of freshly ground black pepper to the filling. This recipe comes from Poland where they're called "Russian pierogies" whereas Russians call them "Polish pierogies" :).

@ivanssamoilenko1517

9 жыл бұрын

+telemasca they're called "Ukrainian vareniki" in Russia))

@Cycke86

8 жыл бұрын

+telemasca it's actually Ruthenian Pierogi. Ruskie comes from Ruś, which is the Polish historical name of Ruthenia region (western parts of modern Belarus, Russia and Ukraine). Nothing to do with more modern name of Russia (Rosja in Polish, the adjective would be rosyjskie not ruskie).

@daschundloverable

8 жыл бұрын

+Cycke86 Genetically we are so very similar though. GOT DNA?

@dwaynewladyka577

8 жыл бұрын

+daschundloverable Slavs are descended from Scythians.

@daschundloverable

8 жыл бұрын

Dwayne Wladyka Or one of the 10 lost tribes of Israel.

Only you could work some Eminem in pierogis!

Chef John, thank you for making this traditional food from my country :) That's right, I'm Polish and I am delighted you have made them and this video :). Thank you :). My grandma does the filling without an egg but she adds a fried onion (golden brown fried). I actually make it the same way. And it is true - you can make them with absolutely everything :) Thank you :)

You just have to love a dish that combines cheese, butter, bacon, and sour cream!

Tip- add 1 finely chopped & fried onion to the stuffing. And freshly ground black pepper! So yummy!!!!

Hi John! My lovely mother-out-law taught me to make perogies in a two day process. You can make the filling beforehand. Canadian Ukrainians make their perogies with cheddar, not ricotta or farmer's cheese. If you roll your filling into balls then freeze them, they are easier to work with when pinching into the dough. This means making the dough from scratch on the second day doesn't seem like such a big workload. Thanks for the fantastic videos! Shout out to Food Wishes!

Oh no, you must add fried onion into the filing! it completely changes the taste of pierogis!

@paulinam.7424

9 жыл бұрын

I agree ;) and "pierogi" is already plural ;)

@Wysocky13

9 жыл бұрын

Paulina M. A wy obie po polsku rozmawiac nie mozecie? :D

@paulinam.7424

9 жыл бұрын

Wysocky13 W zasadzie miałoby to sens xD przynajmniej mogłam poczuć się cool przez chwilę ;p

@Wysocky13

9 жыл бұрын

wyjedz za granice, to twarz od angielskiego Cie bolec bedzie :D

@paulinam.7424

9 жыл бұрын

Wysocky13 To też planuję zrobić, ale osiągnąć w Polsce sukces, to coś trudnego do wykonania. A ja lubię być jedną z niewielu. Podejmę ryzyko. ;)

I made mine with spinach, kale, garlic, mushroom and onions. I added ricotta and Monterrey Jack mix. Turned out great!

LMFAO, "I'm a finger tip guy"

Chef John hats off to you for making this! Im Slovak (which is next to Poland) and we .make pirohy (slovak version) like once in a month. We make dough from scratch and we use Bryndza (sheep cheese) for filing. It tastes a lot like Fetta cheese but the texture is different. Anyways Im very pleased to see you making these. Have a great day!

I make homemade pierogi every year thank you for this. I’ve just recently found your channel and I love it. Thank you for all these recipes love listening to you while your making them.

half of me is totally insulted that you'd take dumpling skins to make pierogi but I'm also going to totally do this

I get the feeling that he's an Eminem fan.

Wow, I have watched a lot of Chef John..... for me this is his best recipe so far..... My family still love it...Cheers...

being chinese. Id like to point out those are dumpling dough not wonton. wonton is made differently and its sold square and yellowish

@EclecticCurator

5 жыл бұрын

Do you think these are Shu Mai wrappers, LokiDoki?

@raquelalbano170

5 жыл бұрын

@@EclecticCurator they look like mandu (korean), or gyoza (the japanese name) wrappings. I think their chinese name is jiaozi.

'Round the outside.

Smacznego!

Yay - I made the recipe as I had some egg roll wraps expiring in the fridge - used potatoes that steam in the bag in the microwave the cheat even more - these were great!!! Thanks Chef John!

I am so excited to try this recipe! I have tried twice to make the traditional Pierogies and failed miserably both times, due to dough issues. I figured I was just gonna have to be limited to the frozen ones - this is a much better alternative. I love your videos!

Omg. Omg. Omg... Definitely making these. I made your improved chicken parm recipe and a few of my friends said it was better than any restaurant around.

I would like to request a Food Wishes app for iPhone/Android complete with Chef John soundboard. Thanks!

This recipe is go great, I can't stop cooking it! I've never used cheese+potato filling together! What an awesome idea! It totally works! My whole family loved it! TY!!!!!

This was exactly what i was looking for when I typed in quick and easy pierogi recipe. I so forgot about about won ton wraps. thank you. I work a lot and love to cook but don't have a lot of time to. this will work for me I'm sure. bookmarked Thank you for sharing this

I'm so gonna make these. I suck making dough so this cheater recipes is awesome.

Awesome idea! Family LOVES pierogis and I don't often have time to make the dough, etc. This is great! Going to try it! Thanks! :-)

Im polish 100%, no more standing all day making dough, rolling it out, etc! You have made this one of the best days of my life! When I want quick pierogi's! THIS. Is how I'm going! No more buying those nasty manufactured one! Thank you a million times!!

I live in PA so-i have of course had perogi! love the simplicity of this! nice job! i'm sure grandma will be happy you are teaching people to cook and eat well-and thats what matters!

chef John... you got a lil hip hop in you. lota rap references and I totally dig that.

@layzy24

8 жыл бұрын

Name a couple. I didn't hear a single one.

@BakersTuts

8 жыл бұрын

+layzy24 "round the outside, round the outside" eminem

@layzy24

8 жыл бұрын

+BakersTuts that's a reach.

@BakersTuts

8 жыл бұрын

+layzy24 you serious? It's literally part of the first line of the verse kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4qft9imdLSZeLw.html

@MiraShades

8 жыл бұрын

could be a reference to buffalo girls, being the basis of the entire song.

In Russia this called "Vareniki" :)

Makes cooking simple love these recpies and so yummy

Oh man. I've always considered pierogi to be my ultimate comfort food, so when you actually called them comfort food I got super excited :D! I'll have to try these out!

finally! something polish :) Although this filling type is called "russian" but still... it's a polish dish ;) In the original recipe, you should add fried onion inside the filling and add a lot of black pepper but yours is close enough. I would also recommend to try other traditional polish dishes:)

They are dumpling/ mandu-pi/ gyoza wrappers not wonton wrappers. Wontons wrappers are the yellow square ones. Sorry had to say it.

@ValeriePallaoro

7 жыл бұрын

thank you ... these look like gyozas .. so I was wondering how they got to his grandmas hahahaha

@synthiazeng9442

7 жыл бұрын

Actually, wontons wrapper are not supposed to be yellow. I never understand why they are yellow when you buy them outside China.

@yannie1012

6 жыл бұрын

Synthia Zeng the yellow is from egg and are strictly Canton dumplings 港式餛飩 to be used in soup with alkaline noodles 鹼水麵 or steamed dimsums 燒賣 or fried alone for congee 粥 sprinkles. The white ones are the northern style that's probably why you've not seen them.

@SuperSPatrick

6 жыл бұрын

PwnsPandas So why did it say Wonton right on the wrapper? 🙄

@yannie1012

6 жыл бұрын

Super S Patrick is marketed so at least you kinda know what to do with it. Note it's in English. In Chinese I doubt it'd have the words 餛飩 on it.. more like水餃

love this! I've already made this a few times. Thanks Chef John!!!

I just had this idea and went out to find if anyone has tried it. Of course you had!! Great minds think alike! Thank you for posting this.

While I find the ready dough to be an abomination, at least you got the filling right :-) another variation would be to put the fried onion and bacon in and mix it all together with the filling.

I made these tonight, Chef! But since I live in Argentina where wonton wrappers don't exist, I used pre-made empanada shells. I even folded them in the Argentine empanada style, thus creating a brand new East-meets-South Polish/Argentine delicacy. I also used panceta, since they don't have bacon here (I can just hear the collective gasp now... yes, they don't have bacon in the land of meat. They think its too "American" and they use panceta for everything instead). Anyway, they turned out marvelous. Wish I could post a picture!

@BigstickNick

10 ай бұрын

Well, you lose the title of land of meat then 😄

@maserin1

9 ай бұрын

@@BigstickNick go to Buenos Aires and then come back with your belly full of tasty, slow-cooked meats and tell me if you still miss bacon ;)

@BigstickNick

9 ай бұрын

@@maserin1 sounds like a plan…

Fantastic and easily accessible recipe, thanks chef =) My husband and I used to have pierogis all the time when we lived in Michigan, but now, in Cali, we can only find the frozen ones... which don't cut it. He's coming home from deployment soon, so this'll be a great comfort food to make for him. TY again.

This sounds fantastic. I can't wait to try an make these!

“Round the outside, round the outside, round the outside.” All I could think of was that Eminem song 😂

@veronicaave4787

3 жыл бұрын

I think that’s why he does it

So, because this cheater recipe is a stuffed pasta, I could serve this with say, a creme sauce?

@annanajduch5201

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. In Poland they put a type of sour cream on top and then friend onions/bacon.

@senatortrout

3 жыл бұрын

@@annanajduch5201 good to know 6 years later. I never slept easy knowing my question was unanswered

Growing up in western Pennsylvania we had an eclectic population from all over Europe, Italy, Greece etc. My Scot Irish mom was a home-ec teacher before I was born and never heard of pierogies. A girlfriend of mine invited me for dinner and her mom made them from scratch. What a wonderful experience! I’ve never made them but this recipe is on my list.

Love it when Chef John goes 'round the outside, 'round the outside, 'round the outside!

I would hand-propel a blunt object aside someone's head, if'n I could get some of these...NOW! Well, maybe just snake my tongue in his ear. [Blush]

oh come on! don't cheat :D pierogi are so simple to do! :D here in poland everybody loves pierogi and every grandma does the best ones :D

@dwaynewladyka577

9 жыл бұрын

I am from a mixed Slavic background. I had a half Polish/half Ukrainian immigrant grandmother who taught me how to make pierogies. The dough was homemade. Her pierogies were so good!

being a true Pollack who handmakes pierogi to this day from my great grandmother's recipe, I could not bring myself to try these. HOWEVER I was VERY impressed at the use of the farmer's cheese (the authentic cheese pierogi filling). It's nice to see some polish tradition, even if it is Americanized, being shared!

My pleasure!

anyone from Poland ??

@dwaynewladyka577

8 жыл бұрын

I have a mixed Slavic background, which includes Polish. My late maternal, immigrant grandfather, was Polish. His wife, my late maternal grandmother was born in Canada and had parents who emigrated from Czechoslovakia (now two separate countries). My late paternal, immigrant grandmother was half Polish and half Ukrainian. Her husband, my late paternal immigrant grandfather has a Polish surname and has Ukrainian in him and maybe had Russian in him. I know all about Slavic food.

@chrolka6255

7 жыл бұрын

*raises hand*

@AdamKrukowski

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, love this channel !

@annanajduch5201

3 жыл бұрын

100%. I am very good at making pierogi. But i hate making them and I don't like to eat them. I love his shortcut! Might just make it like this, or maybe sauerkraut and mushroom ones.

this is more like gyoza then pierogi

G'day Chef John, Outstanding! Now you've cleverly removed one of the fiddly steps of this dish, I'll be making these regularly with several different fillings. Thank you! Cheers, BH

....well done!! That is the proper pieriogi recipe!! Served with melted butter and bacon....perfect!!

Their are not wotton skins. Wotton skins are square shaped, these are dumpling skins :D

@7Haody

8 жыл бұрын

+bb84ify wrong

@pugsandcoffeeplease

8 жыл бұрын

*they're

@vandaylen

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Duvic *they/these ;)

@vandaylen

8 жыл бұрын

Michael Duvic hahahaha yea you don't like it when it's you who's wrong - pretty quick to put others in their place tho

@sakkuzi69

8 жыл бұрын

+Alastair Day He wasn't wrong. "Their are not wotton skins." It would actually be they're.

Ja jem pierogi teraz!!

Thank you Chef John because this looks fantastic!

I love it! the way I do it and my mom and my grandma has been doing is to brown the onions on butter and add to the filling, tastes amazing :D

Wow, good job you just offended half of the Eastern Europe AND the entirety of China with just one recipe!

@limesalt8966

8 жыл бұрын

Go cry somewhere else.

@Sheuto

8 жыл бұрын

Lori Changa Sarcasm flies right over your head eh?

@Halinspark

7 жыл бұрын

Uhh, no. You change the filling, and these are cheater potstickers as well. That's gotta AT LEAST offend Korea and Japan as well, if not more of Asia.

@helenamoffat13

6 жыл бұрын

iNezumi 😂😂😂

@mak_sh835

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I won't Dislike but I cannot Like either. I give you kudos for being creative but yeah as a Ukrainian I can quite confidently say that your Polish grandmother would be rolling over in her grave watching the sacrilege committed in this video =P. Sure the filling is one of the best parts of the perogy but so too is the dough. Also, you used dumpling wrappers not wonton wrappers which are considerably less thin, like paper thin to the point of being semi-transparent. You probably rescued these flavour-wise by cooking then in browned onions and bacon fat. The all important question, "Would I eat them?" Sure, they look tasty enough.

@daschundloverable

8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Albrecht I bet my bushias knew of these wrappers.

@kerihon1949

8 жыл бұрын

You are your own master to your porgies

@luau5974

7 жыл бұрын

You are the Wayne Gretzky of your perogis. :)

Great idea using the round wonton skins as a shortcut. There are a lot of things I've learnt to do over the year from scratch and gladly do when we have guest but can't be bothered to waste the time for just 2 people. I like this shortcut.

Your videos always get me in a good mood

The first time id ever herd of a Pierogi was on Star Trek Voyager but they sounded delicious so thank for making them.

Always great stuff John!

I too put cayenne in everything . Chef John speaks to me on a soulful level

Dear Chef John, I’m Polish. At home we often prepare pierogi with potatoes and farm cheese, but we always add onion fried just until tender.The stuffing is even more delicious. By the way, these pierogi are known as Russian ones, however nobody knows why, as in the Soviet Union they are barely known.

This looks amazing and so easy!!!

YES! Gotta try this. I love easy. Ty😁❤

I'm sure your grandmother is very proud of you :) Great video! I possible, it'd be great to see some more Slavic or even Finnish dishes

I thought I was at a square dance, with all the, "around the outside." Calls. Hilarious. They look delicious 😋

I so enjoyed your video. Haven't made homemade pierogies since I was a child. I'm ashamed to say that I have been buying them, frozen, from the grocery store all of these years. Not today or anymore! Your video was very well done and thank you so much for sharing!

ive been here for two or three years. still like chef john and his food. sometimes i even love chef john and his food. but to each his own as they say :)

Very good...always great videos!!

This is exactly the way my Ukrainian and Lithuanian grandmothers would make pierogies. The only difference would be that they didn't add cayenne pepper. I'm glad you added the sour cream at the end! That's definitely authentic. I love the idea of using the Japanese pre-made rounds. Certainly shortens the time to make them. Also, thank you for the egg wash around the edge of the pierogies before you close them up. That's the one piece of information I was missing when I make them and couldn't understand why they wouldn't stick together! My family also cooked up a lot of onions in butter and topped the pierogies with that, then added the sour cream on top. Damn... now I'm hungry! :)

Good to find your Chanel... I am from East African however I enjoy your simple and funny commentary... Your comments are suiting and funny... you have no idea how many times I invite people and I made your salmon recipe.... every time people enjoy it

You are GENIUS Chef John! I am Polish who doesn’t like making pierogies! Too much fuss ending in mess! But now, my life is chanched...

I was always intimidated by dumplings. This killed the fear. Many thanks

What a great time saving recipe! Thanks!

so this is making me hungry, thank you for the wonton wrappers tip, huge time saver hope they taste as good as they look

I did them with whole wheat flower and they came out delicious tks.

MY grandmother is polish too! I LOVE pierogis!!! Thanks for this one!

Love this channel!

Yummmm!!! Can't wait to make this!

I always love dumplings~ gonna try this filling next time i made some dumplings ^^

i love you for cooking bacon in butter

I am shooketh! I've never seen premade pierogi's dough.

This is pretty great! You should make a "cheater" series for people who want a cross between "tasty home-made" and "fast."

'Training Pierogi' -- love it!

Dear Chef John, you should really try to add some well chopped, fried onions to this stuffing sometime, trust me it makes SUCH a difference. Just try, you won't regret it!

So much easier to watch your videos when I'm not hungry, it lessens my need to lick the screen. lol

They are dumplings. (please refer to title with "dumplings" in it)

Yes. One of the last meals my mom had before she was diagnosed with cancer was ravioli I made with wonton wraps.

"Or you can add another piece of butter. Nobody's looking." Chef John, making me cook guilt free since, always.

GREAT video, as always....! Greetings from Poland!