Ethan: Mashes potatoes on flat surface and kneads dough in a bowl. Love it.

@king7rojo

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Bartektomalbr

2 жыл бұрын

The purpose of mashing potatoes on flat surface is to allow much of steam evaporate from bigger surface.

@jonathansoko1085

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bartektomalbr - no grandmother in all of east europe cares or does that.

@Bartektomalbr

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathansoko1085 So it seems that Ethan is not an eastern Europe grandmother after all

@adamcg1112

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bartektomalbr no and, while i like his videos, he's definitely like... A food bro...

As a Pole, I have some stuff to add: - Usually for the potato-cheese filling, we use cottage cheese (don't really know how to translate "twaróg" :D) instead of any kind of rennet cheese - It is also common to add some previously fried onion to the filling - Whether the dough contain eggs/sour cream is dependant on the family. I, personally, have encountered all of the types mentioned by you, including a quite strange way - egg presence was determined by ammount of flour used. It was like 1 egg per 1kg of flour. If you use less, then no eggs are added - Looks like you've added a bit too much of filling, it looks like the filling was acting as a glue for the dough, but that's just my personal point - I don't know if that's because of the utensil you have used to cut the circles, but the dough looks too thick. Like, half of it would suffice. On the other hand, it's possible that amount of filling forced it to be streched more, and I'm just being an ass :D Of course, please don't find me trying to discredit you, I just wanted to share some Polish insight with you :)

@sikinsokin

3 жыл бұрын

The cheese you’re talking about might be QUARK.

@piotrlatosinski999

3 жыл бұрын

@@sikinsokin possible. I just always thought quark is only an German translation

@asamvav

3 жыл бұрын

You are a very helpful pole. 😀 Merry Christmas.

@PurpleDog06

3 жыл бұрын

@@piotrlatosinski999 my family uses "farmers cheese" usually Friendship brand. Cottage cheese has fairly large curd compared to farmers cheese and more moisture.

@masterdrive4033

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the dough is too thick. I noticed it as well. You are right on all of them but I mean even if those are not real pierogi but an americanized version of them I still think it's nice that so many people around the world enjoy them.

Ah yes, onion :)

@thermonuclearexplosive

3 жыл бұрын

all hail the onion king

@beep_boop

3 жыл бұрын

@@thermonuclearexplosive all hail

@mzgames3649

3 жыл бұрын

Hail the onion master

@valencehockey1668

3 жыл бұрын

xD

@valencehockey1668

3 жыл бұрын

All hail the onion lord

Ah yes Pierogis, a staple food of both Poland, and Pittsburgh PA.

@Somethinggolfer123

3 жыл бұрын

Best place to find Pierogi: Any Hungarian/Ukrainian church in western PA

@jayc5373

3 жыл бұрын

And the Ukraine and the prairies of Canada.

@nazywajmniev

3 жыл бұрын

PIEROGI, not PIEROGIS. PIEROGI is already in plural form. PIERÓG, is a single unit of PIEROGI.

@SebisRandomTech

3 жыл бұрын

Steel City represent!

@fukumau

3 жыл бұрын

Also in Curitiba, Brazil (lots of Ukrainians here)

I am surprised he did not fill them with pickled onions

@phlarrdboi

3 жыл бұрын

(edited)

@tobuscusfoop

3 жыл бұрын

Or fried the pierogis in mayo instead of butter lol

@EthanChlebowski

3 жыл бұрын

They would be a nice acidic topping to cut through some of the heaviness..

@Exercise4CheatMeals

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Exercise4CheatMeals

3 жыл бұрын

@@EthanChlebowski wondering if you top them with butter and chopped up bacon. 😏😏

my half polish mother-in-law taught me that for the dough, you pile up the dry ingredients into a giant mound, right on the counter, make a sink hole in the middle, put your wet ingredients in the hole, and mix with hands. :) It's messy but fun. She also puts sour cream into the dough rather than butter. My kids don't care for onions so I add a touch of onion powder into the filling for a little extra flavor. In addition to sour cream (which I add finely chopped green onions to), I offer melted garlic butter, home-made marinara, and applesauce (yes, applesauce) as dipping sauces. Thanks for sharing this. It's been a few years since I've made them. It's a great way to have everyone put all hands into the project and enjoy at the end. Addictive is not an adequate descriptive. :)

I'm from Ukraine, and these look so amazing! Our family makes the dough without eggs and we make potato and farmer's cheese pierogi and sauerkraut ones too. Thank you for sharing this version of pierogi!

@JaSmiNEtherlands

2 жыл бұрын

In Ukraine we don't eat this fried things. And word Pierogi means Pies. You think you can set a slav nickname and say youre from Ukraine, that's funny

@grimwaltzman

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaSmiNEtherlands ну взагалі пьєроґі і вареники це доволі наближені страви, так що якщо достатньо абстрагувати то він нічого такого не сказав. Але да, смажити вареники можна тільки для розігріву, все інше від лукавого. На те вони і ВАРЕНики.

@JaSmiNEtherlands

2 жыл бұрын

@@grimwaltzman Я думаю что вы есть едите варенье пельмени, которые вы зовёте вареники. Я слушал что эти прожаренные конкретно подаются как чшебуреки

@grimwaltzman

2 жыл бұрын

Брух

@Fam_From_Town

2 жыл бұрын

Я тоже из Украины Но про такое ниразу не слышал😅😅😅 Толи вареники, толи беляши с картошкой Что-то сильно не привычное 😅

As I watch this vid, it just amazes me how every culture has their own version of this dish. Dumplings, empanadas, pierogi, etc. Food & the love for it is one of the most precious things we share. Great vid Ethan.

@baldieman64

5 ай бұрын

You can add pasties, samosas and gyoza to your list. Definitely a multicultural staple, like layered meat, carbs and cheese - lasagne, mousaka, cottage pie etc.

@nonyobussiness3440

4 ай бұрын

Jamaican Beef patties

@teniaosayande6355

4 ай бұрын

@nonyobussiness3440 I was going to cook today buuuut....now headed to the bad azz Jamaican spot close by thanks to you 😂😅

@nonyobussiness3440

4 ай бұрын

@@teniaosayande6355you’re welcome

@kenb3552

24 күн бұрын

But they are all a bit different. I would not equate an empanada with a pierogi or a dumpling. They are similar, but different enough to be distinctive.

I lived in Poland for a few years and the first time I tried these it literally blew my mind. Really these are some of the best things I've ever eaten.

Every polish person everywhere: tHiS iS nOt HoW mY gRaMa UsEd To MaKe PiErOgIs!!!

@haze6164

3 жыл бұрын

Right

@llllshane6.0gamingllll7

3 жыл бұрын

relatable

@electricant55

3 жыл бұрын

Lol no

@autumnramble

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, my family doesn't treat them as a real pierogi if they don't have meat and onion in them.

@danberserk8475

2 жыл бұрын

This recipe is like Mrs. T’s.

Just discovered this channel last week, and just amazing stuff here. No BS, no filler, just great solid cooking.

Interesting. Looking forward to more Polish dishes.

@gregoriodia

3 жыл бұрын

So look somewhere for an authentic one, that's not the place.

@fallen-zc9uj

3 жыл бұрын

Those are not traditional Polish pierogi('s)

@vorong2ru

3 жыл бұрын

pierogi - is a russian / ukranian dish that polish people called "pierogi" which is also a russian word for pie :)

@God-pl7be

3 жыл бұрын

@@vorong2ru where did you read that my sources show that it started in china and travelled to europe

@LDT2001

3 жыл бұрын

@@fallen-zc9uj Pardon me but what is the authentic one?

I love the time stamps on the side of the video, it really brings into perspective a more realistic view of how long a recipe really takes. It will also really help with planning my day around when trying this recipe. Thank you so much!

It's a must have on Christmas Eve for us too! Polish tradition!

@dwaynewladyka577

3 жыл бұрын

Pierogies are great year round. I was taught how to make them when I was a child, by my (late) half Polish, half Ukrainian, paternal grandmother. She and her husband, (my late paternal grandfather) were from Galicia, and her food was amazing.

At my hometown in Brazil, polish immigration was very significative, so we have a lot of slavic food (mostly polish and ukrainian), and almost everyone know them, to the point where you can buy frozen pierogi at the local supermarkets. Nice video, def gonna try it

Me who has eaten frozen pierogis for years: FINALLY, I am SO ready!

Love it! My grandparents have always done potato and sauerkraut fillings. We just made a big batch of ~100 last week to freeze!

Reminds me of watching my Polish and Ukrainian aunts setup a production line in the kitchen and make these... They were so adept and moved so fast... It was amazing to watch. And if it wasn't a meatless occasion, they would fry chopped bacon before addi g the onions and pierogis. Of course all done while the cabbage rolls were cooking in the oven 😊

My husband and I just made these...omgosh so good! We both have Polish family backgrounds and grew up eating pierogi. Thank you for sharing this great recipe!

'Nother great polish recipe by the man who got me inspired to take on making my own kielbasa. Two recipes that pair well together and remind me of my grandmother's holiday meals. Thanks for all the inspiration, know how and humor.

Original pierogi (it's plural already, no need for an s) come with 40/60 mix of potatoes and quark, not yellow cheese. Can be replaced by ricotta as well, but quark is ideal due to it's neutral taste. Also - slice a good amount of onion into smallest possible cubes and melt them on a pan with some butter. Adding that to the mix along some salt and fresh pepper will elevate your pierogi to another level. For a dough use HOT water (no milk). Melt some butter into it, add salt and flour and that's it. Let it rest for about 30 minutes and you're good to go. I guarantee you those will be the best pierogi you've ever had. Not saying yours are bad, but trust a fellow Pole :)

@Coffeegirl739

3 жыл бұрын

👏

@BenHighley

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think anybody can authoritatively say exactly what "original" pierogi had in them. Ethan's recipe was passed down and tweaked exactly as much as yours was.

@olyasorokina3780

3 жыл бұрын

This guy knows what he’s talking about. Hot water dough is superior for pierogi. Chinese also use hot water dough for dumplings. Fried onions in mashed potatoes are awesome as well.

@peejayfromhell

3 жыл бұрын

@@BenHighley well he is sure right about one thing. It has to be quark, not yellow cheese if we are talking about Polish style pierogis.

@stealthiness_

3 жыл бұрын

Yup all of that is true, Ethan made more of like a American-Polish-Italian Pierogoravioli which is fine, you know it’s America.

Had only heard of these, thanks for sharing. Also refreshing to see a cook in media teach clean as you go. Great vid xx

2 years ago I visited Krakow. Had fun, the Poles are really nice and the prices are fair. But holy cow is the food delicious. Pierogis by far the best food out there. Instantly became a fan of Poland, the food and the people. Cheers from Finland,

Hey man I really appreciate the shots where you just show the in-between stuff like the example of the cooked cubed potatoes thanks for a great video :)

Wow my aunt maded these for Christmas 🎄 when I was little, now i know what they are now ! Thank you Ethan 😊

Hey Ethan. As a polishman, I'd love to suggest another unique polish recipe, "babka ziemniaczana" - it's a local dish made mostly out of potatoes, it looks like a cake made of potatoes, served with a sauce made of sour cream, fried onion and polish fried sausage ( fried kielbasa ). It's one of my favuorites and I think its uniqueness may surprise you! Btw, I love watching your videos, not sure there's any other channel with such thoroughly prepared content. Greetings from Poland!

@lynleygilchrist7703

Жыл бұрын

This dish sounds AMAZING!!! I’m salivating just reading about it ❤

I swear to god you never miss. Love this recipe definitely will try it out! Thank you Ethan and happy holidays, bless your heart 💛✨

I love how you show recipes and how to freeze them so they can be enjoyed regularly.

The iconic don’t starve together dish!

@esmee6308

3 жыл бұрын

It's why I clicked, had to see exactly what it was. :'')

@supernintendo182

3 жыл бұрын

Man, I can't believe they made pierogis into a real thing after Don't Starve Together!

@haiku32

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@t.m.carter4171

3 жыл бұрын

Now I understand the egg

@asepsisaficionado7376

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the recipe's alright, but he's forgetting the poisonous mushrooms, spider guts, and ice cubes.

Zrób jeszcze barszcz z uszkami, śledzie i karpia Pozdrawiam

@kamilk6956

3 жыл бұрын

"W dzisiejszym odcinku mamy 5 rodzai barszczu..."

@jamrozikkuba

3 жыл бұрын

No i makowca!!!

@MightyGray

3 жыл бұрын

Polacy przejmują kanał Ethana

@FilipBorowski.

3 жыл бұрын

@@MightyGray This is the way

@MightyGray

3 жыл бұрын

@@FilipBorowski. Tak każe obyczaj!

These look sooo good! My love for potatoes will never die. I will definitely give this recipe a try! Thanks for sharing❤

Yes! I can't decide if I want to make these or the pugach for our holiday dinner. I haven't had a homemade pierogi since before my grandmother passed away in 2004. Thanks for the great channel, the inclusion of some Slovak recipes, and good luck to you in 2021.

I had never heard of a gluten window, this is so cool! I'm also super excited about the pierogi recipe as I grew up eating it as well. :) Please do more polish dishes!

One of my favs dishes however I’d recommend using cottage cheese as it’s usually more traditional and really enhances that unique pierogi flavour and also adding lots of salt and pepper to the mix ! But yes these fried a lil are amazing adding some pan fried kielbasa is always a bonus

@jonathansoko1085

2 жыл бұрын

Cottage cheese would NEVER be used or found in actual Polish pierogi made by actual polish people. Dont do that. Use farmers cheese, never cottage cheese. Im actually offended you would even say that. I already can here you typing "they are the same thing", well my friend, no they are not.

@bleuharris7370

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathansoko1085 loooooool I wish I could include a picture in the comment because right infront of me I am staring at a packet of pierogies a polish one at that and it clearly states “potato and cottage cheese filling” and the picture clearly shows cottage cheese. nevertheless if you take a sec to Google farmers cheese you’ll find that it is a variety of cottage cheese and in fact a lot more acidic and dense. Whereas cottage cheese is light and fluffy. Also many years ago I went to Poland with my mom to visit some relatives and guess what they made, pierogies from scratch hundreds of them in fact and can you guess what filling they chose yes that’s right potatoes and cottage cheese. So chill out dude it’s not that deep.

@jonathansoko1085

2 жыл бұрын

@@bleuharris7370 YOURE STAIRING AT FROZEN FOOD LOL. Youre wrong, take my advice and stop the madness,.

@seanhart9706

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathansoko1085 you can pit anything in Perogies bud chill lpl

@autumnramble

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathansoko1085 Just use a cheese that is made from sour milk without any other addings, white, dry, dense and sometimes brittle when low fat. I think this "cottage cheese" looks to wet, we usually make something like that in Poland by adding cream and sugar to classic white cheese.

Hi Ethan: the pierogi you made look amazing. I have only experience store bought pierogi in London but I really must try to make them myself. They are very much a comfort food so I can see why they are made at Christmas. I am envious of your knowledge of Polish food.

Every first Saturday in December our family has pierogi day where we have an assembly line to make pierogi for Wigilia (the Christmas Eve meatless feast) and for next year. Potato and cheese, kapusta (sauerkraut), mushroom and onion (with imported mushrooms from Poland thanks to family still living there), farmers cheese, and blueberry or apple (yes, we make dessert pierogi). One year we ended up making 777, but we usually make over 400 which we split up. Can't wait for this year's batch!

This is genuinely the first time I've seen a genuine Pierogi recipe which outlines how flexible they are. I like that you mentioned the freezing capabilities and Egg vs No Egg. Filling is so incredibly flexible too, because the dough is neither savoury nor sweet, I've made pierogi the traditional way (Sauerkraut and Mushroom, Potato and Cheese, Beef) as well as several sweet versions, most notable raspberry + Brown sugar filling with a cinnamon and heavy cream topping. They are so easy and give such a great blank canvas to work with.

@burke4307

3 жыл бұрын

I've tried some stuffed with a blueberry compote! definitely a worthwhile experiment

@benjimlem1284

3 жыл бұрын

@@burke4307 my personal fav are saurkraut+wild mushrooms, served pork rinds and some clear borscht :3 We always make some for x-mas.

Those are some LARGE Pierogi ! "Ethan's Twist on Pierogi"

Love to see you cook. You make it looks so easy and simple new fan been doing a few recipes.

I love the vibe of this video... The music is perfect

That cleaver means business. Happy holidays, Ethan!

I only ever had ones filled with cabbage. Good that you mention them, cause they are delicious AF.

@voitek7944

3 жыл бұрын

Cabbage ones are the bomb and personally I think they are better than the potato ones because the potato ones taste bland this is coming from a pole

I respect how you acknowledge other methods and explain how you’re used to this one so that’s what you’ll do

Ethan! Another home run with this dish! Merry Christmas to you and your roommate🎄

4:08 Was on edge to see if you could pull off the double single handed egg crack 🤣🍳🥚

@carlovigna3545

3 жыл бұрын

I mean if you can’t do it, don’t edit it in!!

I consider myself a KZread connoisseur and you've created an awesome channel & style. Keep it up, brother!

Your the best cooking channel ever, and you are so amazing! I love your videos so much. ❤❤❤

Wow - those look delicious. Great job. Thank you for sharing.

I actually tried these in Kraków but forgot the name! Excited to make them thank you, Ethan!

Thanks bro, saw this on the food chanel program and now im gonna do it at home! Greetings from Brazil...

Just made these! Excellent

First holidays away from home so this is perfect timing for a recipe. Thanks so much 🙏🏽

My favourite pierogi are with blueberries and biały ser ( i guess the closest thing is ricotta or cream cheese) and I use cream cheese for potato filling ones too, plus all the onion!

@matnovak

3 жыл бұрын

twaróg/ser biały would be essentially a very dry cottage cheese - good choice btw!

@peejayfromhell

3 жыл бұрын

Its actually called quark in English, and I don't think they have it in the US. Their cream cheese is nothing like ours, and the closest thing would be cottage cheese

@marta0929

3 жыл бұрын

@@peejayfromhell I'm in US, and cottage cheese does not work with pierogi. I don't think at least. It's too bland even if the texture is better than cream cheese. There is truly nothing better than twarog but we do what we can with what we got

@SS-tt8le

3 жыл бұрын

i second that quark, or something similar called "farmer's cheese", would be the best substitute for polish "bialy ser"

@jaklg7905

3 жыл бұрын

Use farmer's cheese for your pierogi. You can even make it yourself.

Perogies are my Family’s Easter Tradition. I’ve never made them myself tho. We buy them from the Polish butcher shop in my neighborhood. I think I need to go get some!

Thanks for making this my great grandmother was Polish and I never got to meet her but she was known for her porgies and humor so I’m so glad I am finally getting to know her the only way I can

Great video, thank you for the clear instructions, I like that you show your method and process in the kitchen, really helps smooth out kitchen operation! :)

"Chlebowski" ...I feel stupid for having been surprised by this subject. Polish fare is great.

Ingredient report: Mayo and Pickled onions were not seen in this video. This has been your ingredient report. Merry Christmas!

@matthewrarig6760

3 жыл бұрын

You are doing a public service.

@christineagnew7372

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!! keep up the good work, hear hear and huzzah!!!

@sw3atyboi24

3 жыл бұрын

@ngan dinh yes lel

Finally.. I've been waiting for this video!

I can't wait to try this. You've made it look so simple.

4:07, those extra seconds trying to crack an egg, cracked me up.

@Basilicum_Raspberry

3 жыл бұрын

I made some sound effects in between and cheered when they were cracked 😂 Was a fun video to watch.

@carlovigna3545

3 жыл бұрын

Criiiinge🤣🤣

@ellax325

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one who found that hilarious 😂

I'm going to make this RIGHT now. we have excess potatoes and onions. Ethan is the GOAT EDIT: Just finished making these. Halved the recipe and made a goat cheese filling. Absolutely wonderful

@julesl6910

3 жыл бұрын

He's not a goat he's a human, you're stupid

@toesnub9676

3 жыл бұрын

yoooo goat cheese would be so good in these

@BruceCruce

3 жыл бұрын

Look man, its fine if you dont like ethan, or you think he's unnattractive, but calling him a goat is just fucking mean dude. what would you think if i called you a donkey....

@uttopielec

2 жыл бұрын

GOAT - greatest of all time

That is good. I will be having pierogi tomorrow (with other traditional dishes) but with mushrooms (picked from forest not store bought) and cabbage. Your channel is great with informative content.

Ethan "Bread-owski" it is nice to see that you are upkeeping the Polish tradition of making and most importantly eating pierogi on Christmas Eve. I definitely recommend no egg or milk in the dough, also your cheese choice is not very traditional but I assume your ancestors had to do the best with what was available, farmers cheese is a more traditional option. Sauteed onions are missing from your filling as well. I would love to teach you how to make the sauerkraut and wild mushrooms variety. I heard you say that you do have a sense of humor, so I hope it is true and you don't mind my playful twist to your beautiful Polish last name, my attempt at Americanizing it to go with the Americanized pierogi recipe you shared. Have a great New Year and I hope you get to spend your next holidays with your family.

My man really out here grabbing boiling hot pierogis with his bare hands

@braveasanoun5732

3 жыл бұрын

polish power

Great take on pierogi ! I must say, the most popular variation for Christmas in Poland is pierogis with mushrooms and sauerkraut. Worth trying out if you are vegetarian (or vegan if you make dough without butter and/or eggs).

@Lenadrill

3 жыл бұрын

Also, I don't know anyone who uses milk in their pierogi dough. I even searched it and all the top google results for pierogi dough don't have milk in it. I wonder what difference does it make in the final product.

@Tyllusia

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lenadrill as a Polish girl who loves to cook, and currently has about 300 pierogi in her freezer (with different fillings) :) i can tell you, that dough with milk fries faster and more evenly than dough without it. I prefer milkless dough for eating straight after boiling, and milk for refrying them, and my family agrees ;)

@matnovak

3 жыл бұрын

While mushrooms and sauerkraut are the traditional Christmas (Eve) pierogi, the "Russian" variation with potatoes and cheese is probably the MVP of Polish dumplings

@ItzaMePizza

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lenadrill from what i learned, using milk is better for when your freezing pierogi raw, but I don't find a difference for that.

@A10janus

3 жыл бұрын

@@matnovak The english translation for pierogi Ruskie is Ruthenian pierogi, not Russian pierogi. Ruthenia a term much more used hundreds of years ago when Poland was much bigger, but roughly a region in present Ukraine

Yum, can't wait to make these one day :) thanks for sharing

Looks awesome!

Here in Ukraine, we call them varenyky. As a filling mainly used: potatoes, cottage cheese, cabbage (fresh, sauerkraut, or a mix of both). You can also do ground meat, pork rinds, mushrooms, beans, and so on, plus even cherries - it's super delicious!

In Slovakia, we make the dough roughly the same but we fill it with mashed potatoes and local type of cheese called "bryndza" which is a sour kind of sheep cheese. We also don't fry but boil them. Then we just finish it off with some caramelized onions and chives🇸🇰.

Stellar!!!! Thank you!

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing! Aloha

I love everys nation interpretation of Pierogi. Be it chinese dim sum, italian tortellini or ravioli, russian pelmeni, german maultaschen, spanish empanadas... I just love that type of food!

Pierogies are one of my favorite childhood memories at my grandma's house.

@VoIcanoman

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, me too. My grandma was the pierogi BOSS. She'd make up a bunch of sharp cheddar and mashed potato filled pierogi, boil them, and toss them with an unholy amount of butter before serving. If we visited the day AFTER she made fresh pierogi, she'd fry up the leftovers, and that was my favourite right there (every variety of dumpling is just...taken to another level by pan frying...I've even seen some people DEEP FRY pierogi, which is ludicrous). My mother and I reverse-engineered her recipe after she passed (since she never divulged her secret recipe); now I can make awesome pierogi, which are like...95% as good as grandma's (still can't get to 100%...attempting to do so is a fool's errand, I think). Of course, I know she's rolling in her grave every time I make alterations to the classic - like when I add finely diced raw jalapeño peppers to my potato-cheese filling (gives a really nice kick...I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this addition if you like a bit of heat) - but you can't beat the simplicity of the basic pierogi. I frequently wonder how something with just FIVE ingredients (six, if you count the butter for frying) can be so incredible...truly this is peasant food that's fit for a king.

Awesome family recipe and love the back story with your family's Christmas Eve tradition! Happy holidays!! :)

Omg these look amazing

Sauerkraut with minced kielbasa is a go to for my family's. So are sweet ones, like peaches and plums. Also a cottage/ricotta cheese filled ones.

@Leon-159

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, bigos is da best.

Perfect :) I have never used cheddar since we always use fresh "white" cheese so something to try, What else you can try is to instead of butter use bacon. Just cut the bacon in small pieces/bits, render the fat a bit throw the onions and the rest goes the same as Ethan presented :) If you freeze them just remember to do it after cooking, cool them down in the fridge, next spread them on a baking rack or tray so they do not touch each other, and freeze them. When they are all frozen you can put them in a bag or container. When you are ready to eat just throw them on the pan with a bit lower temp than for fresh ones and brown them on both sides. When you do that they are ready to eat :)

@jennifergraham3752

Жыл бұрын

Cooking them in the bacon fat is what we do too. So good! How can you not love something with potato, cheese, bacon, fried onion and sour cream. We top the pan fried Pierogis with more grated sharp cheddar. True indulgence.

I've been waiting for this one. Go pierogi!

Thanks for a great instructional video. Fabulous cook. 👌

That double egg crack was one of the biggest flexes I've seen.

I feel like Ethan is in a profession that warrants such a mustache. Like firefighting.

@dhruvikhandelwal4524

3 жыл бұрын

Or wifebeating?

@dhruvikhandelwal4524

3 жыл бұрын

I love Ethan hahaha sorry for the joke, had to say it

Great, I remember my family making these. We are going to do it this year.

Great video. Very helpful. We're headed to the kitchen now to make pierogis.

1:17 I'm from Poland and my family always eat this kind of pierogi and I REALLY recomend it, those are the b e s t

Ah yes, Fish. The well know vegetable of the sea.

@amiiiu

2 жыл бұрын

It has to do with fasting, so no meat allowed on Christmas if you wanna do it the traditional way in Poland

@mrmacmiggles

2 жыл бұрын

@@amiiiu I get that. I just find it funny that for some reason fish is not considered meat.

zajebiste pierogi stary, wesołych świąt!

As a lazy engineering student who loves Babcia’s “ruskie pierogi”, I came up with a low effort recipe. I buy 4 cheese instant mashed potatoes, add shredded flavorful cheese (Aldi asiago and/or sharp cheddar), a significant amount of black pepper to taste, and onion powder to taste. I feel like the potato, cheese, pepper, and onion flavor profiles are what make the Pierogi what I remember them to be. Then the dough is simple as you mentioned. Lightly fried over some butter with a topping of bacon and onions is to die for 😩

I love your take on pierogi! in my family for xmas we eat the traditional sourcraut (spelling?) and mushroom pierogi but I just gotta try yours! pronunciation tip: p-yeah-rogi not pe-rogi

@xpuppet69

3 жыл бұрын

Sauerkraut + mushrooms pierogi are my favorite too. :D

"we like to do a meatless dinner" "It's usually gonna consist of some type of fish"

@justinnutter9008

3 жыл бұрын

In certain circles, fish aren't considered meat

@caleighcaleigh2986

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a Catholic thing. We do the same thing on Fridays during lent. Personally, I don’t understand it, I just know we do it.

@mattszpakut5588

3 жыл бұрын

I’m Polish and fish doesn’t count as a meat on Post (fast) and wigilia (Christmas Eve)

My mouth is watering, Ethan. Fabulous video--and so perfect for the season. Great recipe and tutorial. I'm a bit lazy. . . I run my dough through my pasta machine at setting "5". I respect that a Polish Christmas eve is meatless however any other day, you've got to have the bacon and onions to make those little gems happen. Best regards and Merry Christmas! Darryl

Sweet cheese and raisin pierogi are the best. My family always makes them, potato and cheese, and sauerkraut ones for Christmas Eve

I come from a Mennonite family and we’ve always made pierogis with some sort of cottage cheese mix I think? Then I think we boil them and serve them with creamy gravy. If there’s leftovers then we fry them. I’ve always thought it was weird if people put things other than that cottage cheese mix in their pierogis

@jaquestrap

3 жыл бұрын

It is weird. Polish immigrant here (born in Poland, live in the US now). Authentic Polish pierogi made with "Ruskie" (means Ruthenian, although this is a distinctly Polish filling) filling is potato, farmer's cheese (aka cottage cheese), sauteed onion, salt/pepper, and often a small amount of mushrooms. Another very popular and traditional Polish filling that is popular on Christmas Eve (Wigilia) is cooked sauerkraut and mushroom filling. Both of these are typically served with a topping of caramelized onions. Some people like to top with sour cream as well. Like your family, the typical way to serve them is freshly boiled--pierogi are served fried as leftovers (it is the best/tastiest way to reheat them). Imo they are at their best when they are served fresh right after being boiled, with fried leftovers taking second place.

@GerryBraun

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely LOVE those!

I really recommend to make them with potatoes, quark and fresh mint.

@sladewilson9741

3 жыл бұрын

The bartender from DS9? Where do you get one of him?

@frida5680

3 жыл бұрын

Z miętą??

@dwaynewladyka577

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds really good. Quark is a great cheese. Mint would add a great taste to the filling.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's ❤️🥰🎄🎊🎉🍾🙋!!! Those look awesome 😍❤️😍!!!!

This is what I’m going to make for Christmas Eve now, thanks!!!!

Nothing beats pierogi at Christmas time, thank you Ethan! And hugs from Poland :)

This really looks like Argentina's "empanadas", but they are very different it seems

@adamek9750

3 жыл бұрын

Also looks like malaysias curry puffs. A universal shape it seems.

@neverbackdown1918

3 жыл бұрын

Empanadas are made throughout all of Latin America, not just Argentina.

@EvaAdorable

3 жыл бұрын

Or like a very tiny Jamaican patty!

@stealthiness_

3 жыл бұрын

Traditional recipe calls for hot liquid(water,milk maybe) which results in a very different texture more like a Chinese style dumpling, he made them like pasta so that’s why they maybe look similar to empanadas.

@TheSensei88

3 жыл бұрын

@@neverbackdown1918 but not all empanadas look alike, and this looks just like Argentina's

Something I always appreciate with your videos is the time on the bottom left

Great video! Thanks, I really like when you do family recipes.