Hard
Lithuanian
Cepelinai
Lithuania's national dish - large potato dumplings stuffed with meat and served with bacon sauce.
75
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Cooking Times
45 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
75 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
4.00 lbs
Potatoes
russet, peeled
1.00 lb
Ground pork
2.00
Onions
diced
0.50 lb
Bacon
diced
1.00 cup
Sour cream
0.25 cup
Potato starch
2.00
Eggs
2.00 tsp
Salt
1.00 tsp
Black pepper
3.00
Bay leaves
for cooking water
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Grate potatoes finely, drain excess liquid.
2
Mix grated potatoes with starch, eggs, and salt.
3
Cook onions and ground pork until cooked.
4
Form potato mixture into large ovals, stuff with meat.
5
Seal dumplings carefully and shape like zeppelins.
6
Boil in salted water with bay leaves for 25 minutes.
7
Serve with bacon bits and sour cream.