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Christmas Noche Buena
Khinkali - Georgian Christmas Soup Dumplings
Georgia's festive dumplings - meat-filled dough pouches with spiced broth inside. This Caucasus dish represents Georgian hospitality and ancient dumpling-making traditions.
65
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Keto
Cooking Times
50 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
65 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
4.00 cups
All-purpose flour
1.00 lb
Ground beef
1.00 lb
Ground pork
2.00 large
Onions
finely minced
1.00 cup
Cilantro
chopped
6.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
2.00 tsp
Cumin
1.00 cup
Beef broth
cold
1.50 cups
Water
2.00 tsp
Salt and pepper
each
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Make dough: mix flour, water, salt. Knead until smooth. Rest 30 minutes.
30 minutes
2
Mix meats, onions, cilantro, garlic, cumin, salt, pepper.
3
Add cold broth to filling. Mix well - should be juicy.
4
Roll dough thin. Cut into 4-inch circles.
5
Place spoonful of filling in center. Pleat 19-20 folds making pouch.
6
Boil in salted water 12-15 minutes until they float.
15 minutes
7
Eat with hands - bite corner, suck broth, eat dumpling.
8
Sprinkle with black pepper. Georgian Christmas tradition.