Recipe: Tasty Ukrainian Vushka (Mushroom dumplings)

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Ukrainian Vushka (Mushroom dumplings). The East Village restaurant Veselka serves the. Do not allow to cook dry; add water as needed. My grandparents used to gather morel mushrooms around their farm.

Ukrainian Vushka (Mushroom dumplings) Once you seal in the filling, then wrap the varenyky around your index. One of my all time favourite Ukrainian meal items are Vushka (although we call them Oushka, pronounced 'oosh-ka'). These plump, mushroom filled dumplings are usually served with Borscht, placed right into the bowl of soup served with smetana (sour cream) on top. You can have Ukrainian Vushka (Mushroom dumplings) using 13 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ukrainian Vushka (Mushroom dumplings)

  1. You need 454 g of mushrooms (2 pkgs).
  2. You need 1/2 tsp. of Salt.
  3. You need 1 of egg (slightly beaten).
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup of milk, room temperature.
  5. Prepare 2 cups of flour.
  6. Prepare 1/4 cup of sour cream.
  7. Prepare 2 Tbs. of butter, softened.
  8. Prepare 1 1/2 of medium onions.
  9. You need 5 cloves of minced garlic.
  10. It's of Salt an pepper to taste (for filling).
  11. It's 1 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce.
  12. It's 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
  13. You need 2 tbsp of bread crumbs.

Uszka or Vushka (Polish: Uszka, Ukrainian: Вушка, Belarusian: Вушкі) (meaning "little ears") are small dumplings (a very small and twisted version of pierogi) usually filled with flavoursome wild forest mushrooms and/or minced meat. They are usually served with barszcz, though they can be eaten simply with melted butter and herbs (usually chives) sprinkled over. Vushka is a mushroom and onion dumplings. Vushka means tiny ears and these dumpling look like an ear, hence the name.

Ukrainian Vushka (Mushroom dumplings) instructions

  1. Measure 2 cups of flour and place it in a large mixing bowl, making a well in the middle..
  2. Add the egg, salt, sour cream and butter into the well..
  3. Using a dough hook start mixing on low incorporating the flour into the wet ingredients, forming soft dough..
  4. Keep on adding the milk slowly into the mixture, until all used up. Add additional warm water if needed, to form a soft, sticky dough..
  5. Incorporate the remaining flour, until a soft and silky dough is formed. Do not over knead the dough, so it does not get tough.  It should feel like fresh pizza dough, but slightly softer..
  6. Once the dough has formed, cover it with a tea towel, and let it rest at least 15 minutes..
  7. In the meantime, grate all your mushrooms (in a food processor or by hand). Pour some olive oil in a pan on medium high heat. Saute the mushrooms until the water evaporates. Approximatey(5-7 minutes).
  8. Add in diced onions. Saute for another few minutes. Add minced garlic and saute another minute..
  9. Add soy sauce and bread crumbs. Cook for another minute. And then set aside. If you find your mixture to be too watery still, place in a strainer and allow the liquid to drain..
  10. Generously flour your work area, and roll out 1/2 of the dough, to a very thin sheet, about 1/8 inch thickness.  Leave the second half of the dough covered to keep it from drying out..
  11. Cut your dough in long strips and then cut them again on a diagonal to form diamonds..
  12. With a spoon add a bit of filling to each peice of dough, one by one. Fold over the dough to form a triangle. Pinch the sides well on each side. Pull 2 corners of the triangle together to form a ring. Place on the a floured tray until ready to cook..
  13. Once all dumplings are made. Boil a large pot of water. Throw in enough dumplings to cover the bottom of the pot (about half of them). Wait until dumplings start floating before you pull them out..
  14. Enjoy with borscht!.

Vushka is usually served with borscht, a beets soup that is of Ukrainian origin. ushka are little dumplings like Varenyky in the Ukrainian cuisine, filled with mushrooms. These small dough pockets are usually made for Christmas Holidays and served with Borshch. The name "Vushka" is from the shape of dumplings that look like little ears. Add milk, egg yolk, and oil, and mix. This may be done in a.