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Pierogi

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 Pierogi
Popular Polish dumplings with a red lentil filling.
Cook Time 30 – 60 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Dough
Filling
Cook Time 30 – 60 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Dough
Filling
Instructions
  1. Boil the lentils in a pan filled with water.
  2. Cook until the lentils are soft and the liquid has been absorbed.
  3. Stir fry the onion and mushrooms.
  4. Add in the minced garlic and spices (salt, pepper, oregano). Mix it all together well.
  5. Place the flour on the table.
  6. Add hot water and blend it into a smooth dough.
  7. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface.
  8. Cut circles using a cup or glass.
  9. Fill each circle with a tablespoon of lentil filling.
  10. Fold the circle in half and crimp the edges.
  11. Boil a pot of salted water.
  12. Cook around 10 pierogi (dumplings) at a time for approximately 3 – 5 minutes.
  13. When the pierogi start to float on the surface it means they are done. Remove them from the pot and place in a dish, allowing the water to drain off.
  14. Pierogi can be enjoyed just boiled, served with a sauce or a further step can be taken to fry them a little bit, so that they are crispy on the outside.
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“Health is the greatest blessing. Without it, man cannot do even the lightest work. Health is an indispensable requisite for progress in material, moral, political, economic, artistic and spiritual fields of life. Food habits are of primary importance when health has to be secured and maintained. When these are not regulated, health suffers. ‘No restraint, no success’ is the axiom. Restraint, controls, limits have to be observed at every step. One should restrain the wild adventures of the tongue.

Among the eight million four hundred thousand species of living beings, all except humans live on food as provided by Mother Nature. Man alone strives to make such food more palatable, more attractive to the senses of sight, touch and smell by boiling, frying and freezing and mixing, grinding and soaking. The consequence of this greed is ill-health and debility.

One should realise that food materials, as offered by nature, are really more beneficial. When heat is applied, they lose the vitality yielding components and cannot comer strength and efficiency. The person ages fast and loses the sprightliness of youth. Catering to the cravings of the tongue and swallowing heavy foods three or four times a day can only add to the heap. Regular and limited intakes alone can enable a person to discharge one’s duties.”

SSS 15:54 – 20.11.1982