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Spring Kopytka

Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time3 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian, Polish
Keyword: Jerusalem artichokes, spring, wild garlic
Servings: 2 people

Equipment

  • 1 cooking pot
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Peeler
  • 1 Blender
  • 1 pan optional
  • 1 Drainer

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Jerusalem artichoke
  • 1 egg small size
  • 150 grams wheat flour and some more to dust the cutting board
  • 4 leaves wild garlic
  • 1 tbsp mushroom flour optional
  • 2 tbsp olive oil and some extra to add to boiling water and for frying
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pepper, cayenne
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp wild pesto form this recipe: https://chefofnature.com/?p=135

Instructions

  • Peel and cook Jerusalem artichoke until soft.
  • Drain Jerusalem artichokes and set aside to cool.
  • In the meantime, wash 4 leaves of wild garlic and cut them.
  • Place wild garlic and egg into a food processor or blender and blend ingredients them smooth consistency.
  • Blend Jerusalem artichoke and add egg mixture.
  • Add wheat flour, salt, and mushroom flour to the mixture. Mix the dough.
  • Dust the cutting board generously.
  • Take a piece of dough and make a roll of it. Add more flour if needed.
  • Cut the roll into bite-size cubes.
  • Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add a bit of oil to the water.
  • Put the cubes in batches into the boiling water, make sure that they do not stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • Wait until the dumpling cubes will float on the water's surface.
  • Drain the dumplings.
  • (optional) Heat olive oil in a pan and add dumplings, fry until golden-brown of each side

dressing and serving

  • Mix together wild pesto, lemon juice, and olive oil
  • Put dumplings on a plate and pour dressing over them, dust them with pepper and cayenne and optionally serve with some spring mushrooms such as st. George.

Notes

  1. Adding oil to the water is optional but it helps to avoid dumplings sticking to each other once you drain them
  2. The dumpling dough might feel too soft and it could be tempting to add more flour, this however could lead to cooked dumplings that are quite hard.