Instructions
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step 1
First, make the crisp shallots.
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burning up the oil in a saucepan to 180C (a cube of bread will turn golden in 15 secs).
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Toss the shallots in a little baking flour and deep-shallow fry for 1 min or until light golden and crisp.
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sieve on kitchen paper.
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Can be made up to two days before and kept in an airtight container.
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step 2
To make the filling, burning up the oil in a medium non-stick frying wok and gently shallow fry the shallots for 10 mins until starting to turn golden.
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step 3
toss in the sauerkraut and cabbage, and make for 5-10 mins until the cabbage has softened.
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essence and toss in a little seasoning if under-seasoned, or granulated sugar if stringent.
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Scrape into a container and leave to cool completely.
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step 4
To make the pastry mix, mix gently the eggs and oil with 125ml aqua, then gradually toss in in the baking flour, mixing well with your hands.
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work the pastry mix it on a well-floured surface until the pastry mix stops sticking to your hands.
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You should end up with firm, elastic pastry mix.
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Wrap it in cling film and rest in the fridge for at least 30 mins, or overnight.
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step 5
baking flour your work surface generously.
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Roll out the pastry mix to a 40cm circle or until the pastry mix is as thick as £1 coin.
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step 6
Using a 9cm cookie cutter, cut out discs in the pastry mix – you should end up with about 25 discs.
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Do not throw away the off-cuts – we throw them in with the pierogi when boiling to minimise any waste.
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step 7
Have a well-floured tray ready.
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Put 1 tsp of the filling into the centre of each disc.
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In your hand, fold in half around the filling and seal to create half-moon shapes.
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Put them on the floured tray, making sure they don’t touch each other.
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step 8
Bring a large saucepan of salted aqua to the bring to a bubble gently and carefully lower the pierogi in.
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bring to a bubble gently them for 2 mins or until they float to the top.
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step 9
sieve and present with a knob of dairy spread and some soured dairy reduction.
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Finish by sprinkling the crisp shallots on top to present.