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Túrógombóc, Hungarian Cheese Dumplings in Breadcrumbs
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Túrógombóc, Hungarian Cheese Dumplings in Breadcrumbs

Airy cheese balls in a breadcrumb coating fried in butter, a beloved Hungarian dessert. They aren't too sweet, and the sour cream adds a pleasant tang.

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 European👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Gnocchi

  1. 1
    Drain the soft white cheese in a strainer lined with cheesecloth overnight in the fridge, until dry and crumbly.
    Fine sieveCheeseclothRefrigerator
  2. 2
    In a bowl, mix the soft white cheese, egg, semolina, sugar, salt and lemon zest into a soft dough.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Cover and leave in the fridge 30 minutes, so the semolina swells.
    Refrigerator
  4. 4
    With wet hands, form the dough into balls the size of walnut.
  5. 5
    Cook the balls in lightly salted boiling water over low heat 10 minutes, until they float, and remove with a slotted spoon.
    ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePotSlotted spoon
    💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.

To assemble

  1. 6
    Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat and fry the breadcrumbs with the sugar for 3 minutes, until they are nut-brown.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
  2. 7
    Transfer the hot dumplings to the crumbs and roll until coated.
  3. 8
    Serve warm, with the sour cream on the side and the powdered sugar on top.
400calories
16 gprotein
37 gcarbs
21 gfat
● protein 16%● carbs 37%● fat 46%

Per serving (214 g), of 4 servings

For the Gnocchi · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)

🧻 Consumables: Cheesecloth

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Boiled Cheese Dumplings → Cheese Dumplings in Buttered Crumbs

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