Lithuanian · Lithuania
Cepelinas with Tomato Sauce
Classic Lithuanian meat dumplings served in a creamy sauce with a tomato topping.
Ingredients
Method
- Combine ground beef, pork, breadcrumbs, onion, eggs, and milk to make a meat mixture.
- Form into dumplings.
- In a pot, bring chicken broth to a boil.
- Add dumplings and cook until done.
- In a separate pan, mix sour cream and tomato sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the dumplings and simmer.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Check that the ground meat reaches 71°C (160°F) throughout before serving.
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