Choux Pastry Dumplings with Potato and Liver
An ideal, wonderfully unusual dumpling filling! Choux-dough dumplings with potato and beef liver will surprise you with their great taste and please everyone!
Updated : 09 February, 2026
Easy
About 1 hour.
Ingredients
450 grams
Wheat flour
250 milliliters
Water
5 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
1
Chicken eggs
1
Onions
500 grams
Beef liver
400 grams
Potato
1.5 teaspoon
Salt
to taste
Nutmeg
to taste
Ground pepper mix
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients and seasonings for tasty dumplings made with choux dough.
Step 2
Pour 250 ml boiling water (about 1 cup + 1 Tbsp) into a large bowl and add 1 tsp salt.
Step 3
Add 2 Tbsp vegetable oil and mix everything.
Step 4
Add most of the 500 g all-purpose flour (about 4 cups) and mix well.
Step 5
Add 1 egg and mix everything well again.
Step 6
Add the remaining flour to the bowl.
Step 7
Mix thoroughly and knead the dough.
Step 8
Continue kneading the dough by hand in the bowl.
Step 9
Gather the kneaded dough into a ball.
Step 10
Put the dough into a plastic bag and set aside for 30 minutes.
Step 11
In a skillet with a little vegetable oil, add a finely chopped onion and sauté, stirring, over high heat.
Step 12
Cut 500 g beef liver (about 1.1 lb) into random pieces.
Step 13
Add the liver pieces to the skillet with the onion.
Step 14
Sauté, stirring, until golden, about 10 minutes.
Step 15
Add salt to taste, a pepper mix, and ground nutmeg. Lower the heat and stir everything together.
Step 16
Cover the skillet with a lid and cook the liver for 5-7 minutes more.
Step 17
Grind the fried liver and 400 g boiled potatoes (about 14 oz / ~3 medium potatoes) through a meat grinder into a bowl.
Step 18
Mix everything well - the dumpling filling is ready.
Step 19
After the resting time, place the dough in portions on a work surface lightly dusted with flour and roll it out into thin rounds.
Step 20
Using a cutter of a suitable size, cut out dumpling rounds and place the needed amount of filling on each one.
Step 21
Seal the edges well.
Step 22
Shape the dumplings to the desired size.
Step 23
Place the needed number of dumplings into a pot of boiling water and stir. After the water returns to a boil, cook for about 3-5 minutes until done.
Step 24
Transfer the cooked dumplings from the pot to a plate.
Step 25
Enjoy your meal!
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