Oven-Baked Pelmeni with Cheese
An original pelmeni dish with a cheese crust. Pelmeni can be not only boiled, but also prepared as a casserole with sour cream sauce and cheese. They do not even need to be thawed beforehand. With this recipe, the pelmeni turn out tasty, with a juicy sauce.
Updated : 18 August, 2026
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
300 grams
Ready-made dumplings
150 grams
Sour cream
100 grams
Hard cheese
2
Onion
to taste
Salt
to taste
Ground black pepper
3 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How do you bake pelmeni in the oven with cheese? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Use rich sour cream, at least 20% fat. The pelmeni can be any size: large, medium, or small. Mine were large. Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F. Choose pelmeni with thin dough. Peel the onion and slice it into thin half rings. To keep the onion from stinging your eyes while slicing, rinse both the onion and the knife with cold water.
Step 2
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
Step 3
In a small bowl, mix the sour cream with ground black pepper or a mixture of ground peppers, such as black, red, and white.
Step 4
Pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a pan and let it warm slightly. Add the onion to the oil and cook it over medium heat for about 5 minutes. It should become translucent, but not heavily browned.
Step 5
Place the baking dish in the oven preheated to 160°C / 320°F for about 10 minutes so it warms up. Grease the dish with vegetable oil. If the dish is warmed in advance, the pelmeni will not stick to the bottom or sides. Arrange the frozen pelmeni in the dish in a single layer. Sprinkle them with salt to taste.
Step 6
Spread the sautéed onion evenly over the pelmeni.
Step 7
Spread the sour cream sauce on top. Place the pelmeni in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes at 160°C / 320°F. The exact time depends on the features of your oven.
Step 8
Remove the dish from the oven, sprinkle the pelmeni with cheese, and bake for about 10 more minutes.
Step 9
As soon as the cheese melts, the dish is ready to serve. If you sprinkle the pelmeni with cheese right away, you will get a firmer golden cheese crust, but I prefer the cheese just slightly melted. Do it as you like. Cut the finished dish into portions and serve. Enjoy!
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