Kovaim (Hungarian Cheese Dumplings)
Kovaim are Hungarian cheese dumplings. They go well with cheddar cheese and ketchup.
Easy
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Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
300 g flour
2
3 large eggs
3
½ cup water
4
Salt to taste
5
Dry ricotta cheese
6
Salt to taste
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Mix the flour, salt, eggs and water into a dough. Knead it until it is very smooth.
2
Cover the dough in a plastic bowl, and let it rest for at least half an hour.
3
Combine the ricotta and salt to make the filling.
4
Roll the dough out into a sheet as thin as possible (about 3 mm thick). Cut into squares, and fill each square with some filling. Fold the dough over the filling diagonally to make a triangular dumpling.
5
Boil the dumplings in water for about 5 minutes.
5 minutes
6
Serve hot.
Notes
- â˘You can also fill these dumplings with cooked potatoes and onions, or ricotta cheese with sugar for a sweet dumpling.
- â˘You could add some spicier cheese to the filling like cheddar, or even Parmesan, but make sure this is not more than a third of the filling.