Polish stuffed cabbage rolls with meat filling

Meat-filled pyzy, Polish recipe

Main dishes

Beef and pork-filled apple dumplings, poached in boiling water and garnished with chives. A hearty Polish dish.

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Pierogi are Polish dumplings filled with a mixture of potato and meat, a staple of Polish cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodBoiled
  • Estimated cost$9.58 $2.40 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.13
  • $0.80
  • $0.14
  • $4.77
  • $0.21
  • $0.16
  • $1.01
  • $0.06
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the apples, let them cool, then mash them. Add the flour, eggs, and salt, and then knead the dough. Form into a sausage shape and cut into pieces.
  2. Prepare the filling: sauté the chopped onion in the oil until browned. Soak the bread, squeeze it, and then chop it along with the meat. Mix with the onion and season.
  3. Place a portion of meat on each piece of dough, form into meatballs, and then immerse them in the boiling water.
  4. Garnish with chopped chives before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Meat-filled pyzy, Polish recipe

  • 1 kg of ground apples$2.13
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • approximately 190g of flour$0.14
  • 25 cl of cooked beef$4.77
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • a few mushrooms$1.01
  • 1 tablespoon of oil$0.06
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$9.58

that's $2.40 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of ground apples
  • 2 eggs
  • approximately 190g of flour
  • 25 cl of cooked veal
  • 25 cl of cooked beef
  • 12.5 cl of cream
  • One small loaf of bread
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • a few mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • One small bunch of chives

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