– Ground meat (mixed with soaked bread and onion) – 500 g (about 1.1 lb)
– Milk – 50 ml (about 3.4 tablespoons)
– Egg – 1
– Grated ginger – 1 teaspoon
– Fresh dill and basil – to taste
– Sunflower oil – 1 tablespoon
– Flour and breadcrumbs – for coating
– Salt and black pepper – to taste
– Butter – 50 g (about 3.5 tablespoons)
For the filling:
– Blue plums (pitted) – 300 g (about 10.6 oz)
For the sauce:
– Sour cream – 100 g (about 3.5 oz)
– Plums – 10 halves
– Onion – 1
– Water – 1 cup
– Salt and black pepper – to taste
– Sugar – 1 teaspoon
For garnish:
– Fresh parsley and tomatoes.
How to Make Meat Knedliky Stuffed with Plums in Sour Cream Sauce
Combine the ground meat with the spices, the egg, chopped herbs, milk, and oil in a bowl, and mix well.
Form small balls from the meat mixture. Place them on a board, make a small indentation, and insert a half (or quarter) of a plum. Shape the knedliky.
Coat the knedliky in a mixture of flour and breadcrumbs. Fry them in oil until golden brown on both sides.
Place the fried stuffed knedliky in a cast-iron pot. Pour in the water-and-sour-cream mixture and add the spices, the whole onion, and the plum halves. Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
Serve the finished knedliky with the plums alongside mashed potatoes. Garnish with fresh parsley and tomatoes.
