Whereas Anne Sophie and I were just curious about this traditional food and so we always asked everyone how it works.
To our disappointment everybody told us that it takes hours to prepare and just mothers can cook really good ones.
YES WE DID IT! (as the first volunteers in Didždvario gimnazija!!! )
Finally after nearly 5 months we gather all our courage and tried the "mission impossible"!
Our resume? - definitely manageable :)
To be honest, we did not make the very traditional form, instead it was a quick version. But who thinks now that the taste was not that good than usually is totally wrong! For me it was even better, Maybe just because it is self made but we were really proud about our delicious cepelinais.
Finally after nearly 5 months we gather all our courage and tried the "mission impossible"!
Our resume? - definitely manageable :)
To be honest, we did not make the very traditional form, instead it was a quick version. But who thinks now that the taste was not that good than usually is totally wrong! For me it was even better, Maybe just because it is self made but we were really proud about our delicious cepelinais.
The best part of this experience was definitely to tell it and see the faces of the people. Amazing this kind of "is it a joke?" expression.
And for all who never tried it before or also would like to know this quick and good way to prepare here is the recipe:
about 12 big potatoes (the half already cooked)
500 g mince
1 onion
some spoons potato starch
some salt, pepper and maybe nutmeg
Milk and ham to prepare the sauce or just sour cream.
First we started to grate the raw potatoes - but not the very, very fine side of the grater, we made it in the lazy way.
Then we also smashed the cold, cooked potatoes and another person started with cutting the onion, put about the half to the meat and flavour it.
Next step was to put all the potatoes together and also some starch and mix and knead everything until you have a homogenous mass.
So and now we could start to form our first cepelinai!! :)
Then we boiled the cepelinai in salty water and prepared at the same time the bacon and set the table. Don't forget the sour cream and salt.
Labai Skanaus!
some salt, pepper and maybe nutmeg
Milk and ham to prepare the sauce or just sour cream.
First we started to grate the raw potatoes - but not the very, very fine side of the grater, we made it in the lazy way.
Then we also smashed the cold, cooked potatoes and another person started with cutting the onion, put about the half to the meat and flavour it.
Next step was to put all the potatoes together and also some starch and mix and knead everything until you have a homogenous mass.
So and now we could start to form our first cepelinai!! :)
Then we boiled the cepelinai in salty water and prepared at the same time the bacon and set the table. Don't forget the sour cream and salt.
Labai Skanaus!