Siberian comfort food. Tiny, ear-shaped dumplings filled with a savory mixture of minced meat and heavy black pepper, boiled and served swimming in butter or sour cream.
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Knead the flour, egg, water, and a pinch of salt into a stiff dough. Rest for 30 minutes .
Mix the ground beef, ground pork, grated onion, salt, and heavy black pepper vigorously. Add a splash of ice water to make the filling juicy.
Roll the dough out thinly and cut out 2-inch circles.
Place a small marble of meat in the center of each circle. Fold into a half-moon and pinch the edges tightly.
Bring the two corners of the half-moon together to form the traditional 'ear' shape.
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