Polish POTATO DUMPLINGS - KOPYTKA; How to make Polish food by Polish Your Kitchen

[@aimeemcallister7416]

I found your channel a few weeks ago and can't tell you how much I enjoy it!😊

[@Good-Enuff-Garage]

I am Polish but live in California with a Japanese wife and American kids, and they all love these when I make them with BACON of course, thank you Anna for the tip on keeping the water from rolling I think that has been my problem from making them too soggy all these years, dzienkuje

[@temperhollow7716]

The humble potato is one of the greatest treasures in the food world. The dumplings look so tasty and must try!

[@lizpaton4456]

Made these yesterday and I thought of my mom. God Bless you for your channel. I am retired US Army Nurse Corps and of Polish descent. Love you and your family! Buying your cookbooks soon!

[@PettyLabelle70]

As a Polish American growing up in America after leaving in 1979 all I can tell you is your English is superb your accent is almost non-existent I was young enough to lose mine and lucky enough to keep my Polish language too. I'm very impressed by you not just your cooking by you in general thank you I'm a new subscriber and making KOPYTKA today.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@vincentperratore4395]

What's wrong with the inexpressibly sweet Polish accent, spoken by a woman? Whenever I hear a woman speaking with a Polish accent, my affected ears become listening and absorbing shells, as it were, in transport! In other words, I turn to jelly, in ecstasy!

[@darekkinasz8933]

faking lie lol

[@Casper1907]

@@darekkinasz8933 What to expect from Italian ? :)

[@makeitintorecap]

Your show is great. I don't understand why it's not promoted. The world needs to know! Chicago used to have many Polish stores and caterers. My heart is heavy when I see how it's changed.

[@360djl]

Mabenca closed. They are all moving to the suburbs.

[@wilmarainwater5333]

Why don't you open a store?❤

[@glendacrosbywilkins4246]

The close up shots of what you are working with make it so much easier to follow... Looks so good !!!!

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I'm so glad!

[@mercamg9312]

Thank you, Anna. Well done. My polish mother always called them Kluski. it was my favourite meal as l grew up. Either with a nice meat gravy or fried with a butter sauce. YUMMY

[@StellaMorgan-w9t]

My mama made them ,then I made them when I had family. They loved them, we also called them Kluski. Yum☺️👌😋🇵🇱

[@maureendolata6929]

My mom taught me how to make all these foods and watching you do it it just brings back so many great memories thank you.

[@donaldstahulak1951]

I enjoy your channel and watch it often. Keep up the good job!

[@camilu7332]

You really inspire me to cook. I can feel the love you put on the kitchen . Love from Argentina 🇦🇷 ❤️

[@duszahandmade]

I love to watch you! You are so soothing! I will be making kopytka this weekend

[@El_Axolotl]

Thank you sooo much for sharing this recipe! Making this meal was my first step towards reconnecting with family’s polish roots. 🇵🇱🇺🇸

[@stlounsbury]

I’m making them now!! They’re in the pot 😍Such a good and simple use of a few potatoes. I put some dry dill in half my dough, just to see.

[@debbiedeal5937]

Love, love, love Polish food. I am crazy about sauerkraut pierogies!!! The Polish women in Rhode Island (in USA) make them at a Polish festival there, and my ex-husband introduced me to them while visiting his parents there. I'll bet I ate a dozen!

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Time to make your own ;)

[@conradkappel9426]

That sounds really good. Have to give it a try.

[@markshuput5228]

You make them exactly how my mother made them. I'm making them with roasted chicken and sour cream gravy 😋

[@richardzbikowski1337]

I have two of your books. I absolutely LOVE YOU AND YOUR BOOKS. SAUERkrout in your kitchen is fabulous.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Wow, thank you!

[@nancycowan6109]

Your posts make me happy. Thank you.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Comments like this make ME happy 😊

[@karenbrown5177]

The polish cook for weddings in our neighborhood of Chicago made delicious dumplings. My aunt even duplicated them as well. I'll have to try these when I get better. Blessings.

[@davesnedeker]

This is got to be my favorite channel l have ever found on KZbin. Thank you so much.

[@adriandembinski5951]

Brings me back to my childhood. I like my kopytka slightly fried in butter with onion and bacon. Mmm

[@ohravenous1]

I have no way to thank you enough for retrieving all the recipes that were lost with the passing of my babushka! I have looked all over at different people cooking and you cook just like her. With the exception of the poppy seed roll. We just like poppy seed in then no nuts and no raisins and the swirl was small more layers l think l like the look of yours tbh. We did also make another type of roll was just called nut roll made from walnuts. Again THANK YOU!

[@PolishYourKitchen]

You just did 😊

[@karia.7880]

I am so excited about finding your videos. I've been researching Polish dishes all day, but watching you is going to be much easier! My great-grandmother was from poland and she used to make pierogies from scratch. I miss that so much

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Welcome! Plenty of recipes here and at polishyourkitchen.com :)

[@karia.7880]

@@PolishYourKitchen Can I ask you about this recipe? I did something wrong and my potato dough was not coming together well at all. I can see you are using gold potatoes, and I bet that really makes a lovely flavor. I unfortunately bought a cheap bag of Russet potatoes. When I weighed out one pound of uncooked russet, it only came out to about 2 and a half potatoes, and that didn't seem like enough to me, so I doubled the amount of potatoes (Mistake!). Looking at the amount in your bowl in the video, I just felt like I needed to boil more, but I was guessing. The dish lastnight still tasted great, but I couldn't get them to cook very firm and they started to turn back into mashed potatoes after I boiled them and tried to put them in a pan of butter. Do you think the kind of potato matters, such as using gold instead of russet, or is it just that I used WAY too much potato? Thanks so much for your help. I LOVE your cooking videos and have been sharing your website and youtube channel with as many family members and friends as I can

[@maryanderson5787]

@@karia.7880 Hi Kari. I had the same problem (I also used russets), but they cooked up fine. Handling them while I was cutting them was the problem, I'm going try the yellow golds too.

[@dennisgasper104]

Thanks for showing how to make to all these great Polish food and recipes. I ❤️ Dumplings!!

[@robbiepolo7634]

I made Kopytka today and they were really good. Thank you for making these videos.

[@TheSillyKitchenwithSylvia]

Love the pot twist! These are so yummy!

[@christinaschuette4215]

Very good ! Thanks again for all of the great recipes... I serve these along side of bigos - perfect !

[@rosatea5916]

you are very good at this

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Years of practice ;)

[@360djl]

Thanks again for giving so much info that we can use to reconnect with our youth! I’ll be using this recipe for sure!

[@marybaltikauskas4579]

I’m making haluski today, and I’m going to try and make these pretty dumplings.😁

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Have fun!

[@lilmissunshine83]

I’m in love with the tea pot on the counter! Can wait to make these.

[@joeatZhongshan]

Swietny przepis!

[@michelelyczak]

Thank you best tips for making these I have seen

[@jamestom2510]

my mum used to make mini ones and then brown them off in butter and bread crumbs. And i ate them like that with a little tomato sauce.....

[@edge1289]

Growing up in New Jersey with my Polish Babcia from Lomza I love these potato dumplings! My grandma called them Kluski which we sautéed in diced salt pork or fat back and onions. I haven’t had them in years, I’m going to try to make them for my wife tomorrow! Dziękuję bardzo Pani!

[@Ledbringer67]

Cool pastry board.

[@thetroublesometwo2269]

Thank you for your tutoring-we are ready to give it a go! Best regards from Dallas,TX

[@browneyesz101]

my parents always fried them in butter after boiling, then sprinkled with sugar! one of my favs!

[@joyceedwards9312]

Great tutorial! Thank you I will be feasting on these soon

[@YesYesYoo91]

Uwielbiam twoje filmiki dziękuje Znów zaczęłam gotować polskie dania i razem z chłopakiem możemy tworzyć bo jest po angielsku 🥰 dziękuje raz jeszcze

[@bigblockpop]

Wow what a good cook

[@craighendry9171]

I made these for my partner Jolanta, gave me 10/10.Thankyou😉👍🤗

[@Gemdogy]

Nana was from Warsaw, we always had them with burnt butter along side of a nice roast beef...yum.

[@nattimac1045]

Making kopyka tomorrow for me and my bf from Venezuela

[@wilmarainwater5333]

Awesome, so delicious! Must try it!❤😂😅😊

[@suzanneszlag6551]

My mom made these for me when i was little but she would drop them into milk. Yummmm love it

[@scruffy0928]

I like mine sauteed with butter and onion, then tossed with a little cottage or farmer cheese or even riccotta cheese to make them creamy. My brother likes them with cream of mushroom soup gravy.

[@connielewandowski5148]

My babcia used to make these for me all the time and we would just have it with sauté onions and butter. ❤

[@maryanderson5787]

Hi Anna. I tried these for the first time last night and my husband (a Viking, mind you!) absolutely loved them. My dough was very sticky, though, even after adding more flour. I'm thinking it might have been the type of potatoes I used--peeled and boiled russets.

[@TheSellars12]

Most likely cut the boiling time of potatoes down so they aren't as soft.

[@andrewmichels7804]

My mom would make these, serve them with buttered breadcrumbs. We would sprinkle with a bit of sugar and eat with applesauce….so a sweet version. I need to make these!

[@marthamika7372]

Thank you, i will try to make them and i will let you know how it came out 👍👍

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Please do!😊

[@sargeandroxie]

My mom, nana, and grandma made these but they didn’t cook the potatoes (they grated them and drained the water from them - a lot of extra work!)…and they sautéed kraut with bacon and mushrooms and added the Kopytka to the mixture after boiling - delicious!

[@TeresaTeresaTeresa-t5o]

Hello Anna. We always (meaning my mom) spooned fried breadcrumbs over these. These were one of my favourites. As an adult, I tried gnocchi for the first time but couldn’t get used to the tomato sauce on them.

[@jeanniedevine1969]

That's how my mom made them too!!

[@monikapawsey2536]

Super video. Pozdrawiam z Sydney I wkrotce lece robic swoje kopytka 😀

[@greghanson5864]

Ok, dumplings have never been my favorite but this may have changed my thinking! Changan comes slowly for old Norwegian guys! Tusen takk!

[@faith_9677]

I'll try these, thank you. My paternal grandfather's line came from Puck, Prussia/Poland. I'm looking to learn to make and serve polish cooked and baked goods.

[@LadiCady]

My maternal grandparents came from Poland but unfortunately died before I was born. I never got the chance to enjoy her Polish dishes but by watching you cook I am learning about delicious polish cuisine. Thank you for sharing your cuisine.

[@neeliesu]

Thank you for your recipe, it was so easy to follow, I love it. I froze some of them before boiling, just not sure the best way to cook them now. I'm going to try boiling them from frozen .... wish me luck 😊

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Good luck!! Yes, you can boil frozen just keep them on low simmer until they float and don’t over-boil.

[@Cielovista]

I'm going to try making these. I think I'll cook them in your pickle soup ☺️

[@shannonallen2374]

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[@teresitauy3692]

This is a different recipe for a peirogy. I used to live in Cleveland , Ohio where there is a big community of polish people and there peirogy are made of a dough with a potato cheese feeling inside . This is very simple and easy .

[@grouchomarx209]

I love that wooden platform that you roll out your dough on. Where can I find one?

[@sherryo360]

I’m going to use this in halushki!

[@pamhutzell8268]

Yum!

[@larryharvey7709]

I’m going to make these tonight and attempt to replace the egg with some apple sauce to make them vegan. Reminds me of grandmas dumplings.

[@imliz100]

Goulash and nockies are an Austrian dish, no? Also, Austrian make knoedel which is potato dumplings with filling (minced meat for savory, Italian plums for sweet). Your input?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Possibly. Austrian/German cuisine mingles with Polish a bit.

[@1natedoggy]

My mother made these a little differently. She grated the potatoes into a bowl then added some salt and flour then egg. Beat it up and dropped them into boiling water and served them with sautéed onions in butter. She did not cook the potato ahead of time. Just grated them into the bowl and mixed up the other things then into the water.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Oh sure, that’s another dumping we make here in Poland… were they a bit gray in color? There is a dumping made from raw potatoes like that called “kluski szare” - gray dumplings, dropped into boiling water instead of rolling out and forming.

[@laurafuller4760]

Please tell us about your service ware...beautiful potery and mugs...

[@scottniec729]

My Grandparent's on my Fathers side were from Poland and my Grandparent's on my mothers side were from Former Bohemia so our Potato dumplings were kind of a Polish German mix with more flour. We would just use a spoon to scoop up a glob and put into the boiling water then take them out after they float to the top. Growing up we always had pork roast, potato dumplings and sauerkraut. My mother would then take the gravy from the pork roast that she prepared with coffee to make it dark and very rich. Then pour it over the dumplings and pork. Your way looks very delicious and I will have to try it for sure. I like to experiment and I love kohlrabi so one day I actually made kohlrabi dumplings instead of potatoes. It all worked out exactly like the potato dumplings but had that slight kohlrabi taste as a bonus. You should try it someday it was very yummy. I enjoyed your video. Thanks!

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I will definitely give it a whirl. Thanks for watching!

[@scottniec729]

@@PolishYourKitchen It is a shame I don't live closer to where you and your husband record your videos or I would love to start a "Reaction to Polish cooking " videos which would be a win win since I'm a single guy that survives on Frozen pizza and don't get many home cooked meals. Just joking. Keep the videos coming. I will be trying the stuffed Cabbage soon.

[@Candace386home]

Where did you get the cutting board I love it

[@jerrihalf5564]

Do you have a preference on potato? Since some are more starchy than others or fall apart easier when boiled, I wonder if you like the results of some more than others?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I go for more waxy textures, they keep the dough sticky.

[@Mario-xr3jo]

3:09 "...bind everybody together"... :)

[@karenmcdoanld8805]

I am interested in your pierogi, potato dumplings, Haluska, Kolaski, what book should I purchase? Some people call them gnocchi, Is that right? My Mother used to make all of these, and I have her recipes but I would love to have some of your recipes too!

[@Rose-km8fy]

I would like to know if you ever use the potato dumplings for chicken and dumplings.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Hi Rose, I haven't yet, but that is a great idea! Mark would love that for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@JohnSchiavoneJrBSEERN]

Thank you so much for doing Kopytkas! When I was a little boy my Mother (Stasia) used to make these with sugar(?) and cinnamon(?) Have you ever made it that way? I'm just not sure how much sugar and cinnamon to add. Thank you for your channel!

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I have sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on them, it's really good!

[@JohnSchiavoneJrBSEERN]

@@PolishYourKitchen Thats great! Thank you for answering so quickly! Is there a ratio of sugar to cinnamon? I assume that you would sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mixture right before serving?

[@CFProton]

Thank you for another great recipe! I’m hoping you can show us how to make blueberry pierogi. My Dad always talks in hushed tones about my Babcia making them. :-)

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I will try!

[@cjlivingstone6011]

Oh my god,,,,I thought my mom was the only one that made blueberry pierogis I`m glad someone else has had them

[@OMGaNEWBIE]

After you cut the potato dough, can it be immediately frozen to be boiled in hot water, another day? We can do that with gnocchi.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I prefer freezing it already boiled, it works for me but it’s not the only way.

[@pigeonsquirrel4040]

Hi! Just wondering, I like the Kopytka when it's a little more dense. Should I use more flour to achieve this? Thank you for your reply! Love your site and recipes!

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Yes, add more flour. 👍🏻😊

[@justme8184]

my Polish grandmother used to make a food from dried cheese curds ...are you familiar with that recipe? i can't remember the Polish name of the food and have not been able to find a recipe but it wa one of my favorites as a kid.....my grand mother has been gone for almost 50 years and i would like to recreate the recipe if possible....any information would be appreciated

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Can you describe the dish?

[@wolfman011000]

My kids devour these with chilli oil. it can be reather disturbing as they try to make the dumplings float, i like to fry mine abit with onions and bacon then some chilli oil. Thank you for the recipe, Take care, God bless one and all.

[@mikenance6240]

Wow. What if you put those in the christmas mushroom soup. Uhh that sounds good.

[@dar1201]

when we make these we boil and then let them cool. As they cool we fry up bite size bacon and when that's done we put the dumplings in with the bacon and the bacon grease to fry them up. They are sooooo yummy. :D That's the only way our family eats them.

[@bigblockpop]

Just like my mum used to make

[@duszahandmade]

Can you use golden potatoes for this?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Yes.👍🏻

[@lfeco]

Made my first batch last night and they turned out pretty well. The first pot didn't get very pretty.....had the water boiling too hard. Your term "super soggy" is what I made.

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Good try. You’ll get better the more you make them.

[@brianschindler1511]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@ginapocan]

I bet they are fantastic in Chicken soup, or deep fried (you would probably have to refrigerate them to fry them).

[@GradyElla]

We make kapusta with mushrooms and onions and then mix some kopytka together with it to make a very delicious meal. Maybe a little sausage and some nice cold beer? Guess what's for dinner tonight!

[@Ebifish2]

Do you have a link for cabbage rolls

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I haven't made a video about gołąbki yet, but here is a link to my recipe: wp.me/p8mef3-gj

[@cjlivingstone6011]

I have been making Golabki for yrs,,,and finaly got them to taste like my moms

[@sandraromanowska3309]

Does it matter what potatoes you use? 😊

[@flaccidacid6819]

could this recipe be done without egg?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

I've not tried, possibly yes. I'd add a bit of oil to the dough to help the flour bind the dough.

[@terrylsmith9293]

Can these be frozen? Before or after cooking?

[@hjhartster]

Difference between these and pierogi?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Pierogi are filled with something, kopytka are a solid dumpling, no filling.

[@Francine1117]

Can we put them right into soup rather than boiling water or should I pop them into boiling water first?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

A couple of things: 1. They will fall apart if you boil them too long. 2. Kopytka are not really soup dumplings. They do well served with sauce or sautéed in butter, but not really in soup. I guess, if I were to serve then in soup, I would make them a lot smaller, boil in water and combine with soup right before eating/serving.

[@Francine1117]

@@PolishYourKitchen thanks so much

[@celestesinawski9737]

Could you toss them in a hot pan with the onion and bacon...kinda like a pot sticker ??

[@TinaRoman-d8s]

Just wondering if you could make these the size of a Clementine orange? My boyfriend's grandmother was from Poland & she made a potato dumpling that size. She passed away long before I met him & no one in the family knew how to make them. I'm hoping your recipe is the one I've been searching for, it's only been 15 yrs. Thank you.

[@2908Jarek]

Dumplings in this shape and size are pyzy (they can be with or without meat) or knedle (fruit filling)

[@TinaRoman-d8s]

@@2908Jarek they are not filled at all. His grandmother used to serve them with chicken in a broth/gravy that had some vegetables in it. He said they we light & fluffy in texture. I've tried several dumpling recipes but not being Polish I don't know what I'm missing. I'm hoping it's not something that only his grandmother is going to be able to make. I'd like to get close just to give him a taste of that memory.

[@2908Jarek]

@@TinaRoman-d8s However, it may be pyzy (without stuffing), but they are usually eaten alone, garnished with onion and bacon. Kopytka are used for sauces, as shown in this video or śląskie kluski

[@omurortaovali3851]

I am thinking of serving these inside zurek, what do you think?

[@PolishYourKitchen]

Interesting! I'd eat that!

[@gregorycionek3277]

Do you know how to make potato Kloske? 0:00

[@dennytuma]

dumplings with goose grease poured over the top

[@patpeterson9645]

Raw potato dumplings?