We are back from the holiday weekend and are deeply sorry that we missed the first ever hot dog eating contest "over-time". I can only imagine the feeling of cramming down 59 hot dogs in ten minutes, only to be told that you have to suck down 5 more as fast as possible. But speaking of gorging out, our team found the perfect meal-on-the-fly to break you out of those mac n'cheese blues....PELMENI!! These delicious little dumplings come in frozen packages at nearly any Russian baza (store) out here in the Brighton area. As can be seen by the photo, the flavors are almost limitless! You can choose from chicken and onions to cabbage with potato and cheese, although our favorite is the kind with veal made by the Russian Style Ravioli Co. No matter which you choose they are uber easy to prepare (about 5 minutes in boiling water) and are delicious with a little bit of sour cream and smudge of Russian-style hot mustard made by Zakuson (be careful it kicks more than wasabi). We recommend shopping for them at either Net Cost Market (see the site for location) or at Золотой Ключик (Golden Key Market @ 1067 Brighton Ave) as they have the largest selection to choose from and because you can check out all the other cool Russian foods while you are there.
Oh, and we saved the best for last, pelmeni come frozen so you can keep them stashed in your freezer for the late night munchies when you stumble home from the bar.
2 comments:
I totally agree about Закусон, the only mustard I know that's better than this is the French Rochambeau. On the pelmeni front you got to be kidding though :) Glechik sells their pelmeni over the counter semi-frozen (virtually fresh). People travel from Manhattan to go to Glechik and I can't believe you're recommending a supermarket brand instead!
Thanks for the recommendation on the French mustard! On the pelmeni front: have you had the store bought brand? It is pretty good, and you can take it home for whenever works for you. Don't worry, Glechik will get its props...its a great place!
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