Raw Meat Dumplings

Description
In Romanian: Coltunasi umpluti cu carne cruda

Ingredients

 * 12 oz / 350 g flour
 * 1 egg
 * ½ cup water
 * salt

Filling

 * 10 oz / 300 g sirloin
 * 1 big onion
 * 1 tablespoon lard
 * pepper
 * salt
 * 2 tablespoons lard for scalding dumplings

Directions

 * 1) Sift the flour, make a nest in the middle and place the egg and salt there.
 * 2) Mix the egg with a little flour, adding some water too.
 * 3) Make a stiff dough.
 * 4) Make a ball of the dough, cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 – 15 minutes.
 * 5) Roll a thin sheet and cut 3 inch squares.

Filling

 * 1) Grind the meat, add salt, pepper and the finely chopped onion that was previously fried in a tablespoon of lard.
 * 2) Mix everything well.
 * 3) Use this as filling for the dumplings.

Assembly

 * 1) Place some filling onto each square and fold to make a triangle, sticking the edges well.
 * 2) As you make the dumplings, place them on a floured surface, covering with a cloth.
 * 3) When all of them are done, place in boiling salt water.
 * 4) Let boil until they rise to the surface.
 * 5) Drain, wash with tepid water, then scald with hot lard.
 * 6) Serve hot.