Meat dumplings baked in béchamel sauce with cheese

Traditional Russian dish with a french sauce

Step 1
Boil the meat dumplings in salted water until cooked.

Step 2
Mix the flour in with butter and let it brown slitghtly and then set it aside.

Step 3
Push several cloves into half of an onion. Place the onion on the frying pan with the flour and butter. Add milk and bring it to a boil. Add salt, pepper and a bay leaf. Boil for an additional 3-4 min at medium heat stirring constantly with a wire whisk. When done, remove the onion and bay leaf.

Step 4
Place the meat dumplings on SAGA Cooking Paper and make SAGA boats (use cooking string if necessary). Add béchamel sauce to each boat and sprinkle with cheese.

Step 5
Bake in the oven heated to 200 C until the top browns slightly.

Step 6
Serve in SAGA Boats decorated with curly parsley.

How to fold a boat:

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For this recipe you will need:

  • 640 gr meat dumplings (home- or ready made)
  • 50 gr flour
  • 50 gr butter
  • 0,5 onion
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8-10 cloves
  • 120 gr grated hard cheese
  • 500 gr milk
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • curly parsley
  • salt

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