Recipes · Polish · Vegetarian Dishes
Uszka (Polish Mushroom-Filled Dumplings)
One serving has 272 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (69%), pantothenic acid (54%), riboflavin (46%), selenium (44%), niacin (36%) and thiamin (35%). Ready in 63 minutes.
- Preparation: 50 min
- Cooking: 13 min
- Makes: 1 serving (142 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 15 g Water
- 0.5 g Salt
- 8 g Mushrooms, shiitake, dried
- 40 g Mushrooms, white button, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Soak the dried mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes until soft, then drain and chop finely, along with the fresh mushrooms.
- Fry the mushrooms and chopped onion in the oil for 8-10 minutes until softened and any liquid has evaporated; season with salt and pepper and let cool.
- Mix the flour, egg, water and salt into a smooth, firm dough; rest for 15 minutes, then roll thin.
- Cut into small squares, spoon a little mushroom filling onto each, fold into a triangle, and pinch the two outer corners together to form the little 'ear' shape.
- Boil in salted water for 3-4 minutes until they float and are cooked through.
- Serve floating in clear beetroot soup or mushroom broth, as is traditional at Polish Christmas Eve dinner.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 272 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 39.9 g | |
| Water | 83 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.8 g | 9% |
| Protein | 7.6 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.26 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.5 g | |
| Lysine | 0.26 g | |
| Methionine | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.35 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.39 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 9.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.4 g | |
| Saturated | 1.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.06 g | |
| Cholesterol | 37.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 19.7 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.62 mg | 69% |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 26.7 mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.44 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 127 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 338 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 24.1 µg | 44% |
| Sodium | 213 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 16% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.51 mg | 46% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5 mg | 36% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.7 mg | 54% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.18 mg | 14% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 102 µg | 25% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.11 µg | 5% |
| Choline | 53.7 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 16.1 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2.6 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 23.3 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.86 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 15.3 µg | 17% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
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