How long should I cook vareniki and how to know when they are ready?

Vareniki are one of the most delicious dishes of Slavic cuisine. Vareniki can be prepared with different stuffings, so everyone can cook the one he likes best. The fact that it is not difficult to cook vareniki is a big plus. Especially since there is a large selection of semi-finished products in stores now.

As a rule, the packaging indicates the cooking time. It is better to stick to these recommendations. Dumplings are placed in boiling water and begin to count down the time after they float.

How long to boil dumplings

Cooking time depends largely on what kind of filling was used:

1. If the dumplings are made with cherries, blueberries, raspberries or other berries, it is enough to cook them for about three minutes.
2. It takes the longest time to boil half-finished dumplings with fresh cabbage filling. After they float, you need to leave the pot on the fire for another seven minutes. If stewed cabbage was used, the cooking time is halved.
3. Lazy dumplings cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. The product with potato filling will be ready in 3-5 minutes.
5. Dumplings with cottage cheese need to boil for about four minutes.

How to tell when it's ready

The appearance can tell you that the dumplings are cooked. They increase in size and become puffy. The dough becomes a little transparent, that the filling may shine through.

Another sign that the dumplings are ready - they float to the surface in the pot.

If in doubt, you can take out one piece and cut it.