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Stroll through the freezer aisles of your local Costco and you’ll find a wide assortment of meats, vegetables,fruits,treatsand prepared meals ideal for stocking your own freezer. But once you’ve added some frozen berries, chicken and sorbets to your cart, swing around to the refrigerated section to pick up my absolute favorite prepared food at Costco: Kasia’s Pierogi. These potato-and-cheese dumplings complement any meal and are so satisfying that they can easily play center stage for dinner. I store them in my freezer to extend their shelf life and cook them whenever I’m short on time for dinner. Here’s why I think you need to give these pillowy soft potato dumplings a try next time you’re shopping at Costco.
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Costco sells a big container of pierogi for $11.49, which is a great price considering we’ll get at least four meals out of it. They are sold in three separately sealed 14-ounce packages, so it’s easy to open them one at a time and store the rest in the refrigerator or freezer for another meal.
There are a couple of ways to cook pierogi, whether homemade or store-bought. You can either drop them in lightly salted boiling water and cook them until they are tender and hot, typically when they float to the surface. Or, my preferred method, you can pan-fry pierogi in a large skillet over medium-low heat with a bit of olive oil or butter. When pan-fried, the potato dumplings develop a slightly crispy and toasty exterior that is divine. This method takes about 10 minutes, but when I’m in a hurry, I’ll just boil them and have dinner ready in about 3 minutes.
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So how do I like to serve Kasia’s Pierogi? I keep it super-simple and top them with sour cream and thinly sliced chives. My wife, however, loves when I sauté some onions in the same skillet I use to cook the pierogi. This adds a lovely flavorful and sweet element to the dish. My daughters like it when I serve them with a fried orpoached eggon top. I often includebroccolior another green vegetable for aside dish.
If I’m feeling really ambitious, I’ll pan-fry the pierogi until golden and crispy and then build a simple sauce with onions, garlic and frozen peas. Then I’ll stir in a couple of dollops of sour cream for a luscious, creamy component. I’ll top it all with an over-easy fried egg for a satisfying and delicious meal, all ready in about 15 minutes thanks to these quick-cooking pierogi. If this kind of meal makes your mouth water as much as mine is while writing about it, then pick up a package of potato-and-cheese Kasia’s Pierogi next time you’re at Costco.
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