Pelmeni is one of the most famous and favorite dishes of Russian cuisine. However, for weight watchers, the combination of minced meat and dough can seem heavy and high in calories. But it all depends on the filling and how the dish is prepared. To maintain her figure, the hostess can reduce the calorie content of homemade dumplings by choosing a lighter version of the filling.
Calorie content of homemade dumplings
Unleavened dough is used as a test base for dumplings. According to the traditional recipe, 500 g of flour and 1 tsp are taken for 200 ml of water. salt. Some housewives replace some of the water with egg yolks, which give elasticity to the dough, and add a little butter or kefir to the dough. This improves the taste of the dough, but the calorie content of the dish increases significantly. Since the filling of dumplings itself is quite high in calories, you should not increase it with the dough.
The number of calories in homemade dumplings varies depending on the type of minced meat you choose. On average, dumplings with minced beef or pork contain 275 kcal, with lamb - 252 kcal, with mixed minced meat from pieces of beef, pork and lamb - about 235 kcal, with minced pork and beef - 277 kcal, with minced chicken - 210 kcal … Some housewives prepare dumplings with unconventional fillings typical of Asian and Pan-Asian dishes. Dumplings with minced fish and pork contain about 296 kcal, with pure fish minced meat - 250 kcal, stuffed with mushrooms and sauerkraut - 241 kcal.
Thus, it turns out that pork and beef fillings are the most high-calorie, and when even a small amount of pork or beef is added to the minced meat, the calorie content of the dish increases significantly. The safest option for the figure is dumplings with lamb or chicken. Although you need to understand that this dish still cannot be called useful for overweight people. Dumplings are heavy, difficult to digest food, so the portion should be no more than 150 g.
Heat treatment methods
The calorie content of homemade dumplings depends not only on the chosen filling, but also on the method of cooking. It is known that dumplings can be boiled or fried. When frying dumplings, their calorie content almost doubles. So, if we talk about dumplings stuffed with ground beef, then when they are boiled, the calorie content of the dish will be 275 kcal for every 100 g of product. If you fry dumplings in sunflower oil, then the calorie content of the dish will increase to 510 Kcal. And if the hostess decides to use margarine or butter, then the number of calories will exceed 700.
Fried dumplings are not recommended for people with any kind of digestive disorders, liver, pancreas or stomach diseases. And even healthy people are not advised by nutritionists to often consume homemade dumplings. Boiled dumplings should be seasoned with a small amount of apple cider vinegar and black pepper to improve the production of gastric juice, supplement the dish with low-calorie vegetables, and after a meal, it is useful to drink a cup of green tea or a glass of tomato or apple juice.
