Originally Posted by
JBord
Here's a challenge for all the great cooks in this thread.
We made some frozen potato-cheese pierogies for lunch a couple days ago. They were pretty bland, not unexpected, but we had them in the freezer forever after my mother in law gave them to us. So now I have about a dozen or so left over that we really aren't excited about eating. I pride myself on being a creative cook, especially when turning leftovers into a different meal. But I'm struggling.
Best I can come up with is try to smash them flat and fry them, with salt and pepper, kind of like a hash brown. Thinking that allows me to add other toppings after they're fried and either use them for breakfast or an appetizer or side dish.
Any creative ideas on how to use these? And "throw them in the garbage" isn't acceptable, I already thought about that one too.
I'll probably use them up in some way by Saturday, so there's a deadline!
Saute some finely chopped onions in butter...slowly so that they carmelize. When almost done throw in some crushed garlic. Remove onions and garlic from the pan and over a higher heat pan fry the pierogies in the drippings until crispy (no need to smash them). Serve the crispy little buggers topped with the onions and garlic. Sea salt.
Or.
Do the same as above but with chopped bacon.
Or
Do bacon and onions and garlic.
I am guessing they were bland because potatoes and the dough both need a lot of salt and they were maybe undersalted. I suggest a finishing salt such as sea salt, fleur de sel or (my obsession) Maldon sea salt.