Sam, as a Ukrainian staying in Ukraine right now, I thank you. Varenyky is a dish I used to have every Sunday, my grandma cooked it and the whole family gathered for it, and it goes on like that for generations in many of our families. This is so warming in these horrendous times. Thank you, this is important to me and to all of us.
I am Ukrainian and the fact that this video exists is already a big enough support. Thank you. Also, I would love to see a "borsch" (борщ) being cooked on this channel!
My granny was eastern Polish. She made the best "borsch" (борщ). She would have won any challenge. I was notorious for returning to the soup pot too many times... 😊
Thanks for this fundraiser Sam. I've met Jose Andres and eaten in several of his restaurants. He and WCK are the real deal. I've donated to them twice recently. The first time when they were feeding refugees at the Polish border crossing and then again when they opened kitchens in Ukraine. Everyone, please donate to them. They have the highest ratings a charity can have.
"No pierogi's for Putin!" is a great slogan. Many thanks to Max for coming up with it. What's happening in Ukraine is beyond abhorrent and much respect to you, Sam, for making an effort to generate some support. I wish you every success.
GOD SPEED PATRIOT'S TAKING OUT THE KAHZARIAN MAFIA BANKERS!! UKRAINE IS FREE FROM ALL BIOWEAPON LABS, HUMAN ORGAN HARVESTING AND CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING SACRIFICING ADRENACROM MAKING.... WE LOVE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
@@carolbarranco838 Side Note: technically called “Ukraine” not “THE Ukraine”. Changed years ago. Sort of like Congo and other countries with name changes [Ceylon, Rhodesia, Soviet Union etc for example]. That said, looking forward to viewing vid + helping out.
Thanks for this, Sam. I live in one of Ukraine's closest neighboring countries and doing my part, however small it is due to severe illness at the moment, but seeing you and the rest of the world chiming in and doing stuff as well is heart warmening. We're gonna help the Ukranians get through and over this by doing one thing and one thing only: Sticking together!
Yes it is nice to see the world banding together, would be nice to see (have seen) a similar response for counties that have largely been ignored too though.
@@carpediem5232 Yes, my compassion doesn't begin or stop with Ukraine. Many other countries and territories deserve it just as much and has gotten it over the years.
@@dippegalant Yeah, I don't know how you stood towards these other countries, I didn't want to address your personal attitude, but more a general theme that emerged. My comment was just about a perceivable difference that certain countries are just shrugged off and ignored or you have to do hard work convincing people to care, where as with Ukraine there is a massive response. It would be nice if the sentiment towards Ukraine and it's people translated to other countries for more people as well.
@@carpediem5232 Oh, absolutely. We're in total agreement. In my country we just passed a special bill to ensure that Ukranians can get help here as refugees while we're still sending Syrians back to be killed and tortured by Assad. So I get where you're going!
I use my husband’s polish grandma’s pierogi recipe- potatoes, farmer’s cheese, sausage, grated onion, and S/P. They are boiled and then pan fried in butter. Then sour cream is added. Sooo good, but dumpling stuffed with potatoes and cheese… you can never go wrong!
We make pirogi [pirohy] in Slovak language (bordering Ukraine too🇸🇰❤️🇺🇦) with cooked potatoes mixed with sheep cheese (bryndza), cooked in boiling water, no pan frying then put melted butter on it, and serve with white yoghurt/sour cream, green onions and bacon. The most delicious thing ever, especially the sheep cheese. Sadly, you couldn't get it anywhere else than Slovakia or Romania I believe, even our Czech brothers have had problems getting it few years ago. But if you can get it, definitely do so, because it's very delicious, its creamy, heavy and pretty salty (that's why we mix it with smashed cooked potatoes, to make it more gentle) and it tastes like no cheese I tasted so far. Sam's recipe is pretty accurate, but we don't pan fry, to make it a bit less unhealthy so to say and we add sheep cheese and green onions in it too. Or you can do it in sweet way filling the pirogi with jam, cottage cheese and potatoes. Put melted butter and powder sugar on top, also very tasty, so you have 3 types of pirogi in one pot and all taste unique.
@@Cerus98 just because a word might be spelled incorrectly doesn't mean that the persons grandmother wasn't Ukrainian and never made this before. Do you know how many people can't spell lasagna or spaghetti but make it every weekend?
@@JokrMetaa Assuming every army in the world except the UA is free of neo-nazis... In fact, there's been plenty of photo evidence of Russian army having neo-nazis. You're going to have a variety of good and bad people in every army in the world, as with a bunch of other occupations, there's no avoiding it. With that fact and your logic, is the Russian army supposed to be responsible for taking care of Neo-nazis within every army of every country in the world? Yes, the militaries of every country can do something about neo-nazis within their own ranks, but do you really expect all neo-nazis to openly give themselves away and the militaries to be able to get rid of them all in one go?
My Grandma made pierogi every year for Christmas, and since she passed away, my mom and I carry on the tradition. You made yours very similarly to ours. We use kraut to fill ours as well as the potatoes & cheese. Thanks for sharing!
Fyi - vareniki are sweet, filled with fruit. Traditionally sour cherries. Pierogi are savory and as another person said, the dough has sour cream in it to give that traditional tangy flavor and elasticity.
Solid content! I remember in my youth, watching my grandmother and great grandmother making pedaheh from scratch! The shape was a square folded cross corner making a triangle! Also they would make cabbage rolls! Especially around the holidays!! Cheers from Vancouver Island!
I have always liked you Sam & Crew but now I LOVE YOU ! ! ! ! ! Thank You for your act of kindness and compassion for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Not only have you made cooking FUN but your empathy has revealed your TRUE COLORS. THANK YOU ! ! ! !
I literally made these today with my mom (some potato cheese with dill and some stuffed with fried sauerkraut) and here you are making them. I grew up with them and our Ukrainian Baba(grandma) calls them peda hea, for the onions we slice them thick and cook them in a ton of butter with a bit of salt and pepper til they are completely soft and caramelized(30+ min medium to med high, dont burn) and serve with the onions and sour cream and kielbasa for a side. Boiled for dinner, fried in butter for breakfast.... can't wait for breakfast.
I used to work for Jose Andres in one of his restaurants, and Think Food Group is phenomenal and his philanthropic work is inspiring. I loved working for him.
In Poland we used to call it "russian" pierogies but since the war started we changed its name for "ukrainian" pierogies. Personally I recommend to put bacon and onion inside with popatoes ;)
Actually when we say sth is "ruskie" usually it means that it comes from russia or sth is russian. BUT in this case "Pierogi ruskie" comes from Ruthenia, and in Polish it means "Ruś". If we want to say that sth comes from "Ruś", we say also that it's "ruskie (adj.)". So keep that in mind that "pierogi ruskie" doesn't come from Russia, it comes from Ruthenia.
being Ukrainian thanks for doing this. love your channel. keep up the good work. one thing i wanted to mention is the small error that alot of people make, the country is called Ukraine, not "the" Ukraine, its a small but very critical distinction. thanks for everything, keep up the good work!
The way it was explained to me is that calling it "the" Ukraine suggested it was just a region rather than a sovereign nation. (In grade school, we were taught the name "the Ukraine" - but the USSR still existed at that time, so...)
Thank you Sam and your crew for today's show. You inspired me and our kitchen that we are dedicating a night that all sales go to World Central Kitchen. My whole cooking team is paying for all the food so all money from the night goes to them. We even received some gift baskets and other prizes to auction off that night. We will be using your recipe and will let you know how everyone loves it. Thank you for the good work and great food!
It is a ton of work to make more than a few.... I spent 2 hours just pinching 2 batches with my mom today(our family recipe). that doesnt include making the dough or fillings(and letting them cool)
My wife and I have a good friend who is from Ukraine. She is the kindest person I know and she is doing all she can to help out her family and her country by raising money to send back. Thank you for doing this. She was very excited when I shared the video with her! Pretty sure you picked up a subscriber!!...LOL
great recipe. I just did a borscht with the same idea of helping with awareness of the Ukraine. Thanks for this. I didn't know that Ukraine made pierogis. I always thought they were a Polish deal. Thanks for this! Happy cooking, UB
Thank you so much for this 🇺🇦 my great Ukrainian grandmother taught my English Grandmother how to make traditional pierogies, then she taught my Inuk mother, and I am now learning and will teach my daughter ❤️🇺🇦🇨🇦. Ukraine will prevail 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
My late former mother-in-law was Ukrainian. She taught me to make perogies. I have made them a few times, with success mostly. 1. Mum-in-law didn't fry them, just boiled them, dressed them with onion and served - with oceans of sour cream 2. Mum-in-law ALWAYS used orange cheddar!! 3. You can fill them with any damn thing you want. I made some filled with sauerkraut and bacon - which were awesome. Online, some people seem to like sauerkraut and mushroom filling, although I haven't been impressed with them. You can even make dessert perogies filled with cherry pie filling, apple pie filling. Of course, you don't dress the dessert perogies with onions and bacon; instead try cinnamon, honey(?), nutmeg, serve hot with ice cream, etc. 4. I tend to dress my boiled perogies with layers of fried onion in butter, crispy bacon bits and sauteed mushroom slices (in butter). Of course the melted butter also goes in with the dressing materials!! 5. Commercially available perogies tend to be made with orange cheddar, but I'm not biased based on colour, Max, I like them anyway! --- Thank you, Sam, for this video, and for your effort on behalf of Ukraine.
Nice insights into your families eating heritage! I''m gonna make a stand on the 'orange cheddar'. First up is that most 'cheddar' is not cheddar. Cheddar is a specific region in the UK, they should have done what the French did with Champagne and registered it so that you cannot claim to make 'cheddar' unless it's from that region. Proper cheddar (from anywhere around Cheddar - yes it's a place) is spectacular, aged to different levels of maturity and always deeply tasty - so many of the imitations I've tried here and in the US are lacklustre. And it's NEVER RED . NEVER. There are some English cheeses that are coloured red (I don't know why) - Red Leicester is a good example. It adds nothing to the flavour so I suspect it was a marketing gimmick.
Hey Sam, my friend who is Ukrainian makes her dough with just sour cream, flour salt and pepper. She swears by it for those who may not have a food processor. Thanks for making these though! They remind me of childhood when baba was still around!
Thanks for reminding us to help our Ukrainian neighbors. Once you get the hang of making pierogis, you are half the way to making Cornish pasties, a staple food of miners in old Butte, Montana. Butte pasties are a regional food treasure. Make these--Max will have a lot of fun making cracks about Butte. Hey, there's one now!
Jose Andres is an amazing chef and person, great choice! Mega popular restaurants all throughout DC. Coworker of mine used to be friends with his sister, super down to earth guy and his foundation clearly speaks for it.
Thanks 🙏👍 alot for your support! Love your channel,love your recipes!!! Big hug from the Ukraine!!! We gonna win our war against the world's evil!!!! And i will keep on watching your channel in new democratic, strong and free country!!! God bless everyone!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️🙏👍
20k. Will fetch:(thus far) 50k ak 47s 2 Psg-1 German sniper rifles. 40k M4s (civilian) 1 hour flight time attack helicopter 13 AT-4 rockets 66k 7.62 rounds Millions of perogies!! Sam raising money for the Yook's Priceless.
Pierogis are the best, no matter which Slavic countries it comes from, they all have their own twist on the recipes. Being Polish I make mine with Potato and cottage cheese, meat pierogis, cabbage filled pierogis, sour cherry pierogis, lentil pierogis, mushroom pierogis, these are all the pierogi recipe's I learned from my grandma's. Pierogis are the bomb
Sharing! Never heard of a potatoe ricer! On the lookout for one now! What a time saver! Not an onion lover though so I'm going to try this with a bit less onion and more bacon. 😋 Thanks for all you do! 💯
My Babba (Ukrainian grandma) wasctaken as slave labor by the Nazi's when she was 16. Auctioned off to a German family. I grew. up with her "mixed" cooking of German and Ukrainian food. Homemade Saurerkraut, potato pancakes and Spatezle from Germany, and traditional Ukrainian foods. Pierogi filled with potato, farmer's cheese, Blueberries, Kapusta (Saurerkraut). Thank you for this video and the donations. Food and the love of it , is a universal language that binds us together
Culinary school grad burnout, long time lurker. Step dad is Polish and Ukrainian. I appreciate this video and your effort. Perogies look great. You picked the right time to get a little political. Love what you guys do... All of you.
It's great to see you dedicating this video and its proceeds to help with the horrible situation in the Ukraine. I can't afford to donate, but I will definitely be making these (with a couple substitutions to accommodate my allergies) and will watch the video again a few times to prepare and as I guide while I actually cook them, so I hope my views help.
I watched this on replay a few times and shared to my friends. Also, can't wait to try it. Looks yummy. Thanks Sam for stepping up again! We love the channel. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
You definitely should give it a go, it's one of the most delicious things mid-eastern European cuisine can offer. But to be honest I don't fry it, so it's a bit less unhealthy (still tastes awesome😉) and you can make it sweet too, by filling pirogi with jam, sweet cottage cheese and cooked-smashed potatoes (each ingredient in separate pirogi) after cooked put melted butter on it and powdered sugar. Enjoy
Hey guys. I hope you keep mentioning this. Keep the donations and the situation top-of-mind. I have been traveling to exploring and living in Ukraine for more than 10 years. In fact I got my residency card last year. (I'm in the US now.) Please keep mentioning donations. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 💙💛
As an Ukrainian person this awesome thank you ! This how my mom does it makes her own doe wrapper their the best !!! And the the traditional way they usually add goat cheese or anything similar to it !
My mother made these all the time; you did a great job! One additional thing my mom did was make some cream gravey with the bacon or farmer sausage. So good!
Nazdrowie and Sto lat to you Sam! I am Polish and know first hand how important this fundraiser is to the beautiful people of Ukraine. As the son of Polish parents who escaped the horrors of the 1939 blitzkrieg of Poland, I have knowledge of the atrocities and subsequent struggles to simply survive. I am proud of you!!! With my sincerest support. Andrzej Szymanko
1. thank you for raising funds for Ukraine!!! God bless your loved ones, crew, and you for all that you do! 2. Damn those look amazing!!! 3. Now i can justify buying a potato ricer!!!
Sam, as a Ukrainian staying in Ukraine right now, I thank you. Varenyky is a dish I used to have every Sunday, my grandma cooked it and the whole family gathered for it, and it goes on like that for generations in many of our families. This is so warming in these horrendous times. Thank you, this is important to me and to all of us.
Please stay safe, we are thinking about you guys.
My heart and strength are with Ukrainians🇺🇦
Glory to Ukraine
Good job kicking Russia ass.
@@pandoraspocks4102
Oh look, it's the "I support the next thing" guy!! BAHAHAHA HAHAHA BAHAHAHA 😆 😄 🤣 😂
@@markc6207
You're clearly not following what's going on...
I am Ukrainian and the fact that this video exists is already a big enough support. Thank you. Also, I would love to see a "borsch" (борщ) being cooked on this channel!
same we in poland eat that too love it
My granny was eastern Polish. She made the best "borsch" (борщ). She would have won any challenge. I was notorious for returning to the soup pot too many times... 😊
Yes! Yes! Yes! Borsch please Sam!
@@jjamje5829 in Slovakia too
As Ukrainian I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! 💙💛
🙏🙏🙏
Слава Україні!!!
хай живе україно! SLAVA UKRAINE!
@@Tsymbal Героям слава!
@@jonp5090 Героям слава! Glory to heroes!
Thanks for this fundraiser Sam. I've met Jose Andres and eaten in several of his restaurants. He and WCK are the real deal. I've donated to them twice recently. The first time when they were feeding refugees at the Polish border crossing and then again when they opened kitchens in Ukraine. Everyone, please donate to them. They have the highest ratings a charity can have.
"No pierogi's for Putin!" is a great slogan. Many thanks to Max for coming up with it. What's happening in Ukraine is beyond abhorrent and much respect to you, Sam, for making an effort to generate some support. I wish you every success.
Thank you, Sam! Im from Ukraine and watching you for a long time. Your support means a lot to people of Ukraine.
"No Pierogis for Putin" lol put that on a shirt
I support that. I laughed so hard
GOD SPEED PATRIOT'S TAKING OUT THE KAHZARIAN MAFIA BANKERS!! UKRAINE IS FREE FROM ALL BIOWEAPON LABS, HUMAN ORGAN HARVESTING AND CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING SACRIFICING ADRENACROM MAKING.... WE LOVE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
I would buy that shirt
PIEROGI is plural!! NO S
Those are so tasty! Sam, thank you caring. My wife’s family is in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. Pray for them. Slava Ukraine!!! 💙💛🇺🇦
Hello from Zaporozhye, friend 💛💙
Who is worse..the US government or the Ukraine?
My fiancee and her family are still in Mykolaiv. She won't leave because her mother will not leave her home. 😢
@@jonathon5135 I think we are both screwed by our governments. Time to rise up people
@@carolbarranco838 Side Note: technically called “Ukraine” not “THE Ukraine”. Changed years ago. Sort of like Congo and other countries with name changes [Ceylon, Rhodesia, Soviet Union etc for example]. That said, looking forward to viewing vid + helping out.
Thanks for this, Sam. I live in one of Ukraine's closest neighboring countries and doing my part, however small it is due to severe illness at the moment, but seeing you and the rest of the world chiming in and doing stuff as well is heart warmening. We're gonna help the Ukranians get through and over this by doing one thing and one thing only: Sticking together!
Yes it is nice to see the world banding together, would be nice to see (have seen) a similar response for counties that have largely been ignored too though.
@@fyoutube4226 Your comment is reported for misinformation. I know it is, first hand. Go away, Russian Troll!
@@carpediem5232 Yes, my compassion doesn't begin or stop with Ukraine. Many other countries and territories deserve it just as much and has gotten it over the years.
@@dippegalant Yeah, I don't know how you stood towards these other countries, I didn't want to address your personal attitude, but more a general theme that emerged. My comment was just about a perceivable difference that certain countries are just shrugged off and ignored or you have to do hard work convincing people to care, where as with Ukraine there is a massive response. It would be nice if the sentiment towards Ukraine and it's people translated to other countries for more people as well.
@@carpediem5232 Oh, absolutely. We're in total agreement.
In my country we just passed a special bill to ensure that Ukranians can get help here as refugees while we're still sending Syrians back to be killed and tortured by Assad.
So I get where you're going!
I use my husband’s polish grandma’s pierogi recipe- potatoes, farmer’s cheese, sausage, grated onion, and S/P. They are boiled and then pan fried in butter. Then sour cream is added. Sooo good, but dumpling stuffed with potatoes and cheese… you can never go wrong!
My grandmother also used farmer's cheese or cottage cheese if she couldn't get farmer's here in the states
Farmer's cheese pierogi are the best!!!!
We make pirogi [pirohy] in Slovak language (bordering Ukraine too🇸🇰❤️🇺🇦) with cooked potatoes mixed with sheep cheese (bryndza), cooked in boiling water, no pan frying then put melted butter on it, and serve with white yoghurt/sour cream, green onions and bacon. The most delicious thing ever, especially the sheep cheese. Sadly, you couldn't get it anywhere else than Slovakia or Romania I believe, even our Czech brothers have had problems getting it few years ago. But if you can get it, definitely do so, because it's very delicious, its creamy, heavy and pretty salty (that's why we mix it with smashed cooked potatoes, to make it more gentle) and it tastes like no cheese I tasted so far. Sam's recipe is pretty accurate, but we don't pan fry, to make it a bit less unhealthy so to say and we add sheep cheese and green onions in it too. Or you can do it in sweet way filling the pirogi with jam, cottage cheese and potatoes. Put melted butter and powder sugar on top, also very tasty, so you have 3 types of pirogi in one pot and all taste unique.
This is the real recipe
that sounds so good
Some roasted garlic in those potatoes would be gorgeous.
God bless you for supporting those in need.
My Ukrainian Grandma died this year and she always made the most amazing perogy. I will judge this by her standard.
Very nice work :) For bonus points you can also do mushrooms dill and cream sauce for the perogy.
Hopefully she didn't pass away because of this war :(
I'm so sorry for your loss. 🫂
Your grandmother supposedly made them and it’s in the title yet you can’t even spell it correctly?
@@Cerus98 just because a word might be spelled incorrectly doesn't mean that the persons grandmother wasn't Ukrainian and never made this before. Do you know how many people can't spell lasagna or spaghetti but make it every weekend?
Im ukrainian through and through, sam, max and chance you guys are amazing for doing this! Дуже дякую! (Thank you!)
So maybe you can explain why Ukraine has a nazi battalion…..
@@JokrMetaa Assuming every army in the world except the UA is free of neo-nazis... In fact, there's been plenty of photo evidence of Russian army having neo-nazis. You're going to have a variety of good and bad people in every army in the world, as with a bunch of other occupations, there's no avoiding it. With that fact and your logic, is the Russian army supposed to be responsible for taking care of Neo-nazis within every army of every country in the world? Yes, the militaries of every country can do something about neo-nazis within their own ranks, but do you really expect all neo-nazis to openly give themselves away and the militaries to be able to get rid of them all in one go?
@@Tunnelsnakes you’re completely wrong! THE Ukraine has an actual nazi battalion. No other country has a nazi battalion.
@Big Brother wrong. They are mercenaries not a state sponsored nazi battalion running around committing false flags.
@@JokrMetaa SUKA
I'm Polish and we make pierogi every year from scratch for Christmas. Thanks for sharing!!
My Grandma made pierogi every year for Christmas, and since she passed away, my mom and I carry on the tradition. You made yours very similarly to ours. We use kraut to fill ours as well as the potatoes & cheese. Thanks for sharing!
Fyi - vareniki are sweet, filled with fruit. Traditionally sour cherries. Pierogi are savory and as another person said, the dough has sour cream in it to give that traditional tangy flavor and elasticity.
So much love from Poland! We are helping ukrainians migrants and love your recipies. Slava Ukraine!!!
"No pierogis for Putin!" Put that on a t-shirt and I'll buy it.
"maybe anybody that cooks on youtube is weird" I... can't argue there
Love the idea of this video man! Respect 👊
@@JayPlateFaceVideos you must be fun at parties
I can second that. On both aspects. 😂
Happy birthday David 🥳
@@JayPlateFaceVideos i find a good way to get people into leftism is to be psychotic online too. keep up the fight brother 👊
@@JayPlateFaceVideos most socially aware youtube commenter
Solid content! I remember in my youth, watching my grandmother and great grandmother making pedaheh from scratch! The shape was a square folded cross corner making a triangle! Also they would make cabbage rolls! Especially around the holidays!!
Cheers from Vancouver Island!
You're the man Sam
teeqo likes sam??? W
i love you teeqo start streaming bro
I can beat any faze member at any game
TEEQO? SAM? WTF
Thanks for supporting WCK and Chef Jose. ❤️
So happy you guys raised so much $ for a great cause. Praying for Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Sam my GF is Ukrainian and we watch your videos all the time. I cannot wait to show her this! If this get's seen Oksana I love you!!
I have always liked you Sam & Crew but now I LOVE YOU ! ! ! ! ! Thank You for your act of kindness and compassion for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Not only have you made cooking FUN but your empathy has revealed your TRUE COLORS. THANK YOU ! ! ! !
Yeah SAM!!! :)) STOP THE WAR! Much love from The Netherlands !
"No Pierogis for Putin" had me ROFL!!!!!!! Love you guys!!!
I literally made these today with my mom (some potato cheese with dill and some stuffed with fried sauerkraut) and here you are making them. I grew up with them and our Ukrainian Baba(grandma) calls them peda hea, for the onions we slice them thick and cook them in a ton of butter with a bit of salt and pepper til they are completely soft and caramelized(30+ min medium to med high, dont burn) and serve with the onions and sour cream and kielbasa for a side. Boiled for dinner, fried in butter for breakfast.... can't wait for breakfast.
“Fuck you orange cheddar and Putin!” 🤣 I love Max!
I am polish.i grew up on pierogi. We make homade pierogi. We love it ! Nice to see such a cultural dish on here for that too !
babcia makes the best pjerogi
Tylko ze to są pierogi nie ukraińskie, a.. ruskie..
@@maciejbedzinski5483 they are Ukrainian, originating from kievan - rus.
@@maciejbedzinski5483 peirdol się. Garbage traitor to true slavs.
@@maciejbedzinski5483 they are called „ruskie” but not from the russia itself but from the ukrainian region called „ruś”. Even Wikipedia knows that ;)
Sam is a really stand up guy. Nice work, thank you Sam!
I used to work for Jose Andres in one of his restaurants, and Think Food Group is phenomenal and his philanthropic work is inspiring. I loved working for him.
In Poland we used to call it "russian" pierogies but since the war started we changed its name for "ukrainian" pierogies. Personally I recommend to put bacon and onion inside with popatoes ;)
Oh, bacon!!!💙💛😋
Actually when we say sth is "ruskie" usually it means that it comes from russia or sth is russian. BUT in this case "Pierogi ruskie" comes from Ruthenia, and in Polish it means "Ruś". If we want to say that sth comes from "Ruś", we say also that it's "ruskie (adj.)". So keep that in mind that "pierogi ruskie" doesn't come from Russia, it comes from Ruthenia.
just call them "Bandera" pierogies and you could make them with meat preferably from young innocent children smashed against a tree
@@TheDragon5215 i get to learn so much in these food videos. I love how culture can be shared so easily with food 😍
We say „ruskie” not „rosyjskie” - that completely different things so you don’t know what you talking about.
Thank you Sam. You are amazing. Slava Ukraini.
chałwa
being Ukrainian thanks for doing this. love your channel. keep up the good work. one thing i wanted to mention is the small error that alot of people make, the country is called Ukraine, not "the" Ukraine, its a small but very critical distinction. thanks for everything, keep up the good work!
The way it was explained to me is that calling it "the" Ukraine suggested it was just a region rather than a sovereign nation. (In grade school, we were taught the name "the Ukraine" - but the USSR still existed at that time, so...)
@@GorgeousGeorge97 What the fuck are you talking about? Ukraine IS a country, and has been for quite some time.
Shoutout to all Ukrainian people 🇺🇦
Cheers from San Diego California 🏄♂️
Thank you Sam and your crew for today's show. You inspired me and our kitchen that we are dedicating a night that all sales go to World Central Kitchen. My whole cooking team is paying for all the food so all money from the night goes to them. We even received some gift baskets and other prizes to auction off that night. We will be using your recipe and will let you know how everyone loves it. Thank you for the good work and great food!
My mom and grandma make these for thanksgiving almost every year I see it easy to make now. Thanks Sam and the boys
It is a ton of work to make more than a few.... I spent 2 hours just pinching 2 batches with my mom today(our family recipe). that doesnt include making the dough or fillings(and letting them cool)
Thanks, Sam! "No pierogi for Putin!"
SLAVA UKRAINI! 🇺🇦
Wonderful recipe, wonderful intent behind it. Also, Max is in rare form - good grief, he literally made me LOL. Thank you for all of it.
My wife and I have a good friend who is from Ukraine. She is the kindest person I know and she is doing all she can to help out her family and her country by raising money to send back. Thank you for doing this. She was very excited when I shared the video with her! Pretty sure you picked up a subscriber!!...LOL
Thank you so much, Sam and company. The charity you chose is a great one.
great recipe. I just did a borscht with the same idea of helping with awareness of the Ukraine. Thanks for this.
I didn't know that Ukraine made pierogis. I always thought they were a Polish deal.
Thanks for this!
Happy cooking,
UB
WCK are Angels!! Thank you guys for supporting them!
More important that feeling Right is Doing Right. Sam did done Right.
Thank you so much for this 🇺🇦 my great Ukrainian grandmother taught my English Grandmother how to make traditional pierogies, then she taught my Inuk mother, and I am now learning and will teach my daughter ❤️🇺🇦🇨🇦. Ukraine will prevail 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Already one of my favorite youtube channels, but doing this takes it to another level! Great work guys!
Why?
@@juanyer3646 because supporting refugees maybe, while celebrating a culture under attack?
@@fooferan libs love the virtue sig
Your kindness Sam will mean a lot to all of the wonderful people of Ukraine 🇺🇦!🙏🏻
I’m so happy you made this video 🤍
My late former mother-in-law was Ukrainian. She taught me to make perogies. I have made them a few times, with success mostly.
1. Mum-in-law didn't fry them, just boiled them, dressed them with onion and served - with oceans of sour cream
2. Mum-in-law ALWAYS used orange cheddar!!
3. You can fill them with any damn thing you want. I made some filled with sauerkraut and bacon - which were awesome. Online, some people seem to like sauerkraut and mushroom filling, although I haven't been impressed with them. You can even make dessert perogies filled with cherry pie filling, apple pie filling. Of course, you don't dress the dessert perogies with onions and bacon; instead try cinnamon, honey(?), nutmeg, serve hot with ice cream, etc.
4. I tend to dress my boiled perogies with layers of fried onion in butter, crispy bacon bits and sauteed mushroom slices (in butter). Of course the melted butter also goes in with the dressing materials!!
5. Commercially available perogies tend to be made with orange cheddar, but I'm not biased based on colour, Max, I like them anyway!
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Thank you, Sam, for this video, and for your effort on behalf of Ukraine.
Eat them fresh boiled with a little butter. Fry them up when they're day-old out of the fridge. That's the move.
Those sound amazing. Thank you for more ideas
Yes indeed. Can put all stuff inside
But try with
Mixed beacon with turkey mince meat. Delicious
Nice insights into your families eating heritage! I''m gonna make a stand on the 'orange cheddar'. First up is that most 'cheddar' is not cheddar. Cheddar is a specific region in the UK, they should have done what the French did with Champagne and registered it so that you cannot claim to make 'cheddar' unless it's from that region. Proper cheddar (from anywhere around Cheddar - yes it's a place) is spectacular, aged to different levels of maturity and always deeply tasty - so many of the imitations I've tried here and in the US are lacklustre. And it's NEVER RED . NEVER. There are some English cheeses that are coloured red (I don't know why) - Red Leicester is a good example. It adds nothing to the flavour so I suspect it was a marketing gimmick.
I'm now drooling at the idea of little apple pie pierogis... Yummm!
I appreciate your efforts, both cooking and humanitarian.
@@JayPlateFaceVideos he left it up to you to make some iraqi perogies.maby dont get your pantys in a bunch.
JPFV. Your comment does nothing other than incite more hate. Pull your head out of your ass and do something constructive!
Max i wanted to ty for not showing flashes of the food in different colors anymore, you make me love you 😍
You make it look so easy! Wish I had seen this two years ago! They look delicious!
*Hell yeah! Slava Ukraini!* 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Thanks for your support and kind thoughts towards ukrainians. From Ukraine with love
I’m Polish and my mom makes and overnight mails me about 100 pierogi every holiday 😂 gotta love it 🥟
Donated, shared, and making this tonight. Thanks to Sam and Chance...and I guess Max...for this and everything else you do.
OMG I so LOVE pierogis!!!! Love the fact that u are doing this for the Ukraine 💖
It’s just Ukraine - not the Ukraine.
Thank you Sam,Max and Chance, a good thing your doing for people who are loosing so much.
Making these right now. You reminded me how long it has been since I had some. Thanks guys!
Hey Sam, my friend who is Ukrainian makes her dough with just sour cream, flour salt and pepper. She swears by it for those who may not have a food processor. Thanks for making these though! They remind me of childhood when baba was still around!
This is SO AWESOME of you guys! The dish looks great!
I have friends in Ukraine. The news is not fake. They are there, They see it, They are living it.
World Central Kitchen is AMAZING! Thanks for the thought and heart behind this video. Pray for peace, everyone.🤟
I loved eating them as a kid back in kiev.
Thanks for reminding us to help our Ukrainian neighbors. Once you get the hang of making pierogis, you are half the way to making Cornish pasties, a staple food of miners in old Butte, Montana. Butte pasties are a regional food treasure. Make these--Max will have a lot of fun making cracks about Butte. Hey, there's one now!
Neighbors? You better be European, pal.
Jose Andres is an amazing chef and person, great choice! Mega popular restaurants all throughout DC. Coworker of mine used to be friends with his sister, super down to earth guy and his foundation clearly speaks for it.
Excellent video as always. Definitely want to try these. Thank you for the great videos and also showing support for Ukraine.
Once again you are a "class act" keep up the great work that you do and service to your fellow man around the world!!!
They look amazing!
Sam turned me on to the magic of the potato ricer and let me tell you, there's nothing more satisfying that squeezing those spuds out.
Thank you Sam and company, I hope you raise a bunch. You will be blessed a hundred fold for your efforts.
What a fantastic thing to do Sam, god bless you
Pierogies have always been my favorite food but I've never made them before. Let's goooo
I’m with you bro. We love the frozen ones, but I think it’s time to step it up and make these ones!
best ones are mad by mom or grandma
Hope the fundraiser is an incredible success! Nice recipe. 😎
Thank you for using your platform to support Ukraine. No pierogis for Putin!!! (But many for me 😋) 🇺🇦
Thank you men. You're the legend! Best wishes from Ukraine!
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Thanks 🙏👍 alot for your support! Love your channel,love your recipes!!! Big hug from the Ukraine!!! We gonna win our war against the world's evil!!!! And i will keep on watching your channel in new democratic, strong and free country!!! God bless everyone!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️🙏👍
20k. Will fetch:(thus far)
50k ak 47s
2 Psg-1 German sniper rifles.
40k M4s (civilian)
1 hour flight time attack helicopter
13 AT-4 rockets
66k 7.62 rounds
Millions of perogies!!
Sam raising money for the Yook's
Priceless.
Pierogis are the best, no matter which Slavic countries it comes from, they all have their own twist on the recipes. Being Polish I make mine with Potato and cottage cheese, meat pierogis, cabbage filled pierogis, sour cherry pierogis, lentil pierogis, mushroom pierogis, these are all the pierogi recipe's I learned from my grandma's. Pierogis are the bomb
Sharing! Never heard of a potatoe ricer! On the lookout for one now! What a time saver! Not an onion lover though so I'm going to try this with a bit less onion and more bacon. 😋 Thanks for all you do! 💯
Same here! Not a huge onion person.
The potato ricer is awesome. It’s nice if you cook for a lot or just one.
Damn how are you not an onion person??
A potato racer pretty much guarantees not having glue-like mashed potatoes
I am glad you've discovered the potato ricer, but onions are the bomb! This is the most Ukrainian food lol
Just use a bit of dried onion flakes during the saute with some garlic oh my
much love for someone who will go above and beyond to help those in need. More TH-camrs with followers should do the same.
My Babba (Ukrainian grandma) wasctaken as slave labor by the Nazi's when she was 16. Auctioned off to a German family. I grew. up with her "mixed" cooking of German and Ukrainian food. Homemade Saurerkraut, potato pancakes and Spatezle from Germany, and traditional Ukrainian foods. Pierogi filled with potato, farmer's cheese, Blueberries, Kapusta (Saurerkraut). Thank you for this video and the donations. Food and the love of it , is a universal language that binds us together
You're the best Sam! Glory to Ukraine!
Good food AND a good cause? Hell yeah. Just donated. This is why I love your channel.
Culinary school grad burnout, long time lurker. Step dad is Polish and Ukrainian. I appreciate this video and your effort. Perogies look great. You picked the right time to get a little political. Love what you guys do... All of you.
It's great to see you dedicating this video and its proceeds to help with the horrible situation in the Ukraine. I can't afford to donate, but I will definitely be making these (with a couple substitutions to accommodate my allergies) and will watch the video again a few times to prepare and as I guide while I actually cook them, so I hope my views help.
Thank you for doing this Sam! 💙💛
I watched this on replay a few times and shared to my friends. Also, can't wait to try it. Looks yummy. Thanks Sam for stepping up again! We love the channel. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
You definitely should give it a go, it's one of the most delicious things mid-eastern European cuisine can offer. But to be honest I don't fry it, so it's a bit less unhealthy (still tastes awesome😉) and you can make it sweet too, by filling pirogi with jam, sweet cottage cheese and cooked-smashed potatoes (each ingredient in separate pirogi) after cooked put melted butter on it and powdered sugar. Enjoy
@@patrik-4163 "A bit less unhealthy," is just a strange way of saying "It's a bit healthier." 😂
Can't say enough good things about Sam and the guys. By far the best foodie show on YT. So far a little over $10k donated. Hats off!
Дякую за підтримку!
Thank you for support!
Glory to Ukraine! Well done, Sam.
Hey guys. I hope you keep mentioning this.
Keep the donations and the situation top-of-mind.
I have been traveling to exploring and living in Ukraine for more than 10 years. In fact I got my residency card last year. (I'm in the US now.)
Please keep mentioning donations.
Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 💙💛
We found family there about 2 years ago. I found out that I have cousins I didn't know I have. Thank you Sam
My great grandparents were from Poland and these are a family recipe from them.
As an Ukrainian person this awesome thank you ! This how my mom does it makes her own doe wrapper their the best !!! And the the traditional way they usually add goat cheese or anything similar to it !
хай живе україно! SLAVA UKRAINE!
@@jonp5090 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
My mother made these all the time; you did a great job! One additional thing my mom did was make some cream gravey with the bacon or farmer sausage. So good!
Nazdrowie and Sto lat to you Sam! I am Polish and know first hand how important this fundraiser is to the beautiful people of Ukraine. As the son of Polish parents who escaped the horrors of the 1939 blitzkrieg of Poland, I have knowledge of the atrocities and subsequent struggles to simply survive. I am proud of you!!!
With my sincerest support. Andrzej Szymanko
1. thank you for raising funds for Ukraine!!! God bless your loved ones, crew, and you for all that you do! 2. Damn those look amazing!!! 3. Now i can justify buying a potato ricer!!!
This is support at its finest 💛💙 Well done Sam 💛💙💛💙
Hey drone🐑 - it’s BLUE then YELLOW.
If you’re going to mindlessly virtue-signal, get it right.
Blue = Blue Sky over
Yellow = Sunflower fields
@@kissthesky40 Wow, you are such a kind person to make sure we honor Ukraine in the correct way. BLESS YOUR HEART.
Thanks Sam! Donation made! Glory to Ukraine🙏🙏🙏.