Hombovtsi with cherries: lazy cottage cheese balls in a modern way

Almost everyone loves lazy dumplings. Not only because they are easy to prepare but also because of their unique taste. There are many ways to serve and prepare this dish, but the most popular is hombovtsi.

The recipe for this interesting interpretation of lazy dumplings was shared by a food blogger with the nickname olha.holovina. She shared how to make hombovtsi with cherries in a delicious breading on Instagram.

Ingredients for the dough

• cottage cheese - 5% - 350 g
• egg - 1 pc
• sugar - 50-60 gr
• vanilla - a pinch
• semolina - 45 gr
• flour - 50 g

Ingredients for the sauce

• cherries - 12 pcs for the filling and another 300 g for the sauce
• corn starch - 12 g
• sugar - 2-3 tsp
• water - 80 ml
• lemon juice - to taste
• white breadcrumbs + sugar

Method of preparation

1.First, prepare dough. Mix all the ingredients until smooth and stir well with a fork. Leave it for 20 minutes to swell.

2. Proceed to the preparation of sauce. Mix cherries, sugar, water and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add lemon juice.

3. Put on fire, heat until thickened, and then remove from heat.

4. Fry breadcrumbs in a frying pan, remove from the heat, add sugar and leave to cool.

5. Take a piece of cottage cheese dough and make a pancake out of it. Put a cherry in the middle and form a ball.

6. Roll each ball in flour.

7. Put them in boiling salted water to cook. Cook for 5 minutes after the balls rise to the surface.

8. Roll the hot hombovtsi in fried breadcrumbs and serve with cherry sauce and sour cream.