Russian Beliashi Fried Pasties Filled With Meat |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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These are traditional Russian fried meat pies. Can be served on their own for lunch, or as an accompaniment to any main coarse, like soup or stew. Ingredients:
12 frozen yeast rolls (i like to use rhodes brand), defrosted or use your own yeast dough recipe |
1-1/2 lbs ground beef (or a mixture of ground beef and pork) |
1 sweet vidalia onion, shredded or very finely chopped (i prefer to shread mine, using a metal veggie shredder) |
2 tbsp. fresh chopped parsely |
2 cloves garlic, minced |
1 tsp. salt |
1/2 tsp. black pepper |
1 tsp. dried ground mustard |
3 tbsp. butter |
2 tbsp. vegetable oil |
Directions:
1. Defrost the yeast rolls and let them rise until doubled in size.
2. While the dough is rising, combine ground meat, shredded onions, garlic, parsely, salt, pepper and ground mustard. Knead the meat mixture well for about 4 minutes. Cover and refrigirate until the dough is ready.
3. When the rolls have doubled in size, punch them down and roll out into thin cicles on a floured surface.
4. Place about 1-1/2 tbsp. of meat mixture in center of each circle and moisten the edges of the dough with cold water. Fold up all the edges of the dough, enclosing the filling. (Refer to pictures). Flatten the filled dough with the palm of your hand into a round pancake.
5. Heat a heavy skillet to a medium heat. Melt 3 tbsp. butter in 2 tbsp. of oil. When the butter/oli is heated, add the meat pasties in batches and cook for about 10 minutes on each side, or until they are crisp and brown. Add additional oil and butter to the pan if necessary. These are best served hot.
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