There are people who believe that cooking pies in the XXI century are only unoriginal cooks. However, it is possible to argue with these people about the originality of pies. This pastry has an extensive and long history.
Often pies have been an important dish in the cuisines of different countries. From Europe to Asia, different types of pastries are known. Therefore, you should not take pies as something ordinary.
It is worth making meat pies to diversify your dinner or lunch.
Ingredients of the dough for meat pies:
- warm milk – 250 ml;
- warm water – 250 ml;
- yeast – 20 g;
- sugar – tsp;
- salt – 1 tsp;
- egg yolk – pcs;
- butter – 50 g;
- flour – 450 g.
Ingredients of pie filling:
- boiled meat – 300 g;
- onion – pcs;
- boiled rice – 100 g;
- salt – ½ tsp.
Preparation of meat pies:
Boil the meat until ready. At this time in a bowl mix warm water and milk, add yeast, egg yolks, salt and sugar, mix.
Put in a bowl with yeast liquid butter, pour flour, knead the dough
.
Then grease the dough with vegetable oil to make it less sticky
. Cover the dough
with cling
film and leave
it
warm for 50 minutes.
Grind boiled meat through a meat grinder. Chop onions finely and fry until golden. Grind
onions in a meat grinder and add to the meat, salt and pepper to taste. Add rice to the meat mass and mix.
Knead the dough, divide it into 16 identical lumps. With your hands make small tortillas out of the rolls, where you put the filling.
Pinch the filling inside the dough and place the patties seam side down.
Pour half of the vegetable oil into a saucepan and heat. Place the patties in the oil and fry over medium heat until golden on both sides.
It is recommended to serve these patties with a spicy sauce made of ketchup, garlic, dill and paprika. But, even without sauce, the patties are excellent, fluffy and juicy.
