Zeppelins is also commonly called dijkukuliai, a dish from Lithuanian and Belarusian cuisine. The dish can be characterized as dumplings. That is raw dough, in which there is a filling in the form of meat. As a rule, the filling is minced meat
. Lithuania is very proud of this dish. It can be found in every restaurant with a bias towards national cuisine. Zeppelins are served with sour cream, like dumplings and manty.
Zeppelins is a new name for the dish. It originated during World War I and is associated with the name of German airships
. Let’s tell you how to make zeppelins.
Ingredients of zeppelin dough:
- Potatoes – 1 kg;
- Eggs – 2 pcs;
- Dill – a small bundle;
- Flour – 400 g;
- Salt – ½ tsp;
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
Ingredients for stuffing:
- Stuffing – 600 g;
- Onion – 1 pc;
- Salt – ½ tsp.
Preparation of zeppelin:
Fry the mince in a frying pan until cooked. Chop the onions finely and put them together with the minced meat, fry together and salt.
Boil the peeled potatoes until tender and mashed potato
them.
Break eggs into the mashed potatoes, add salt and vegetable oil.
Chop dill
, pour
it into the mashed potatoes together with flour and knead the dough
.
Form an elastic dough
ball, divide the dough into small balls, roll them into tortillas
.
Put the filling in each flatbread and seal inside.
Put the zeppelins in a pot of boiling salted water and cook until ready.
Serve the zeppelins with fried onions
.
This is an interesting and unusual substitute for pirozhki.
