Manty is a fairly popular dish that came to us from Central Asia. It is steamed. In appearance, manti resemble dumplings, only much more. Minced meat for manti is prepared by hand. Its main difference from minced dumplings is the mandatory presence of a vegetable component, pumpkin, potatoes, etc. Be sure to try to prepare and diversify your menu with this aromatic and juicy dish!
It is necessary
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- For minced meat: 1 kg of onions
- 500 g of beef
- 300 g pork
- 2 medium potatoes
- salt
- pepper
- spice.
- For the dough: 1 chicken egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 glass of water
- 1 kg of premium flour.
Instructions
Step 1
Make unleavened dough. To do this, mix the egg, salt and water in a separate bowl. You can replace water with milk. This will make the dough even softer. Add flour sifted through a sieve gradually. Knead hard dough. You need to knead it until it becomes smooth and elastic. This should take at least 20 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dough with flour, wrap it in a bag and put it in the refrigerator to rest for an hour. At this time, you can do minced meat.
Step 2
Rinse the meat under running water. For manti, minced beef or veal with the addition of lean pork is best suited. Remove veins and fat from the meat. Chop the meat into small pieces. The juiciness of manti is provided precisely by minced meat.
Step 3
Peel the onions and rinse. Cut the onion into small cubes. A lot of onions in manti makes this dish so aromatic and tasty. Combine it with the meat and mix well with your hands. Season with salt and pepper with red and black pepper. You can add cumin seeds to the minced meat. This will give the dish an oriental flavor. Beat the minced meat and place in the refrigerator.
Step 4
Peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them into very small cubes. A little potato added to the minced meat will give the mantas a delicious taste.
Step 5
Roll out the dough. There are two options to choose from. Either roll out a large slab of dough and cut it into squares, or cut the whole dough into small lumps (about the size of a walnut) and roll each one individually. The thinner you roll out the dough, the tastier and more tender the finished manti will be. Remember to dust the dough with flour as you roll it into a thin cake.
Step 6
Put a pot of water on the fire and start forming the manti directly. To do this, place the minced meat in the center of each flatbread. About 1 tablespoon each. Put some potato filling on top. Connect two opposite edges with your fingers and pinch them over the minced meat. Connect the other two edges of the cake in the same way. You should have a rectangular bag. It remains to pinch the ends in pairs.
Step 7
Pour vegetable oil into a saucer. Dip each semi-finished product upside down in oil and place on the tiers of a double boiler. So the finished manti will not stick. When all the tiers are filled with manti, combine them and place them in a boiling pan.
Step 8
Cook the manti with the lid tightly closed. Cooking time 45 min. Then transfer the manti to a large platter and serve.
