Mashed potatoes are food that can be seen quite often on our table. If you have a small portion of mashed potatoes left after dinner, do not rush to throw it away, because you can cook a lot of all kinds of dishes and snacks from it for every taste.
From mashed potatoes, as mentioned above, you can cook a lot of all kinds of dishes, you just have to "turn on" your imagination. However, the most common dishes are potato zrazy, pies and casseroles.
How to make potato pie
You will need:
- two glasses of mashed potatoes;
- two eggs;
- 1/2 glass of kefir;
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda;
- salt and spices (to taste);
- 150 grams of fresh champignons;
- onion;
- one medium carrot;
- a small bunch of parsley and dill;
- flour (how much the dough will take).
To fill:
- two eggs;
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise;
- salt.
Take mashed potatoes, if there are lumps in it, then mash them. Add to it an egg, salt, a teaspoon of flour, spices to taste and mix everything thoroughly. Take a saucepan, pour kefir into it, add an egg and soda and gradually add flour to this mass and stir. Knead medium-thick elastic dough. Rinse the mushrooms, dry, cut into slices and fry in a little vegetable oil until golden brown. Peel, chop and fry the carrots and onions. Grease a baking dish with butter, put the dough on the bottom and form "sides", put fried onions and carrots on the dough, minced potatoes on them, then mushrooms. In a small container, combine all the pouring ingredients and pour over the cake. Top with chopped herbs. Bake the pie until tender in the oven at 180 degrees (baking time from 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the diameter of the pan).
How to cook potato zrazy with cottage cheese
You will need:
- two glasses of mashed potatoes;
- two eggs;
- a glass of cottage cheese;
- a bunch of fresh dill;
- flour (how much the dough will take);
- vegetable oil.
In a bowl, combine mashed potatoes and an egg and season with salt. Add enough flour to this mass to make a soft, pliable dough. Next, prepare the filling: mix the cottage cheese with the egg and chopped dill, salt. Put a frying pan on fire, pour oil into it, in the meantime, form a pie from the potato dough, put a small amount of filling inside and pinch the edge. Place the cooked meal in the skillet. Form the rest of the zrazy in the same way and fry on both sides until golden brown. The potato zrazy are ready, served best with sour cream or garlic sauce, which you can cook on your own.
