Zrazy is a dish of Lithuanian cuisine. Nowadays, it is one of the common dishes of international restaurant cuisine and has a lot of recipes. Minced meat is prepared from meat, fish, poultry and even vegetables. Eggs, mushrooms, vegetables, cheese and other ingredients are used as the filling. Zrazy is a pleasant substitute for the usual cutlets. They can be served on the festive table as a hot dish along with crumbly cereals, boiled vegetables, beans or mashed potatoes.
It is necessary
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- beef - 1 kg;
- sunflower oil 50 g;
- tomato paste - 100 g;
- onions - 1-2 pcs;
- carrots - 1-2 pcs;
- wheat flour - 40g;
- water or broth;
- parsley;
- ground pepper;
- salt.
- For minced meat:
- onions - 5-6 pcs;
- sunflower oil - 50 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs;
- porcini mushrooms - 100-150 g;
- ground wheat crackers - 40 g;
- parsley.
- salt.
Instructions
Step 1
To get started, prepare all the necessary products, hard-boiled eggs.
Step 2
After that, start preparing the filling for the zraz. Peel the onion. Then chop it or cut it into half rings. Next, put the onion in a preheated pan and fry in a small amount of sunflower oil until slightly golden brown.
Step 3
Rinse the mushrooms well, dry and chop finely. Place them in a skillet and sauté with the onions for five minutes. After that, put everything in a separate plate, cool slightly and add spices, chopped eggs, crackers and herbs. Mix everything well and salt.
Step 4
Next, peel the leftover onions and carrots. Cut the onion into strips, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Fry them in a skillet with tomato paste and parsley. Make it a small fire and remember to stir occasionally.
Step 5
Now take the meat, cut it into plastics and beat it lightly. Place the prepared filling in the middle of each plastic and wrap. Shape the eyes into a cigar shape. After that, tie each of them with twine or thread.
Step 6
Sprinkle the prepared zrazy with salt and pepper and fry in a frying pan preheated with fat until a crust forms. Then fill them with broth or water, add the fried onions and carrots and leave to simmer for fifty minutes.
Step 7
After the time has elapsed, remove the zrazy from the broth and remove the twine from them. Take flour and dilute it in a separate container with a portion of the broth formed during stewing. Put the zrazy back into the pan and pour in the diluted flour sauté. Then add the spices and leave to simmer for another twenty minutes.
Step 8
Serve ready-made zrazy hot, and on top be sure to pour sauce or mayonnaise. Use mashed potatoes, pasta, or steamed vegetables for garnish.
