It is impossible to resist crispy, juicy pasties. To be able to properly prepare this delicious oriental dish is a real art. And every housewife can master it. Cook them according to this recipe, and everyone you treat will not be able to forget your delicious fragrant pasties and will never want to buy ready-made ones.
It is necessary
- - flour - 3.5 cups;
- - water - 350 ml;
- - egg - 1 pc.;
- - vegetable oil;
- - minced meat - 700 g;
- - onions - 350 g;
- - kefir or water - 0.5 cups;
- - salt - 0.5 teaspoon;
- - pepper - 0.5 teaspoon.
Instructions
Step 1
Pour boiling water into a bowl, add salt and vegetable oil. The characteristic bubbles appear on pasties precisely because of the oil. Next, immediately place 1/2 cup flour in this bowl and stir all the lumps vigorously. If there are some lumps left, don't worry, they will disappear on their own later. Due to the fact that you brew some of the flour, the dough will become more pliable and softer.
Step 2
Add the egg to the same bowl and stir thoroughly. Then start kneading the dough, slowly adding in the remaining flour. The ideal dough should not stick to your hands. If it does stick, just add more flour. Set the dough aside in a comfortable place and let it brew for at least 1 hour.
Step 3
Chop the onion finely, mix it with the minced meat, add the pepper. The ideal meat for pasties is fatty lamb. However, in its absence, it can be replaced with something else. Add either room temperature water or kefir to the minced meat. Kefir not only gives the filling a richer taste, but also binds the raw minced meat, preventing it from spreading.
Step 4
Cut a medium ball from the dough and roll it into a 1 mm thick flat cake on a floured surface. Place the minced meat on one half of the flat cake, flatten, cover with the other half, press down on the edges and then roll the edges with a fork or the edge of a saucer. Minced meat should be slightly thicker than dough.
Step 5
Pour 3 cm of vegetable oil into a saucepan with a solid bottom and heat very well. With the lid on, fry the pasties on both sides until bubbles and golden brown crust appear. Then place them on a platter and top with fresh vegetables and herbs. Now the perfect pasties are ready to be served.
