For many , cabbage pies fried in a pan are one of the most beloved delicacies. Of course, this dish cannot be called dietary, but its aroma excites our stomachs and minds from childhood. They can not only be eaten at home, but also convenient to take with you to nature: to the forest, to the country, to the sea, on a camping trip, etc.
Cooking delicious fried pies with cabbage is a science. From ancient times, a good housewife was determined by the ability to bake them. Learning how to make pies correctly is not difficult. The main thing is to have perseverance, patience and a great desire. Following simple rules and recommendations, the dough will be plastic, and the products will turn out to be tender and lush.
In addition to the key components - flour and yeast, for cooking you will need milk, kefir or plain water. Even eggs and butter are added to the dough.
To properly cook fried pies with cabbage, you should initially make a dough. There are many different options for its preparation, some of which will be described below. The dough is made from flour, water and yeast. Any yeast for making pies will fit absolutely any: dry or fresh. From dry, the dough is prepared in time much faster. And when using fresh yeast, it takes more time to knead.
Yeast
For the preparation of pan-fried pies with cabbage (photo attached), a simple but rather tasty filling is used. The dough should be yeast, so that the products are airy, lush and very soft.
To prepare the filling, you will need such ingredients
- cabbage - a medium-sized head of cabbage (about 600 g);
- medium-sized carrots - 1 pc.;
- one onion;
- to taste salt and pepper.
To prepare the dough, prepare the following foods:
- 0.5 kilograms of flour;
- raw yeast - 35 g;
- milk - 300 g;
- sugar and salt.
If lean fried pies with cabbage are prepared, the same amount of water is used instead of milk.
Cooking
To cook according to this recipe, fried pies with cabbage need to start with the dough, because he still needs to stand for raising. The milk is heated, yeast is added to it, then salt and sugar. All components mix well. It is necessary to ensure that no yeast lumps remain. Gradually add the sifted flour and mix with a spoon.
When the dough becomes steep, and it will be impossible to interfere, lay it on the table and continue to knead with your hands, adding flour as needed. When it is ready, it is placed in an ordinary bag or wrapped with cling film and put in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
Next, proceed to the preparation of the filling. First chop the cabbage, salt, pepper, grind well with spices. Then it is laid out on a hot frying pan with oil and lightly fried. After about 5 minutes, add onion, cut into half rings, and carrots, grated. Blanch for another 15 minutes over low heat.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, divide it into small pieces, then each roll out into a round cake. Spread the filling, connect the edges and slap it so that the pies get the desired shape. Fry in a very hot pan, in which a large amount of vegetable oil is preliminarily poured.
In order for the filling to acquire a different flavor, you can add a couple of boiled finely chopped eggs or previously fried pieces of meat or minced meat, mushrooms, sausage.
On kefir
According to this recipe, fried pies with cabbage come out tender and soft, and it’s very short time to cook them. The filling is done as in the previous recipe.
To prepare the dough, you will need products such as:
- kefir - one glass;
- two eggs;
- flour - about three glasses;
- salt and sugar;
- 1 teaspoon quicklime soda.
How to cook?
Stir the eggs with kefir, salt, sugar, soda, add flour. A well-kneaded dough is left alone for 15 minutes to brew. Then they divide it into parts, roll it out, lay the filling, connect the edges and fry. Fried pies with cabbage are ready. They turn out very tasty and soft.
On milk and soda
This is a no less interesting and very simple recipe for fried pans with cabbage. They turn out ruddy, soft and tender.
You will need:
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- milk - 1 cup;
- a pinch of sugar and salt;
- sifted flour - 4 cups or a little more;
- slaked soda - 1 tsp;
- lean oil for the test -1 tbsp. tablespoons, and for frying products - 1/2 cup.
Cooking pies
Heated milk, combined with eggs, salt, sugar, slaked soda and sunflower oil. All mix well. Flour is added, the dough is kneaded, then placed in a plastic bag and sent to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Filling for pies can be any. Instead of fresh cabbage, many use sauerkraut. It is stewed with onions and carrots and stuffed with products.
After the dough rises, it is either rolled into a layer and squeezed out circles, or divided into equal small parts and rolled into flat cakes. Spread the finished stuffing, fasten the edges well, give the product a shape, fry until golden brown. Fried pies with cabbage are ready.
With cauliflower
To prepare the filling you will need:
- cauliflower - about 500 g;
- vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- to taste the spices.
For the test:
- flour - an average of 3 glasses;
- dry yeast - about 4 g;
- 1 cup of milk;
- butter - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar with salt 1 teaspoon;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons.
So, prepare the pies. For this, cabbage is washed well, inflorescences are divided. If frozen vegetables are used, they are already taken apart. They are boiled in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Large inflorescences must be crushed. So it’s more convenient to work with them. Fry vegetables until golden brown.
Hard boiled eggs, let them cool, cut, combine with vegetables, then salt, pepper and sent to cool in a cool place.
After that, they begin to prepare the dough. Combine butter, yeast, warm milk, sugar, salt and one glass of flour. All mix well and add the rest of the flour, after which they are well kneaded. The dough should be elastic and not stick to your hands. At the end, add vegetable oil and put for about an hour in a warm place.
After raising the dough, it is divided into identical pieces, rolled out, stuffed and left in this form for another 40 minutes, after which it is fried.
Lean
According to this recipe, pies with cabbage fried in a pan can be enjoyed even during fasting, as they do not contain milk, eggs and animal fats.
For the filling you will need:
- cabbage - 1 kg;
- vegetable oil - 1/2 cup;
- medium-sized carrots - 1 pc.;
- to taste greens and spices.
For the test you need to prepare:
- yeast (raw) - 20 g;
- flour - about 2 cups or a little more;
- sugar - 2 tbsp. l .;
- purified water –200 g;
- salt - ¼ teaspoon;
- vegetable oil - 1/2 cup.
How to cook?
Cooking takes a little time. In lean fried pies with cabbage (photo below) put more fresh herbs and various spices that make the taste more saturated.
Small-sized vegetables are fried. Greens are put in the filling later, before the formation of pies and frying, so that they do not lose their beautiful appearance and aroma.
Yeast is introduced into warm water, sugar is put in and allowed to come up. Pour vegetable oil and add 1 cup of flour, then mix, add the rest of the flour and knead the dough. Send him to a warm and dry place to fit.
When this happens, put it on the table, divide it into pieces and roll it into cakes. They spread the cooked stuffing with greens already added, fasten the edges and fry in boiling oil.
So, we examined some of the most common recipes with photos of fried pies with cabbage. Products turn out very magnificent and tasty. You will not have to spend a lot of time and energy on their preparation.
Cooking Tips
By following these tips, you can get very tasty pastries:
- To reduce oil consumption, it is necessary to take a smaller pan. Frying, of course, will take a little longer, but significant savings.
- So that the finished pies were not greasy, it is worth buying disposable towels, on which to lay fried products. The bulk of the sunflower oil is absorbed into the paper.
- If you want fried pies with cabbage, recipes from the photos of which we provided in the article, to remain soft and tasty as long as possible, do not store them in the refrigerator - just cover them and leave them on the table.
- If desired, you can add other products to the filling, for example, fried or green onions, mushrooms, mashed potatoes, boiled egg, beans, ham, etc.
- The pies are very tasty, if you roll out the dough almost in a layer, put a little less filling than ever, fasten it and use a rolling pin to stretch it, stretching the product into a thin blank.
- You can serve the finished dish with garlic sauce or sour cream.
- Such products are perfectly combined with any broth and are great for borsch or soups.