The traditional Lithuanian dish called “cipilins” (or “zeppelins”) resembles ordinary potato zrazy. They are stuffed with minced meat and other goodies, and served to the table along with a special dressing.
The recipe “Cipilins with meat” has some subtleties in cooking. Therefore, you must carefully follow all the tips and recommendations outlined in this article.
Recipe “Cypilins with meat”Ingredients
- 10 large potatoes;
- 3 onions;
- spice;
- starch;
- dill;
- 500 g of any stuffing.
Cooking
Boil 4 potatoes in the skin until tender. Chop one onion. Grate the remaining potatoes on a fine grater. If there is a combine, use it. Squeeze out the potato mass using ordinary gauze in a cup. Mash the tubers, cooked until tender, mashed. Add the squeezed potato mass and onion. Season with pepper and salt. Pour in the starch and mix again.
However, dumplings will turn out from one potato mass, but how to cook cypilins? The recipe for this dish involves the use of minced meat for the filling. Mix it with two finely chopped onions and salt. Stew the meat stuffing in a skillet until almost done. Take a small piece of potato mass in your hand, spread it in the palm of your hand and put the minced meat in the center. Form the pies. Fry them on both sides in vegetable oil. A golden fragrant crust should appear. Then transfer the cipilins to a pan with a thick bottom, add some water and simmer over low heat until tender. Enjoy your meal.
"Cypilins." Sour cream sauce recipe
For 6-8 servings, you will need the following ingredients :
- 600 g of pork and ground beef;
- 1 egg
- 500 g of onion;
- seasonings;
- 5 kilograms of potatoes.
For the sauce, take :
- 200 g of fat;
- 150 g sour cream;
- ½ kg of onions.
Recipe
Chop the onion thoroughly and add it to the meat. Put spices in the minced meat. Mix well. Boil 1 kg of potatoes in their skins. Peel and grate the rest. Squeeze out the resulting potato mass through cheesecloth. Drain the water, and transfer the starch remaining at the bottom into a small bowl. Peel the potatoes in their skins and knead them to get a uniform sticky mass. Add starch, egg, salt and mix well. Combine the resulting mixture with raw pressed potatoes. Shuffle. Form cakes from the dough.
The recipe “Cypilins” involves the use of minced meat as the main filling. Place some twisted meat in the middle of the tortilla. Connect the edges to make a “pie”. Fill a large saucepan to half with water. Wait for boiling, and then salt. Dip the zeppelins into the pan one at a time. Wait until they are on the surface of the water, and then cook on high heat for another 20 minutes.
The recipe for Cipilina will be incomplete without sauce. In this case, we will prepare sour cream sauce.
To do this, first cut lard into small pieces. Fry it in a skillet, and then pour onion rings. When the dressing gets a pleasant golden hue, pour in the sour cream. Mix everything and serve with cypilins to the table. Enjoy your meal.