UKRAINIAN/RUSSIAN PIROSHKI (WITH MEAT FILLING)

UKRAINIAN/RUSSIAN PIROSHKI (WITH MEAT FILLING)Пирожки с мясом 

Note: 1.) You will need plenty of vegetable oil for frying. 2.) You will need many hungry guests

Recipe for Dough: 

16oz Lukewarm Water 

4-1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour 

1-1/4 Teaspoons Kosher salt 

1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast

1-1/2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil

1 Teaspoon Sugar 

Recipe for Meat Filling: 

1.5lbs Sirloin ground beef

1-1/2 Tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 

1 Teaspoon of Salt 

1 Teaspoon of Pepper

1 Medium size Onion, chopped 

1 Tablespoon Dry Parsley 

2 Tablespoons Dry Dill Weed 

2-3 Cloves of Garlic, minced (Ukrainians love garlic!) 

1-1/2 Tablespoons Hellmann's Mayonnaise 

Directions for making the Dough:
(First, wash your hands thoroughly with soap. You will be using many ingredients in making this dish.) 
The dough will be made using your hands and not a machine that does the dirty work for you. Get ready for some home style cooking!

Find your best and lightest mixing bowl. Put the following ingredients into your mixing bowl: water, oil, 2-1/4 cups flour, salt, sugar, and yeast. Now comes the fun part! You can use a wood spoon but I use my hands. Mix all the ingredients together. Mix well and have fun with it. Set the dough down in your bowl. Give it about 10 minutes to rise. Then mix it again. Put some muscle into it! Once finished dough needs to be in a warm place to finish rising. I turn on microwave for 1 minute with nothing in it. After it is done, put the dough in the microwave and close it. It will rise very well. (At this point start working on the meat portion) 

After it has risen about 2 times its size, put the dough on a cutting board with lots of flour on the cutting board and on your hands. Next, mold the dough into a large log looking size. You will need to cut it in portions for the meat filling to fit well. You should cut the dough with a clean sharp kitchen knife about 1" thick in diameter. Next, use a roller to flatten your small pieces on the cutting board leaving one side untouched by the flour. Now, the fun part! Place 1 tablespoon of meat filling into the small dough pieces. Cover it up using your fingers to squeeze the dough together and not have the meat fall out. Place on a separate cutting board.

Frying Time: Pour into a large frying pan about 1/2" of vegetable oil and turn heat to medium-high. (Caution: Be very careful with the hot oil splattering) Place the piroshki in the frying pan and waiting about 2-3 minutes each side as they turn golden brown. Take out, and place on serving dish to cool.


Directions for Meat Filling:
Take the beef and place into a large frying skillet on high heat. Mix the beef around to make sure all sides are brown. Turn down to Medium-High heat and add, salt, pepper, onions, dill weed, parsley, and garlic. Mix well. Stirring for about 5-7 minutes. (You can sprinkle some Worcestershire sauce it make it more tender). Finally, add the mayonnaise and stir another 2-3 minutes. Turn heat off and place meat into the small dough as stated above.

ENJOY! Feed back greatly appreciated!