Crimean Chebureki
By: Thecoffeebreak
Published: Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 11:20am

Ingredients




500 grams all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
200 milliliters ~water
For filling:
300 grams of minced meat
2 onions, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
Salt, pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Preparation

1 In large mixing bowl mix flour, salt; add oil.  Now little by little add water to make soft dough. Turn the dough out on to a floured surface and knead it until smooth and elastic. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes. 2 For the filling, mix all ingredients until well combined. 3 Transfer dough to the floured surface; cut the dough into 10-12 equal pieces. Roll out each piece into thin circle. Then on the one side of rolled out circle put 1 tablespoons of filling, retreating from the edge of the circle about 1 cm. Fold the other half of the circle over the filling to enclose it, forming a half-moon. Seal the edges well with the tines of a fork. 4 Heat up oil in a large frying pan; fry the chebureki until golden brown, turning once. Serve immediately.

About


Chebureki are half moon-shaped dough filled with meat and fried in oil. They originated form Crimea and are a popular meal of Tatar and Caucasian cuisine.