Potato sorcerers with minced meat

Sorcerers are finely grated raw or boiled potatoes with meat filling inside, making them a very satisfying and tasty dish that is ideal for a full-fledged family lunch or dinner. Potato preparations can be prepared in different ways, for example, fry in vegetable oil until golden brown, boil in salted water or bake in the oven. In any case, the food turns out incredibly aromatic and juicy, and when served with sour cream, it will be even tastier.

Belarusian sorcerers with minced potatoes in a frying pan

With simple ingredients like potatoes, onions and minced meat, you can easily prepare dinner for the whole family without spending a lot of time at the stove. Potato pancakes stuffed with minced meat are a very tasty and satisfying dish that will please everyone, without exception.

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   Potato sorcerers with minced meat are very easy to prepare. Add finely chopped half an onion, herbs, a little water, spices and salt to the minced meat - mix well and the juicy filling is ready.
2. 
   Grate the peeled onion and potatoes into a large, deep plate.
3. 
   Beat the egg into the resulting mass, add flour, salt and pepper and knead the dough.
4. 
   Heat the vegetable oil in a thick-bottomed frying pan and add the potato mixture with a tablespoon, forming pancakes.
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   As soon as the flatbreads have set a little, put a little meat filling on top (about one and a half tablespoons).
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   Cover the meat component with a small amount of chopped potatoes.
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   As soon as a crust forms on the bottom, carefully turn it over and brown for a few more minutes on the other side.
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   To ensure that the sorcerers do not burn and the minced meat is completely cooked, reduce the flame to a minimum and simmer under a closed lid for 10 minutes.
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   We transfer the golden potato pancakes with meat to plates, pour sour cream on them and enjoy. Bon appetit!

Potato sorcerers with minced meat in the oven

A classic of Belarusian cuisine is, of course, traditional meat-filled sorcerers, which are served in many cafes and restaurants, however, a dish prepared at home with special love and care is incomparable to anything else. We bake potato pancakes with minced meat in the oven and make the family happy!

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 1 kg.
• Minced meat – 300 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 4 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil – 4 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1.We prepare the products indicated in the list of ingredients: peel the vegetables and rinse with water.

Step 2. Grind the potatoes using a fine grater.

Step 3. We do the same with the onion.

Step 4. Transfer half of the grated onion to the minced meat for juiciness, also add salt and pepper and mix.

Step 5. Using wet hands, form small balls from the resulting filling, no larger than a walnut.

Step 6. Place the potato mixture on cheesecloth and place a deep container underneath to drain the vegetable juice.

Step 7. After 4-5 minutes, drain the excess liquid; starch remains at the bottom of the dish.

Step 8. This component is necessary for the thickness of the dough.

Step 9. Place the chopped potatoes back into a deep bowl.

Step 10. Beat in the egg, add starch, salt and flour - stir until smooth.

Step 11. If the mass remains too liquid, add a little more flour.

Step 12. Let's start forming: place a tablespoon of dough on a damp palm, and place a meat ball on top.

Step 13. Fold the edges up so that the filling remains inside the “bag”.

Step 14. Fry the formed sorcerers in hot oil on both sides until golden brown.

Step 15. Place semi-finished potatoes in a baking dish and pour in a little water so that it covers the bottom - cover with foil.

Step 16. Bake the sorcerers for about half an hour at 180 degrees.

Step 17. Serve the dish with sour cream sauce and herbs. Bon appetit!

Quick recipe for lazy sorcerers with minced meat

Lazy sorcerers taste no different from the classic version, the main difference is the time spent on preparation.Instead of forming sorcerers with filling inside, we simply mix all the ingredients and fry in oil until golden brown.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 600 gr.
• Potatoes – 1 kg.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 4-6 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mixture of peppers - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel all the vegetables and rinse them thoroughly with water, defrost the minced meat.

Step 2. Grind the onions and potatoes using a food processor or a fine grater until pureed.

Step 3. Add onion to the meat component, season with pepper and salt - mix.

Step 4. Add potatoes to the resulting mass and stir again.

Step 5. Beat in two eggs.

Step 6. And finally knead the “dough”, adding salt if necessary.

Step 7. Heat the oil in a frying pan and lay out the formed pieces.

Step 8. Fry for about 6-7 minutes on each side over moderate heat.

Step 9. When all the pancakes are ready, put them in a frying pan.

Step 10. Cover with foil, cover with a lid and cook over low heat until cooked (10 minutes).

Step 11. Serve hot, combining with sour cream or pickles. Bon appetit!

Sorcerers from boiled potatoes with minced meat

The dish is dedicated to all potato lovers - Belarusian sorcerers, prepared according to a special recipe. The whole secret is to use not raw, but boiled potatoes, and also, we will not fry the preparations in a large amount of oil, but will bring them to readiness by cooking.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Boiled potatoes – 1 kg.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 1.5 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.

For filling:

• Minced meat – 300 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil – 1.5 tbsp.
• Breadcrumbs – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Seasonings - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Pre-defrost the minced meat, and if you are using exclusively homemade, then grind the meat through a meat grinder.

Step 2. We “free” the boiled potatoes from the skin.

Step 3. Grind the potatoes using a grater, add eggs, salt and mix well.

Step 4. Add flour into the resulting mass in small portions until the dough stops sticking to your palms.

Step 5. Peel one large onion and finely chop it.

Step 6. Saute in heated vegetable oil until transparent.

Step 7. After, add some breadcrumbs to the frying pan.

Step 8. And brown the ingredients.

Step 9. Add the minced meat to the fried onion, “break” it into small pieces, sprinkle with salt and your favorite spices. Bring the meat to almost doneness.

Step 10. We begin to form the blanks. Wet your hands in water and form balls of potato dough.

Step 11. Lightly press onto the surface to form a cake.

Step 12. Place about two teaspoons of minced meat and onion filling in the center of each piece.

Step 13. Cover the meat with a small amount of dough and smooth the edges with your hands, giving it shape.

Step 14. Dip the sorcerers into boiling salted water and cook for 10 minutes.

Step 15. Generously pour sour cream over the hot dish and begin the meal. Bon appetit!

How to prepare sorcerers from puree with minced meat?

Sorcerers made from mashed boiled potatoes turn out incredibly tender and airy; the soft texture of the vegetable dough gives the dish a unique taste and aroma. You will fall in love with the dish from the first bite, so we recommend preparing in advance!

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 1 kg.
• Minced meat – 400 gr.
• Brisket – 200 gr.
• Honey mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Sunflower oil – 4 tbsp.
• Onions – 4 pcs.
• Flour – 3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel and wash the potato tubers. We prepare puree from half the vegetables, grate the second part on a fine grater (we burn off excess liquid) and mix into the finished puree with the addition of eggs, flour, salt and finely chopped onion. Refrigerate the resulting mass for 20 minutes.

Step 2. Without wasting time, prepare the filling: fry three finely chopped onions, chopped brisket and honey mushrooms in hot oil. As soon as the onion changes color, add the minced meat and cook for a couple more minutes.

Step 3. Use a spoon to scoop up a little chilled “dough”, form a flat cake, put a little filling and wrap it so that the minced meat remains inside. Roll the pieces in flour.

Step 4. Fry the sorcerers in vegetable oil on all sides until an appetizing crust forms.

Step 5. Afterwards, place the ruddy pieces in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

Step 6. After the time has passed, carefully remove the food from the oven and enjoy. Bon appetit!

Potato sorcerers with minced chicken

For the filling in the sorcerers, you can use absolutely any minced meat that you like, however, when cooking with twisted chicken meat, the dish turns out to be especially tender and light, despite its satiety.Also, thanks to the speed of cooking poultry, the time spent at the stove is significantly reduced.

Cooking time – 35 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 5 pcs.
• Minced chicken – 200 gr.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Sour cream - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Khmeli-suneli - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Grind the potatoes using a fine-hole grater and squeeze out excess liquid.

Step 2. Add flour, egg, salt to the resulting mass and mix.

Step 3. Season the minced poultry with pepper, spices and salt. Stir well to distribute the seasonings evenly.

Step 4. Pour oil into the frying pan and heat it up, spread half of the potato dough with a tablespoon, forming pancakes.

Step 5. Place seasoned minced meat on top.

Step 6. Cover the filling with the remaining “dough”.

Step 7. Fry the pieces on both sides over low heat under the lid.

Step 8. Serve the hot sorcerers with cold sour cream and begin tasting. Bon appetit!