Classic zrazy

Zrazy is a national dish of Belarusian, Lithuanian and Polish cuisine, which is cutlets or meat rolls with various fillings of vegetables, cheese and eggs. Potato zrazy is the most popular nowadays. Zrazy is easy to prepare and is distinguished by its juiciness and good taste. They are served as a separate dish, with broth or any side dish. In this topic, you are offered original and interesting recipes for zraz.

Potato zrazy with minced meat in a frying pan

Potato zrazy with minced meat in a frying pan will be a hearty and tasty dish for any table. In this simple recipe we prepare them from mashed potatoes with the addition of flour and egg. For the filling, fry the minced meat with onions.

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   Classic zrazy is very easy to prepare. First of all, prepare a simple set of ingredients for zraz.
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   Peel the potatoes, cut into pieces and boil until tender.
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   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.
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   Fry the minced meat along with chopped onions in heated vegetable oil and add salt and black pepper.
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   Puree the boiled potatoes, adding salt and butter.
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   Cool the mashed potatoes a little, add flour, break the egg and mix well.
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   With wet hands, form zrazy of any shape from the potato dough, placing the fried minced meat filling inside.
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   Bread the formed zrazy in flour.
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   Fry them in a frying pan in heated vegetable oil.
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    Fry the zrazy over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
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    Serve the cooked potato zrazy with minced meat in a frying pan hot, accompanied by herbs and sour cream. Bon appetit!

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Meat zrazy with onion and egg

Meat zrazy with onion and egg as the most delicious filling will be an excellent dish for your family table. In this recipe we prepare zrazy from minced meat. For the filling, mix a boiled egg with fried onions. Fry the zrazy in a frying pan and finish in the oven under tomato sauce.

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 1 kg.
• Onion – 3 pcs.
• Boiled egg – 3 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Seasonings - to taste.
• Loaf – 3 slices.
• Flour for breading – 3 tbsp.
• Tomato sauce/tomato paste - to taste.
• Water – 200 ml.
• Sugar - to taste.
• Raw egg – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Finely chop two onions and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Sprinkle with salt and sugar.

Step 2. Add the pre-soaked loaf, mashed onion, salt with any seasoning to the minced meat, break the egg and mix everything well. The minced meat can be beaten several times.

Step 3.Cut hard-boiled eggs, fried onions into small cubes and add your favorite seasoning.

Step 4. Gently mix the filling.

Step 5. With wet hands, form zrazy of any shape from the minced meat with filling.

Step 6. Then roll the zrazy well in flour on all sides.

Step 7. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the zrazy in portions until golden brown.

Step 8. For the sauce, fry the remaining flour in the same oil.

Step 9. Pour tomato sauce or tomato paste diluted in water into the flour and cook until it reaches a thick, homogeneous consistency.

Step 10. Transfer the fried zrazy to a baking dish.

Step 11. Turn on the oven at 180°C. Pour the prepared sauce over the zrazy, cover with foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes.

Step 12. Place the prepared meat zrazy with onion and egg on plates, add a side dish and serve hot. Bon appetit!

Potato zrazy with cheese

Potato zrazy with cheese is prepared simply using mashed potatoes, and any cheese is suitable for the filling, as long as it melts. In this recipe, we knead the potato dough with the addition of eggs and starch, but it can be replaced with rice flour, which will make the zrazy more tender. Place a slice of hard cheese into the filling.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 1.

Ingredients:

• Large potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Corn starch – 2 tsp.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Flour for breading – 2 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the potatoes, cut into medium pieces and boil until tender with the addition of salt. Drain the broth and mash the potatoes.

Step 2.Break an egg into the puree, add starch, salt and black pepper.

Step 3. Use a spoon to knead the potato dough.

Step 4: Using your hands, form the dough into neat patties.

Step 5. Cut the selected cheese into slices, place them in the middle of each flatbread and form zrazy.

Step 6. Then roll the zrazy with cheese well in wheat flour.

Step 7. Heat the vegetable oil well in a frying pan. Fry the formed zrazy on it until golden brown on all sides.

Step 8. Serve the prepared potato zrazy with cheese hot and top it with sour cream and herbs. Bon appetit!

Potato zrazy in the oven

Potato zrazy in the oven turns out less fatty, their calorie content is lower compared to frying in a frying pan. Any filling is suitable, but in this recipe we use minced meat fried with onions. The recipe is simple and quick.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 1 kg.
• Minced meat – 0.5 kg.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Egg – 3 pcs.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the potatoes, cut into medium pieces and boil in salted water until tender.

Step 2. Cut the onion into small cubes. In a frying pan with vegetable oil, fry the chopped onion until golden brown, add the minced meat with salt and black pepper and fry for 5 minutes.

Step 3. Puree the boiled potatoes in any way, break two eggs into it, add two tablespoons of flour and knead the potato dough.

Step 4. Using your hands, form oblong-shaped zrazas from this dough, putting the meat filling inside.

Step 5. Place the formed zrazy on a baking sheet lined with paper.Brush the top with an egg beaten with a pinch of salt to create a golden brown crust when baking.

Step 6. Turn on the oven at 180°C. Bake potato zrazy for 30 minutes. Then use a spatula to transfer them to a dish and serve them hot, topped with vegetables or sauce. Bon appetit!

Zrazy from minced chicken

Zrazy made from minced chicken has become more popular lately, because chicken meat is lean and cooks faster. The filling for such dishes can be whatever the housewife likes. In this recipe, add a loaf of onion and garlic to the minced chicken. For the filling we take boiled eggs, hard cheese, butter and herbs. Bread the zrazy in breadcrumbs and fry in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 0.6 kg.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Loaf – 100 gr.
• Garlic – 2 cloves.
• Breadcrumbs – 100 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

For filling:

• Boiled egg – 3 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Butter – 30 gr.
• Dill – 10 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the chicken fillet and cut into pieces. Soak the loaf in water for 5 minutes and squeeze. Peel the onion and garlic cloves. Grind these ingredients through a meat grinder with a fine grid.

Step 2. Add salt and black pepper to the minced meat and mix well. For a more uniform texture, the minced meat can be beaten several times.

Step 3. For the filling, grate a piece of hard cheese on a medium grater. Peel the hard-boiled eggs and also grate them.

Step 4. Add finely chopped dill, melted butter in the microwave, salt to these ingredients and mix everything.

Step 5.Divide the minced chicken into equal pieces, form them into flat cakes and put the filling in the middle of each.

Step 6. Then give the blanks the shape of oblong zraz.

Step 7. Roll the formed zrazy on all sides in breadcrumbs.

Step 8. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and place the formed zrazy on it.

Step 9. Fry the zrazy over low heat until golden brown on both sides.

Step 10. Serve the prepared minced chicken zrazy to the table hot and in addition with chopped fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Fish zrazy with egg

A good option for delicious homemade food would be fish zrazy with egg. For them, either ready-made minced fish is taken, or the fillet of any fish is chopped. In this recipe, we add minced meat with eggs, onions, garlic and herbs. For the filling we use boiled and cut into slices eggs. Fry the zrazy in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced fish – 0.5 kg.
• Egg – 4 pcs.
• Onion – 120 gr.
• Garlic – 2 cloves.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Parsley - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, prepare, according to the recipe, a simple set of ingredients for fish zraza. Boil three eggs for the filling hard and cool.

Step 2. Peel the onion and garlic and finely chop with a knife.

Step 3. Cut the boiled eggs into quarters.

Step 4. Rinse parsley or other greens and finely chop.

Step 5. Add chopped garlic and herbs to the minced fish. Add salt and black pepper to your taste.

Step 6. Then break one egg into the minced meat, add the chopped onion and mix well.

Step 7With wet hands, form oblong zrazy from the minced meat, placing quartered eggs in the middle. Heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan and transfer the formed zrazy onto it.

Step 8. Fry the zrazy until golden brown on both sides.

Step 9. Serve the cooked fish zrazy with egg hot and in addition with any side dish. Bon appetit!

Potato zrazy with cabbage

Potato zrazy with cabbage is easy to prepare and will be a delicious addition to any table. In this recipe, we knead the potato dough for zraz with the addition of flour. Boil the cabbage a little and fry in butter, and add boiled eggs to the filling. Bread the zrazy in breadcrumbs and fry in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 60 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 10 pcs.
• Egg – 3 pcs.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Small cabbage – 500 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 80 ml.
• Butter – 50 gr.
• Breadcrumbs – 200 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the potatoes, rinse and boil until tender with the addition of salt.

Step 2. Puree the boiled potatoes with the addition of butter. Then break one egg into it, add flour and knead the dough.

Step 3. Chop the cabbage into small cubes. Pour boiling water over for 7-8 minutes, drain in a colander and rinse with cold water.

Step 4. Then fry it until soft in hot butter and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Step 5. Add chopped boiled eggs to the fried cabbage and mix. With wet hands, form zrazy with cabbage filling from potato dough.

Step 6.Potato dough is very tender, so sprinkle the formed zrazy with breadcrumbs on all sides.

Step 7. Carefully transfer them to a frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Fry the zrazy over low heat until golden brown on both sides.

Step 8. Serve the prepared potato zrazy with cabbage hot and topped with sour cream and chopped fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Potato zrazy with mushrooms

Potato zrazy with mushrooms will be your option for a tasty and satisfying meal for the Lenten table. In this recipe, we mix the dough for zraz using boiled potatoes with carrots and adding flour. For the filling, fry mushrooms with onions. Fry the zrazy in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 60 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 360 gr.
• Champignons – 250 gr.
• Carrots – 90 gr.
• Onion – 80 gr.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

To submit:

• Lettuce leaves - to taste.
• Cherry tomatoes - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare all the ingredients for the meal. Peel the vegetables. Rinse the champignons and dry with a napkin.

Step 2. Cut the potatoes and carrots into large pieces.

Step 3. Finely chop the onion.

Step 4. Cut the champignons into thin slices.

Step 5. Boil chopped potatoes and carrots in water without adding salt until soft.

Step 6. Fry the chopped onion in heated vegetable oil until golden brown.

Step 7. Add slices of champignons to it and fry until the mushroom juice has completely evaporated. Then sprinkle the filling with salt and black pepper.

Step 8. Drain the boiled vegetables and puree them in any convenient way.

Step 9Add flour and salt to the puree and knead the potato dough.

Step 10. With wet hands, make flat cakes from the dough and place a tablespoon of mushroom filling in the middle.

Step 11. Form neat oblong-shaped zrazy.

Step 12. Fry the zrazy in heated vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides. They fry very quickly.

Step 13. Serve the prepared potato zrazy with mushrooms hot to the Lenten table, supplemented with tomatoes and lettuce. Bon appetit!

Potato zrazy with chicken liver

For lovers of dishes with liver, potato zrazy with chicken liver is a good option. For the filling, the liver is fried with onions, chopped and topped with a boiled egg. This filling has a delicate texture that goes well with potato dough. Fry the zrazy in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 45 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 400 gr.
• Chicken liver – 250 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Flour – 100-150 gr.
• Boiled egg – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil the peeled potatoes until tender and puree them in any way.

Step 2. Cool the puree a little, since hot puree takes a lot more flour. Pour flour into the puree in portions while stirring.

Step 3. Knead the dough with your hands greased with vegetable oil, then it will not stick to your palms.

Step 4. Clean the chicken liver, rinse and remove excess moisture with a napkin. Finely chop the onion, fry until translucent in hot vegetable oil and transfer the chicken liver to the frying pan. Fry it until done for at least 10-15 minutes. Then sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Step 5.Cool the fried liver with onions and grind through a meat grinder or in a blender. Add the chopped egg to the liver filling and mix.

Step 6. Divide the potato dough into 6 equal portions and roll them into balls.

Step 7. Make flat cakes from the balls and spread the liver filling on them.

Step 8. Then form zrazy oblong or round shapes.

Step 9. Fry the zrazy in heated vegetable oil over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.

Step 10. Cool the prepared potato zrazy with chicken liver a little, remove excess oil with a napkin and serve. Bon appetit!

Meat zrazy with mushrooms

Meat zrazy with mushrooms is prepared as a main hot dish and has different options: from minced meat or from chopped pieces of meat. In this recipe we make zrazy from minced meat mixed with egg, breadcrumbs and Dijon mustard. Fry the mushrooms. We bake zrazy in the oven, which makes them less fatty.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 600 gr.
• Champignons – 200 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Breadcrumbs – 200 gr.
• Dijon mustard – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for greasing the baking sheet.
• Greens – 10 gr.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare a simple set of ingredients for zraz, according to the proportions of the recipe.

Step 2. Peel the champignons, rinse and cut into thin slices. Fry them in heated vegetable oil until the mushroom juice evaporates, and then sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Step 3. Break the eggs into the minced meat, add two tablespoons of breadcrumbs with salt and black pepper, and add two tablespoons of Dijon mustard.Knead the minced meat well and beat it several times.

Step 4. Use your hands to form oblong zrazas from the kneaded minced meat, putting the mushroom filling inside. Roll the contagions in breadcrumbs and place on a foil-lined and greased baking sheet. Grease the top of the zrazy with sour cream. Turn on the oven at 180°C. Bake the zrazy for 40 minutes.

Step 5. Place the prepared meat zrazy with mushrooms on portioned plates, add herbs and serve hot. Bon appetit!