Chebureki

By Linda1128

Chebureki are made from unleavened dough. They're filled with spices, onions and ground meat, and fried in oil. Pop one as a snack or make a plate as an appetizer to share with family and friends.

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 ⁄2 cup water
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon vodka, optional
• 1 ⁄2 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 ⁄2 pound ground beef
• 1 ⁄2 onion, medium, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes, or finely chopped fresh parsley
• Vegetable oil, for deep frying
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, sift together sugar, salt (about 1/3 teaspoon) and flour. Add olive oil and vodka. Add water to the flour mixture (a small amount at a time) mixing it and kneading dough until it's even, soft and doesn't stick to your hands. Add a little more flour if the dough is sticky, or water if it's stiff. Place the dough aside and prepare the filling.

In a separate bowl, mix together ground beef, finely chopped onion and parsley. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and stir in milk.

Place about 2 tablespoons of the filling on one side of the circle, leaving 1/2 inch space at the edges.

Make sure there is no air inside chebureki and the edges are closed tightly.

In a large skillet, heat the oil for deep frying (it should cover about 1/2 of a cheburek), reduce heat to medium and place 3 or 4 chebureki into oil (depending on the size of your skillet). Fry chebureki on both sides until nicely and evenly brown (about 5 minutes per each side).

Makes 7 servings.