Strudel is made from thin dough, which is rolled into a roll with filling. Usually it is made with a filling that contains various sweets, but there are other options. Meat strudel can serve as a light dinner or appetizer.

Classic meat strudel

Classic meat strudel does not require many ingredients.

So, you will need:

  • minced meat or meat - 400-500 grams;
  • sunflower oil - 50 ml;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • flour - 2 glasses;
  • water - 1/2 cup;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • salt;
  • greens, parsley or dill, chosen to taste.

Make the dough very thin, you can take pork or ground beef.

Cooking method:

  1. For convenience, it is better to take a bowl or a small basin. To prepare the dough you need to pour all the flour into a bowl, preferably through a sieve.
  2. Then put oil, water and a teaspoon of salt.
  3. After all, mix to a homogeneous lump. The dough should be tight.
  4. Cover and leave for 30 minutes.
  5. While the dough is infused, you can proceed to the filling. Cut the onion into small cubes, rub the garlic through a grater and salt.
  6. Stir onion and garlic in a pan with sunflower oil.
  7. Slice the meat, add to the onion. Stew for 30-40 minutes. Add greens a few minutes before being ready.
  8. Start rolling out the dough. Sprinkle the surface with flour or sunflower oil, which will make the dough flexible and supple.
  9. On the rolled dough, put the filling around the perimeter, leaving free edges. Roll up the dough in the shape of a roll.
  10. Grease a baking sheet with oil, put a roll on it. Put in the oven for 25-30 minutes, maintaining 180-200 degrees.

To beautifully decorate the finished dish, place the sliced ​​roll on a leaf of salad or decorate with cubes of boiled potatoes.

With the addition of potatoes

The most popular recipe is strudel with meat and potatoes.

 

For cooking you will need:

  • meat - 400 grams;
  • sunflower oil - 50 ml;
  • potatoes (medium size) - 6 pcs.;
  • flour - 4 glasses;
  • onion - 1 - 2 pcs.;
  • milk - 1 cup;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • salt;
  • spice.

You can put any meat in the filling: lamb, chicken or even sausages.

Cooking method:

  1. First make the dough. Combine milk, salt, butter, egg and flour. Knead to a dense state, if by hand, then 10 minutes, with a mixer - 5. Cover and place for 60 minutes.
  2. Peel and cook potatoes. Make mashed potatoes.
  3. Finely chop the onion and meat. Fry, add mashed potatoes at the end.
  4. Thinly roll out the dough. Lubricate with oil, put the filling over the whole test.
  5. Oven in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

If there is a filling, decorate her dish.

Option with cabbage

Another kind of meat strudel.

Ingredients:

  • cabbage - 500 grams;
  • minced meat - 200-300 grams;
  • sunflower oil - 50 ml;
  • flour - 3 cups;
  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • water - 1/2 cup;
  • salt.

A teaspoon of sesame or seasoning for meat can be added as desired.

Cooking method:

  1. Pour water, a teaspoon of salt, oil and egg yolk into a bowl or deep plate. Mix everything.
  2. Gradually add flour and knead the dough.
  3. Leave in a dark place for 30 minutes.
  4. Fry minced meat and chopped onions.
  5. Finely chop the cabbage, mash it with your hands until it releases juice.
  6. Fry the cabbage until soft.
  7. Roll out the dough in a very thin layer.
  8. Lay out the filling, stepping back from the edge 3-5 cm. Wrap the edges and roll into a roll. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.

You can serve with meat or potatoes.

German pastries

The secret of the German dish is to add milk to the meat.

 

Ingredients:

  • minced meat or meat - 300-400 grams;
  • butter (butter) - 50 grams;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • onion - 1 or 2 pcs.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • flour - 1 cup:
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • warm water - 1/4 cup;
  • milk - 1/4 cup;
  • spices (ground);
  • salt;
  • greens, parsley or dill, chosen to taste.

You can use both pork and chicken. Choose spices: caraway, cloves, nutmeg or black allspice.

Cooking method:

  1. Sift flour into a bowl, pour milk and water, add salt and an egg.
  2. Stir, add melted butter. It should not be hot or cold. The dough will turn out elastic and soft, which should be kneading only with your hands.
  3. Cover the dough with a towel or food paper for 60 minutes.
  4. Pass the meat, onion and garlic through a meat grinder. If not, finely chop and use a blender. Season with spices and herbs.
  5. Sprinkle flour on the table, roll the dough in a thin layer. Take the ends of the dough and gently pull from the middle. If torn, connect the gap.
  6. Unstretched places to trim.
  7. Spread the filling along the entire perimeter with a thin layer.
  8. Roll into a tube and let stand in the oven for 45 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

Served with poultry broth.

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Greek meat strudel

Strudel in Greek is very aromatic and contains the greatest flavor variety. It is advisable to have a ready-made dough.

Ingredients:

  • minced meat - 600-800 grams;
  • puff pastry - 500 grams;
  • feta cheese - 200 grams;
  • butter or margarine - 50 grams;
  • tomato - 2 pcs.;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • spice.

Brynza is a cheese made from sheep’s milk, which is curdled to the appearance of a curd mass. To taste, you can add pepper, spices, herbs.

Cooking method:

  1. Roll out the puff pastry in a loose layer, oil it, then roll it into a roll. Put in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.
  2. Finely chop the onion and fry. Add minced meat. It’s good to fry again.
  3. Grated feta cheese. If there is no feta cheese, another salty cheese will do.
  4. Mix the minced meat, egg, feta cheese, salt, spices and herbs.
  5. Take out and re-roll the dough. Spread the filling on it, then roll it up again. Put on a baking sheet greased with egg yolk.
  6. Oven in the oven for 20 minutes on medium-high heat (temperature envy of the power of the furnace).
  7. Slice the tomato and put on the strudel.Top with grated cheese and put in the oven for another 10 minutes.

Serve on a green leaf of lettuce.

Australian recipe

In Australia, most dishes consist of meat; they are always simple and quick.

 

Ingredients:

  • minced meat - 400-500 grams;
  • puff pastry - 300-400 grams;
  • white bread - 100 grams;
  • sunflower oil - 60 ml;
  • mustard - 30 grams;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic - 1-2 cloves;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • salt - 1 teaspoon;
  • soda - 1 teaspoon;
  • ground black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon;
  • thyme - 1/2 teaspoon.

You can also add various spices as you wish.

Cooking method:

  1. Cut the bread, after cutting the crusts, cubes of medium size.
  2. Soak the bread in cold water. Leave on for 15 minutes.
  3. After squeezing the water out of the bread.
  4. Finely chop, then add onion and garlic in a pan until transparent.
  5. Combine minced meat, bread, onion and garlic. Add the egg, spices and mustard to the mixture.
  6. Roll out the dough so that the layer is no more than 3 mm.
  7. Put a mixture of minced meat on half-rolled dough, cover with the remaining half of minced meat.
  8. So that when baking the dough does not break from the steam, you need to pierce the top in several places.
  9. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

Cut the finished strudel and serve with vegetables or mashed potatoes.

The result is a very interesting flavor combination of various products and meat. Serve any meat strudel with vegetables or a side dish.

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