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Chebureki with cilantro on a white plate with a dip on the side.
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Simple and Classic Chebureki with a Meat Filling

Chebureki are crunchy, yet soft and meaty with a hint of herbs and spices and they also make a great grab-and-go food.
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: Meat & Stews, Russian
Allergy: Dairy Free, Nut Free
Servings: 15
Calories: 117kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 5-6 drops oil
  • 250-270 ml water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 300 g ground beef, 10 oz
  • 1 medium onion, put through a food processor
  • ½ cup cilantro, chopped
  • 4-6 Tbsp water
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • oil, for frying

Instructions

  • Put flour into a bowl and mix well with a pinch of salt. Add 5-6 drops of oil.
    2 cups flour, 5-6 drops oil
    Flour, salt, and water in a glass bowl.
  • With a dough attachment in the mixer, mix the oil in with the flour so there will be no clumps.
  • Little by little add water until you can take the dough and put it in a good ball shape.
    250-270 ml water
    Chebureki dough made from scratch in a glass bowl.
  • Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 40-60 minutes. (The purpose for this is so the dough comes together and would be easy to work with.)
    Dough for chebureki in a glass bowl, covered in plastic wrap.

Meanwhile, make the filling:

  • Mince the onion through a food processor or a grinder.
    1 medium onion,
    Chopped onion and cilantro on a cutting board.
  • In a bowl, mix beef, onion, salt, pepper, chopped cilantro, and 5 Tablespoons of water. Combine everything together well.
    1 pinch salt, 300 g ground beef,, 1 medium onion,, ½ cup cilantro,, salt,, black pepper,, 4-6 Tbsp water
    Meat mix in a white bowl for chebureki.
  • After the dough has been standing long enough, cut it into 12-14 same-size pieces.
    Round chebureki dough balls on a wooden cutting board.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece into a thin circle (add flour when rolling if dough is sticking to the surface.)
    Dough rolled out on a wooden cutting board with a rolling pin on the side.
  • On one side of the rolled out dough put 1-2 tablespoons of beef mix 2 cm away from the edge.
    A round of dough with meat on it on a wooden cutting baord.
  • Take dough from the other side and fold it, closing like a pocket shape. Using a fork, close the edges all around.
    Raw cheburek filled with meat, closed.
  • Make a few pokes lightly with a fork inside of the chebureki so the air will come out when frying.
    Holes poked into a cheburek on a wooden board with flour.
  • In a frying pan, heat a little bit of oil, about a tablespoon (you don’t want the chebureki to be greasy). Start putting by two to fry, they will fry quickly since they are thin. Flip over to the other side as soon as they brown up.
    oil,
    Raw chebureki starting to fry on a skillet.
  • Once both sides are golden brown, the meat filling should be cooked through. Remove from the skillet, and transfer to a large plate lined with paper towels. The paper towels soak up the excess oils.
    Golden brown chebureki frying on a black skillet.
  • Once cooled, they can be enjoyed! Store in an airtight glass container for up to a week.
    Fried chebureki on a paper towel.

Notes

My family enjoys eating these with a spice called Sumac (found in mid-Eastern stores), or with sour cream, and sometimes just on their own.

Nutrition

Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg