Kolduny

10 servings

40 minutes

Kolduny is a Baltic version of potato pancakes with a minced meat filling. First, form a potato pancake, put some meat on top and cover the filling with another layer of potato dough. To ensure that the kolduny are completely baked, cook them over low heat. They are best eaten with rich village sour cream.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 138.7
• Proteins: 6.5g
• Fats: 3.9g
• Carbohydrates: 19.9g

Ingredients

• Potato: 8 pc
• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Garlic: 2 clove
• Onion: 1 head
• Wheat flour: 3 tbsp
• Salt: to taste
• Ground meat: 150 g
• Sour cream: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Grate the potato and onion on a fine grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 8 pieces
   • Onion: 1 head

2. Press the garlic.

   Required ingredients:

   • Garlic: 2 cloves

3. Add eggs, salt, and flour to the potato mixture. Mix until homogeneous.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 8 pieces
   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces
   • Wheat flour: 3 tablespoons
   • Salt:  to taste

4. Check the minced meat - it should not be dry. Add salt and pepper to it. If necessary, add a spoon of sour cream and boiling water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ground meat: 150 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Sour cream:  to taste

5. Heat the pan with vegetable oil.

6. Lower the heat to minimum and place a tablespoon of dough on the hot skillet, flattening it into a neat pancake.

7. Spread the filling on top of the pancake, distribute it, and cover the filling with another layer of dough.

8. When the bottom is browned enough, flip and fry until cooked.

9. Do the same with the other ingredients. Place the finished dumplings on paper napkins.

10. Serve the dumplings with sour cream.

    Required ingredients:

    • Sour cream:  to taste