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How many interesting dishes you can cook with zucchini! For example, here is a kind of fake chebureki. This is a recipe for a dish cooked from pancake batter with grated zucchini. Minced boiled beef is inside the zucchini “chebureki”. Such chebureki are nourishing and very tasty.

Summary

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 20 mins
Total Time1 hr 40 mins
CourseSide Dish
CuisineRussian

Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat Ingredients

Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat
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Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat Instructions

  1. Cut the meat into large chunks, pour a little water in a saucepan, and simmer it slowly for about 1 hour until done.
  2. After the meat is cooked, put it on a plate to cool.
  3. Dice the onions and put them into a heated frying pan with the vegetable oil. Brown the onions over medium heat for 4-5 minutes stirring constantly.
  4. Put the meat and onions through a meat grinder.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste to the mass. Mix everything.
    Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat step 5
  6. Grate the zucchini on a medium grater. Add the eggs, milk, flour, salt, pepper, and 70 ml of vegetable oil to the zucchini. Mix all together well. The batter should be a little thicker than for pancakes.
    Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat step 6
  7. Heat a frying pan and pour in a couple of tablespoons of oil. When the oil is hot, pour a portion of the batter into the pan to completely cover the bottom.
  8. Put 2-3 tablespoons of the filling on half of the pancake.
    Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat step 8
  9. Once the pancake has slightly got brown after 1 to 2 minutes, use a spatula to cover the filling with the free part of the pancake. Press the edges to make them stick together.
  10. Brown the zucchini chebureki with meat for 2-3 minutes on each side. Do the same with all the batter and filling. While frying, add more vegetable oil if needed.
    Zucchini “Chebureki” with Minced Meat step 10
  11. Place the cooked zucchini “chebureki” on a napkin to remove the excess oil.

Enjoy your meal!