Zhemaychai

Main Dishes | Lithuanian cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Zhemaychai

Ingredients

Ground meat - 10.6 oz
Salad Potatoes - 3 pieces
Onion - 3 pieces
Garlic - 2 cloves
Semolina - 4 tablespoons
Mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
Chicken Egg - 2 pieces
Bay leaf - 4 pieces
Wheat Flour - 1 tablespoon
Salt - to taste
White Pepper (whole) - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the potato filling. To do this, boil the potatoes in their skins. Grate them. Mix with 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of semolina, 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, finely chopped onion, and grated garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Knead the filling.

Step 2

Prepare the meat filling. To do this, grind the meat through a meat grinder. Mix with 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of semolina, 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, finely chopped onion, and grated garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Add chopped bay leaves. Knead the filling.

Step 3

Form a potato patty and place the meat filling inside (that is, coat the meat filling with potato and bread it in flour). Fry on high heat for 2 minutes on one side, then turn and fry for about 20 minutes on low heat.