Soviet-Style Liver Batter Pies

Famous liver pies made from batter. Yes, you will probably remember now the pies that in Soviet times were sold in markets from large metal thermoses. A machine sculpted these pies and they turned out to be of perfect cylindrical shape. There is a joke about those market pies: “If you eat a pie and don’t find any filling in it, you know it had meat!” And Orsk pies are still popular.
cook time: 1h
Zoe Kendrick
Soviet-Style Liver Batter Pies

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

400
Calories
33g
Fat
19g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (30 portions)

For dough:

Wheat flour 1.5 kg
Water 1.25 l
Sugar 50 g
Salt 0.5 tsp
Fresh yeast 50 g

Filling:

Salt to taste
Liver 1 kg
Bulb onions 300 g
Ground black pepper to taste

For deep frying:

Vegetable oil 2 l

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake liver pies from batter? The dough for pies is very easy to make. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand for 10 minutes, then add salt, flour, stir well. You may need more or less flour. Focus on the desired consistency of the dough. After 45 minutes the dough is ready. But I personally advise you to stir the dough again after 20 minutes. The dough turns out to be very liquid, slightly thicker than dough.

Step 2

Step 2
Grind the liver in a meat grinder with a large wire rack.

Step 3

Step 3
Then simmer the minced meat for 20-25 minutes in a deep frying pan until cooked. Salt and pepper. Then add 300 grams of onion minced in a meat grinder to the hot minced meat. There is no need to simmer the onions with minced meat. Thatʼs the point. Just quickly stir the onion with the hot minced meat and leave the filling to cool.

Step 4

Step 4
And then the hardest part begins. Because making such pies without the skill is not an easy task.

Step 5

Step 5
First you need to heat the oil for deep frying. Lots of oil. The best way is right in the pan. Then grease the table well with oil. You can pour oil into a bowl — it will be convenient to lubricate your hands. Literally dip your palms in the oil and then pinch off pieces of dough. After this, wash your hands again (!) and wipe them dry. Lubricate with oil again. Place a piece of dough on your palm and flatten it into a flat cake. Spoon the filling and spread it a little along the length of the pie.

Step 6

Step 6
Then simply roll up the dough from one edge. Quickly lower the resulting pie into deep fat. Wet your hands again with oil and repeat the process. You need to make pies quickly.

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