Hungarian Hortobágyi Palacsinta Recipe (Stuffed Pancakes)
This Hortobágyi Palacsinta (Hortobágy Pancakes) recipe is a traditional Hungarian dish featuring savory pancakes filled with stew.
Ingredients
For the stew:
- Ground veal can be replaced with chicken, beef or pork – 10 oz
- White onion – 1
- Large tomatoes – 5
- Paprika – 3 tbsp
- Cumin – 1 tsp
- Sour cream – 4 tbsp
- Water – 1 cup
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Parsley
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- Olive oil
For the pancakes
- Eggs – 3
- Flour – 1 cup
- Milk – 1 cup
Instructions
- Dice the onions and fry in a non-stick frying pan of olive oil until soft.
- Begin adding your ground meat and cooking until brown. Add in your garlic cloves a few minutes before the meat has browned.
- Finely chop the tomato and add in to the pan with 1 cup of water, stir until thoroughly mixed.
- Next, add in your cumin, paprika and parsley and stir. Put on a low heat, cover and leave to simmer for 40 minutes or until the sauce becomes thick.
- Next you should sieve out your meat to be used for the filling, making sure to save the sauce for later.
- Once the sauce has thickened, take off the heat and stir in 2 tbsp of sour cream. Leave to settle on the side.
- Now create a batter using your eggs, flower and milk and whisking in a bowl.
- Add a small amount of oil to a pain and ladle in the batter mix, coating the pan. When the pancake starts to cook, flip it over and cook the other side then set it on a plate. Repeat these 3 more times until you have 4 pancakes.
- Now take your stewed meat and add a generous portion to the bottom half. To make a rectangle shape, tuck in the sides and the bottom before rolling over once. It should feel tightly packed in. Repeat this with your remaining pancakes.
- Place the 4 pancakes on a lightly oiled baking dish and cover with the sauce prepared earlier. Bake in the oven on a medium high heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Take them out of the oven and serve each pancake individually with a generous dollop of sour cream.
- Enjoy your hortobagy pancakes!
Nutrition
Calories: 1043kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 71gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 450mgSodium: 503mgFiber: 12gSugar: 23g
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