A heavy meal doesn’t get any heavier than these beef-stuffed potato pancakes. It has all the nutritional value of the potato vegetable, and add that to the health benefits the beef can give our bodies.
This dish is ideal for breakfast and perfect as an on-the-go meal whenever you are on the road. We are sure that you will fall in love with this easy recipe and you might end up cooking it every now and then.
One of the best things about this dish is that you can have them preserved inside the fridge for later consumption, you can simply warm them up inside a microwave. So, expect no wasted leftovers from these beef-stuffed potato pancakes.
This recipe was shared by a YouTube channel called Little Strawberry Kitchen which has a huge fanbase of 150K subscribers and over 2,000 followers on Facebook.
By the looks of the language used in the channel, it seems like it’s being managed by someone from Azerbaijan.
For those who are not familiar with the country…
“Azerbaijan, the nation and former Soviet republic, is bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains, which span Asia and Europe. Its capital, Baku, is famed for its medieval walled Inner City. Within the Inner City lies the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a royal retreat dating to the 15th century, and the centuries-old stone Maiden Tower, which dominates the city skyline.”
To get started with this recipe, you should have the following ingredients first.
- 7 potatoes (large in size)
- 1 white onion
- 500 grams of ground beef
- 25 grams of butter
- 160 grams of flour
- 1 egg
- Salt
- Pepper
- Red pepper powder
- Vegetable oil
Note: The specific measurements listed on each ingredient is good for 4 pieces as shown in the video tutorial of the recipe.
For the step-by-step procedures…
Step Number 1: Peel the potatoes, chop them into pieces, and boil them until they become soft enough for mashing.
Step Number 2: Peel the onion and chop it into fine pieces. Grease your pan with butter, then put the chopped onions, and simmer.
Step Number 3: Next, add the ground beef to the onion and simmer it until it becomes lightly cooked. Then add salt, pepper, and red pepper powder. Mix them well and continuously, to avoid the meat from getting burnt and sticking onto the pan.
Step Number 4: Go back to the potatoes and check if it’s ready for mashing. If yes, then proceed to the mashing process and do it well using any equipment that you have available. Once done, add 25 grams of butter and mix it well with the mashed potatoes.
Step Number 5: In the same mixture, add 1 egg, and 160 grams of flour, salt, and pepper, then mix well to come up with the perfect mashed potato dough for the potato pancakes.
Step Number 6: Shape the potato dough into pancake shapes and stuff the ground beef meat mixture in.
Step Number 7: Fry them using vegetable oil and make sure that each side gets toasted enough, that way you will be sure that the potato dough gets cooked well.
Step Number 8: Enjoy while it’s hot!
The video of this recipe was just uploaded in June of this year but it has already gained over 1.8 million views, with tens of thousands of likes. And the people who have already tried this recipe had some words for the doubters of this yummy dish.
One YouTube user commented:
“Saw this recipe a couple hours ago and immediately started to make them. Turned out exactly as they appear on the recipe picture. Absolutely delicious and very filling. Comfort food that I’ll definitely be making again and trying out new flavours like ham and cheese or spiced chicken and cheese, ect. Thank You!”
Watch the video tutorial of this recipe below and see why this is a must-try.
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