Zeppelins (potato zrazy)
Zeppelins are airships, and they are also potato zrazy, a traditional dish of Lithuanian cuisine.
Ingredients
Servings 4- 1200 g potatoes
- 10 g starch
- salt, spices to taste
- 400 g boiled potatoes
- 75 g onion
- 250 g minced pork
- 150 g of smoked lard
- 75 g onion
- 100 g sour cream
Cooking
Step 1
Peel raw potatoes and grate them on a fine grater, squeeze through gauze, add starch, salt and mix with boiled potatoes, passed through a meat grinder. Finely chop the onion, add spices and mix with minced meat.
Step 2
Blind oblong cups from the potato mass, put minced meat inside and form zrazy in the form of airships.
Step 3
Carefully lower the zeppelins one by one into the boiling salted water, trying not to stop the water from boiling. Cook for 20-25 minutes.
Step 4
For the sauce, cut the lard into cubes and fry until melted. Add finely chopped onion and fry until golden brown. Add sour cream.
Step 5
If desired, ready-made zeppelins can be fried in vegetable oil. Drizzle the sauce over the zeppelins before serving.