Meat zrazy in the oven

Cookinero 23 Feb 2025

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Minced meat zrazy in the oven is a Lithuanian national dish that has become popular in neighboring countries. These are stuffed meatballs that are baked until they are deliciously golden brown. Cooking this dish this way is considered the healthiest. After all, baking meat in the oven without vegetable oil is a healthy alternative to frying, when the products almost float in oil. In our step-by-step recipe, oil is only needed for sautéing vegetables. You can cook meat zrazy in the oven with different fillings - mushrooms, cheese, herbs. The list is limited only by your imagination. Minced meat zrazy can be cooked with any meat. Juicy zrazy will turn out from pork, and more dietary - from chicken.

How to cook Meat zrazy in the oven

Step 1

Prepare the meat. Cut the pork flesh across the grain into large pieces up to 1 cm thick. Beat them with a kitchen hammer. Rub with salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Step 2

Prepare the filling. Finely chop the onion, crush the garlic, and cut the mushrooms into medium cubes.

Step 3

Heat the frying pan. Fry the onion in vegetable oil for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic, and after another minute, the chopped mushrooms. Sauté the mixture for 5-7 minutes without covering. When the moisture evaporates a little, pour in the wine and continue frying the filling over low heat. Sauté the mixture for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Remove the filling from the pan into a bowl and let it cool.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Form the zrazy. To do this, put the mushroom filling in the middle of a beaten piece of meat, roll it into a tube and secure the edges with a wooden skewer. Use all the prepared ingredients completely.

Step 6

Grease a baking tray with vegetable oil and lay out the zrazy. Sprinkle with a mixture of dry spices on top. Put the zrazy in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Place the fragrant hot zrazy on a plate and serve, after removing the wooden skewers.