Beef Chebureki (Deep Fried Beef Dumplings)

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Cheburek is made from unleavened dough filled with ground meat, onions and spices, fried in oil. It is a common street food in Russia and other former ex-USSR countries. Chebureki can be a nice appetizer or main dish, they look awesome and taste great.
Beef Chebureki (Deep Fried Beef Dumplings)

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar (white)
  • 1/2 onion (medium, finely chopped)
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon parsley flakes (or finely chopped fresh parsley)
  • avocado oil (for frying)
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
Yield:
Servings
Prep time:
20 minutes
Cook time:
15 minutes
Total time:
35 minutes
Yield: 7 Servings | Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 15 minutes | Total time: 35 minutes

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, sift together sugar, salt (about 1/3 teaspoon) and flour. Add olive oil. Add water to the flour mixture (a small amount at a time) mixing it and kneading dough until it's even, soft and doesn't stick to your hands. Add a little more flour if the dough is sticky, or water if it's stiff. Place the dough aside and prepare the filling.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together ground beef, finely chopped onion and parsley. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and stir in milk.
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3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough until it is about 1/10-1/8 inch (2.5-3mm) thick. Cut circles using a small tea plate. Gather the rest of the dough into a ball and roll again. Repeat until you used all the dough.
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4. Place about 2 tablespoons of the filling on one side of the circle, leaving 1/2 inch (about 1cm) space at the edges.
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5. Fold the other half of the circle over and pinch the edges firmly together using your fingers.
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6. Make sure there is no air inside chebureki and the edges are closed tightly.
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7. In a large skillet, heat the oil for deep frying (it should cover about 1/2 of a cheburek), reduce heat to medium and place 3 or 4 chebureki into oil (depending on the size of your skillet). Fry chebureki on both sides until nicely and evenly brown (about 5 minutes per each side).
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8. Drain on paper towels, let rest for a few minutes. Serve while still hot.
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Products I recommend for this recipe

Avocado Oil

Avocado Oil
Organic Flour

Organic Flour
Parsley Flakes

Parsley Flakes
Olive Oil

Olive Oil
Onion

Onion
Whole Milk

Whole Milk

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ORSGHID

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The recipe was very good
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Many thanks.

Guest
My grandmother used to make them for me when I was a child. Just loved them. Those and egg noodles and a very white dumpling that was kind of like a perogies but wider and flatter, and of course whiter. I wish I could remember what she called them or know what she made them of.
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Lovvve

Guest
We have made these a couple times. Tonight we are going to try adding cheese 💞💞💞
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Please use metric

Guest
Great recipe and tastes good. But please put in metric units.
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Simple, but good.

Guest
The recipe is simple, easy to follow, and amateur like me can make it. I suggest double the parsley, add green onion for the filling, add 1/2tsp more sugar for the dough, and cook it with room temp oil slowly raising to small-medium heat. Or precook the meat before fill them inside the dough, that way you can make the perfect crust without worrying about the meat being uncooked.
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New favorite food

Guest
I have made this recipe numerous times and every time it has turned out great. I just have some tips (and personal preferences) on this recipe. First off, set your stove around 2/3 of the way to medium. These will burn if they cook in oil that's too hot. Second is that I prefer adding some garlic and an entire onion (instead of 1/2). Overall a very good recipe. I would definitely recommend it who wants to try something different (and absolutely delicious)!
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MICHELLE EKECHUKWU
Thanks I’ll try it for dinner
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Dumplings

Guest
Look very delicious 😋 but how do you know when the meat is done inside the dough?
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Guest
Thank you for your advise, tips and tricks
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Guest
best food loved it
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recipe

Guest
awsome taste amazig
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Epic

Guest
I made these for my class while watching a movie, perfect movie snack!
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PERFECT

Guest
Loved this! Ive made it several times with this recipe. Always perfected with dipping in mayo like true Slav.
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Germans from Russia

Guest
My German from Russia grandmother made these. We called them fleish kueckle but also were called cheburecki. I am always fascinated by the origins of my family’s food traditions.
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Отличный рецепт

Guest
Спасибо! Очень просто и вкусно
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Guest
I made these for cooking class project because i'm from Russia and people wanted know what Chebureki was and they love it. Thanks for help with recipe.
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Awsome

Guest
10/10 would eat agian
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Guest
прекрасный вкус, хороший рецепт
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Guest
I made assorted cheburekis, ones with mashed potato, cheese and bacon in and also ones with fruit hmmmmm...
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nice chebreki

Guest
Delicious, nutritional with a lot of health benefits . Excellent recipe
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Finally

Guest
Finally a website that says how to make exactly 1000 chibrikis (bad spelling)
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Guest
Delicious slavic fond 10/10 blyatiful
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Excellent

sarah_friedman
I made this for my family and everyone LOVED it. Now it's in the rotation.
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Fantastic recipe! Came out

MollyC
Fantastic recipe! Came out amazing. The recipe is a bit time-consuming, but completely worth all the effort. As someone suggested, will try to use raw tortillas next time, to cut the prep time. Thanks for your great recipes!
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Wow, great recipe!!

MoniKa
I can’t stress enough how good this was- I can't wait to make it again!! I’m really glad I found this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Nice taste and look!

sandypell
Loved it!! I knew my husband wasn't crazy about chebureki but I love them, so I gave this recipe a try. And he loved their taste, too. It's five stars all the way and he asked me to double the recipe next time )
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Great idea!

alenatrs
I like the idea of using raw tortillas! Thank you! Will definitely try them sometime!
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My husband's favorite recipe!

vishenka
My husband and I really love this recipe!!! We've used it for a long time. Moreover, I have a secret for lazy people like me ) When I don't have time for the dough - I just use raw tortillas instead. They work great!!! You can find them in the refrigerator section at Walmart (near cream cheese), and Costco should carry them, too.
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Guest
I LOVE THE TASTE
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Awesome!

Guest
These taste exactly like the ones I used to drive fifty miles for! Thank you so much ♥️
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It’s good

Guest
I like meat so great job
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Great Recipe

Guest
Delicious and simple. We add fresh dill to ours! And we use sour cream, dill, garlic and S And P for a dipping sauce!
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alenatrs
Great addition! Thank you for sharing your tips and feedback. - Alena
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MICHELLE EKECHUKWU
I haven’t tried These yet but I’m very excited to!
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alenatrs
Hope you'll like these as much as we do ;) - Alena
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