Puff Pastry Hand Pies with Cabbage, Carrot, and Onion
Baking with ready-made puff pastry — quick and delicious! Puff pastry hand pies cooked in a skillet come together in minutes and make a wonderful snack or a satisfying meal on their own. These pies are great hot, and just as good cold in place of bread. Don't be afraid to experiment — you can treat your family to tasty homemade pies as often as you like. Use any filling you want: cabbage, potato, egg and herbs, ground meat or fish, or even jam.
For the best result, use plain (non-yeasted) puff pastry — stores carry plenty of options. You can make puff pastry from scratch, but it takes ages, and with today's busy schedules not every cook can afford that luxury. So thaw the store-bought pastry at room temperature; dust the work surface with flour and cover the pastry with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out. Make the filling: rinse the cabbage and remove the outer leaves, then shred the head into thin strips. Peel the carrot and onion and chop them finely (diced or julienned — you can also grate the carrot). Pour a little vegetable oil into a skillet and sauté the onion first, then the carrot. Stir now and then so they don't burn, cooking for about 5–7 minutes. Add the cabbage to the sautéed vegetables and cook for 20 minutes. Near the end, stir in the finely chopped dill, salt, pepper, and any spices you like. Let the filling cool, then start forming the pies. Roll the puff pastry into a thin sheet (about 2–3 mm thick) and cut it into small pieces. Place filling in the center of each and pinch the edges closed. Fry the pies in a preheated skillet with vegetable oil for 3–4 minutes per side, until golden and crisp. Serve with your favorite sauce — they're especially good with sour cream. You can even surprise guests by serving them in place of bread with soup: impressive and very filling. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Green cabbage - 46 kcal/100g
- Fresh frozen green cabbage in a package - 45 kcal/100g
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Dill greens - 38 kcal/100g
- Vegetable oil - 873 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- Puff pastry - 362 kcal/100g
