Lenten potato zrazy with mushrooms

Juicy, fragrant, and golden! Made entirely from plant-based ingredients. Lenten potato zrazy with mushrooms are so easy to make that even a beginner can manage. From the most affordable, budget-friendly ingredients you get a very tasty dish that's good not only for a fast but for a vegetarian menu too.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 12 % 3 g
Fats 28 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 60 % 15 g
125 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    How do you make Lenten potato zrazy with mushrooms? Gather the ingredients. Use a neutral, odorless vegetable oil.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Wash and peel the potatoes ahead of time and boil them in salted water until tender.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Drain the water. Mash the boiled potatoes with a masher until smooth, with no lumps. Let the mashed potatoes cool.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Button mushrooms work well for the filling. If you use wild mushrooms, boil them first in salted water. Wash the button mushrooms and pat them dry. Cut them into small cubes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes too.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Fry the onion in a skillet for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the prepared mushrooms to the skillet with the onion. Fry the mushrooms, stirring, until done. Salt them about halfway through cooking.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add the flour and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the cooled mashed potatoes. Mix well. Let the potato mixture sit for 10 minutes. During that time the flour swells and the mixture becomes more cohesive.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    I found it handy to shape the zrazy using plastic wrap. Lay out a portion of the potato dough as a flat patty and smooth it out.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Put about 1–1.5 tablespoons of mushroom filling in the center of the patty.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Using the plastic wrap, lift and bring the edges of the patty together, sealing it like a pie.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Shape all the zrazy this way.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Pour the breadcrumbs onto a small rimmed plate. Roll each zraza in the breadcrumbs on all sides.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the prepared zrazy. Fry them over medium heat until golden brown.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Then flip the zrazy and fry the other side until done.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Serve the Lenten potato zrazy with mushrooms hot. Enjoy your meal!

  • Instead of fresh mushrooms, you can use frozen or dried ones (you'll need 5–6 times less dried than fresh). Frozen mushrooms can be thawed however is convenient (in the microwave on the appropriate setting, for example—check your appliance's manual) and the liquid drained off. Or, if the amount of liquid in the recipe isn't critical, use them without thawing. Dried mushrooms should be washed well, since they aren't washed before drying, and then soaked in cold water for at least 2–3 hours.
  • Any oil is good only up to a certain temperature—its smoke point, at which the oil starts to burn and forms toxic compounds, including carcinogens. To learn how to gauge the frying temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which oil is better not to use at all, read here.
  • Important! The wrong pan can ruin even the best recipe. For all the details on how to choose the perfect pan for different dishes, read here.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Jacket potatoes - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Wild mushrooms - 21  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347  kcal/100g

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