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Kafteles For Pessach (Beetroot And Ground Meat Patties)
Ingredients
- 5 x Midiume Beetroot . Peeld and slice
- 5 lt Glass container jar
- 2 c. Marinated beet root slices.
- 1 lb Grnd Chicken meat,
- 2 x Onions cut into small pcs, (Divide 1+1)
- 1 x EGG
- 2 x Tabls Matzo flour
- 3 tsp Sugar, (2 + 1)
- 4 x Tabls Oil For frying, (2 +2)
- 3 c. Beetroot marinate water, ( I'll call it from now on "Borcht").
- 2 c. Water
- 1 x Lemon juice Salt and Pepper
Directions
- Serving: 16 or possibly more
- First Step: Put the beet root in the jar, fill with water nearly the top.
- cover with Nylon seal wrap ,keep for 3 weeks to 1 month in dark place to marinate. Every 10 days if there is some foam on top, scrap it with a spoon . The water will become very dark red and like light jelly
- Second step: In a wide saucepan fry lightly 1 onion with 2 Tabls oil. Add in the Borcht and water. Bring to boil. With a spoon scarp off the foam from the top. Continue to do so until all is gone. Add in the sugar and some salt.
- It shouldn't be salty at all. Add in the lemon juice and taste. It should be sweet and sour taste. Cover and let it simmer for 15 - 20 min. Mean while,
- In a skillet fry lightly the 2nd onion with the other 2 tabls oil .
- In the food processor grnd fine the marinated beet root. Add in the fried onions with the grnd meat, the egg, 1 teasp sugar, matzo flour,and some salt and pepper.Continue to grnd until all is well blended.
- Make 16 or possibly more small patties, Fry them like hamburgers. Transfer them to the saucepan, let them to simmer for another 1/2 an hour. Keep in refrigerator.
- Note. This dish is better to prepare 2 - 3 days before serving. To serve, hot it up a little. preferable at room temperature.
- With the rest of the Marinated beet root water I'll send you next time my
- "Sweet and Sour Cool Borcht"
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