Krokiety

The name of the meal may sound similar to what is called croquettes. Nothing more misleading. Krokiety is a meal based on pancakes and meat. Brilliant. A bit time consuming, but brilliant.

Ingredients for the stuffing:

Beef or chicken 0,5 kg
1 egg
1 big onion, chopped and fried till golden
Salt
Pepper

Boil the meat (beef needs much more time to boil than chicken) till tender. Remove from the pan and let it cool down. Mince the meat adding seasoning, egg and fried onion. Stir the mixture and cover with a cloth.

Ingredients and preparation of pancakes:

Flour 2-3 cups
Cold water
1 egg
Salt (pinch for taste)

Place flour with the egg and salt in a bowl and add some water. Use an electric mixer. Mix and keep adding as much water as needed so the consistence of the mixture resembles cream.

Do not use milk instead of water as once fried, pancakes will break while folding.

Fry pancakes and let them cool down a bit. Place each pancake on a chopping board, place 2-3 tablespoons of stuffing in the middle of each pancake, press it a little and fold like an envelope. Turn the soft side up, so that each krokiet can set.

Final steps:

Prepare on plate full of bread crumbs and a bowl with 2-3 eggs scrambled with a fork. Place each krokiet in the bowl and make sure each krokiet is always well covered in egg. Then, cover it in bread crumbs and fry on oil till golden brown.

Place fried krokiety on a baking tray and place in the oven for about 15 minutes, in temperature around 100 degrees.

Serve hot. Any sauce is a nice accompaniment to the meal.