Meat Turnovers (Lazy Chebureki)

Puff pastry with a juicy meat filling. For those who want delicious homemade meat turnovers (chebureki) without making dough from scratch — or simply need a quick recipe — this lazy version comes together fast and turns out wonderfully satisfying 

Ingredients

• 1 package puff pastry (450 g)

• 700 g ground meat (I used a mix of beef and pork)

• 1 large onion

• ~1 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp pepper

• vegetable oil for frying

Steps

1. Blend the onion until finely minced and add it to the ground meat

2. Season with salt and pepper, add a little cold water to make the filling softer and juicier, and mix well

3. Roll out the puff pastry to about 2 mm thick and cut out circles about 10+ cm (4+ inches) in diameter

4. Place the meat filling onto one half of each circle, leaving a small border around the edges

5. Lightly moisten the edges with water

6. Fold the dough over the filling and seal the edges with a fork

7. Fry the turnovers (chebureki) in a well-heated pan with vegetable oil on both sides until golden brown