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Ukrianian Grechanyky (Гречаники)

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Course Main
Cuisine Ukrainian
Author Fr. Volodymyr Zablotskyy

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cups of cooked buckwheat
  • 2 cups of copped mushrooms white or baby bella
  • 1 egg
  • 1 sleeve of crackers
  • 1/2 cup of milk to soak the crackers
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic finely mince
  • 1/2 cup of crushed crackers soaked in milk
  • 1/2 of all purpose flour to coat your grechanyky before frying them
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • oil to brown the patties

Instructions

  • Cook the buckwheat first by adding one cup of buckwheat and two cups of water into a pan and cook it similarly to how you cook your rice.
  • Crush the crackers and soak them in milk.
  • Sauté the mushrooms and onions at medium heat. The more caramelized you can get the mushrooms and onions the better end result will be. (Tip: stir frequently to prevent burning.)
  • When your mushrooms and onions are nearly done, add to the pan garlic and cooked for a minute or two before turning out the heat.
  • Mix mix together meat, sauté mushroom onion and garlic mix, and crackers.
  • Form small patties of meat and coat them in flour.
  • Fry the patties on medium heat in a little vegetable oil till golden brown.
  • Finish your grechanyky in the oven. You can and some tomatoes sauce before putting them in the oven, but we like ours plain.
  • Enjoy your grechanyky and do not forget to share this recipe with your friends!