Potato babka

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Potato babka recipes

Ingredients

Potatoes – 1 kg

Chicken egg – 2 pcs

Hard cheese – 40 g

Butter – 1 tbsp. l.

Breadcrumbs – 1 tbsp. l.

Onion – 1 pc.

Sunflower oil – 3 tbsp. l.

Ground dark pepper - to taste

Ingredients

Potatoes – 1 kg

Minced meat – 400 g

Pepper - to taste

Butter for greasing the mold - 1 tsp.

Vegetable oil for frying – 2 tbsp.

Ingredients

Potatoes – 500 g

Champignons – 200 g

Onion – 50 g

Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Chicken egg – 1 pc.

Hard cheese – 40 g

Salt and pepper - to taste

Ingredients

Potatoes – 300 g

Onions – 1 pc.

Champignons – 100 g

Dried bacon – 30 g

Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Parsley - a couple of sprigs

Pepper, h.m. - taste

Hard cheese – 30 g

Ingredients

Potatoes – 300 g

Champignons – 100 g

Onion – 40 g

Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Pepper, h.m. - taste

Chicken egg – 1 pc.

Corn starch – 2 tbsp.

Parsley - a few sprigs

Ingredients

Potatoes – 500 g

Minced chicken – 200 g

Onion – 40 g

Champignons – 100 g

Chicken egg – 1 pc.

Pepper, h.m. - taste

Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Parsley - a few sprigs

Ingredients

Potatoes – 900 g

Pepper - to taste

Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.

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Potato babka - the best recipes for a tasty Belarusian dish

Potato babka is a national Belarusian treat, which has become popular in almost all countries thanks to its usual production. It is also called a peasant dish: nourishing, tasty, energizing for the whole day. There are many recipes, but potatoes always remain the basis; they are mixed with meat, lard, mushrooms, and served with sour cream sauce.

How to cook potato babka?

Belarusians say that the most delicious potato babka comes with lard and mushrooms, but you can put them separately. For mushrooms, it is better to take chanterelles or snow-white ones; forest mushrooms impart a unique smell. It’s more convenient to cook in pots or a casserole dish; almost everyone uses an oven tray. Experienced chefs advise eating this dish only when it’s hot; later it loses its taste. But there are tricks thanks to which potato granny retains its characteristics even when cool:

After rubbing, the potatoes quickly turn blue and lose their taste. To prevent this from happening, you need to add an onion.
It is recommended to squeeze the grated pulp slightly, otherwise the starch will be felt differently.
The treat remains soft for a long time if you pour half a glass of milk into the potatoes.

Potato babka in Belarusian

The Belarusian babka is an invention of housewives who could rely more on potatoes than on any other vegetables.

potatoes – 2 kg;
meat – 200 g;
onions – 2 pcs.;
hard cheese – 100 g;
butter – 50 g;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
garlic – 2-3 cloves.

Chop the meat and onion, fry, add salt and pepper.
Grate the potatoes and squeeze a little.
Crush the garlic, add to the pulp along with flour, salt, spices, mix.
Add half the meat.
Place the rest of the roasted meat on a greased baking sheet and cover with potatoes.
Bake for 1 hour.
10 minutes before the end, sprinkle the potato babka with grated cheese.

Potato babka with milk

Potato babka in the oven is the most common recipe. It is considered the most delicious, since the oven is analogous to the oven where this dish was first prepared. It can also be called an ordinary casserole, the main thing is to grind the potatoes to a puree; some ladies use a meat grinder rather than a small grater.

potatoes – 2.5 kg;
onions – 2 pcs.;
lard – 150 g;
milk – 100 ml;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
soda – 0.5 tsp.

Grate the potatoes together with the onion, squeeze, beat in the egg.
Pepper, salt, add flour and soda, mix.
Fry the onion with lard and add to the mixture.
Add milk, stir.
Bake covered in a preheated oven for 1 hour.

Potato babka in a frying pan - recipe

They jokingly say that potato babka in a frying pan is an invention of lazy or very busy housewives, when the family asks for potato pancakes, but is too lazy or doesn’t have time to bother. For the recipe, it is better to take brisket, or half and half with lard. Among the spices, potatoes “love” dill, caraway seeds, thyme and turmeric. You can also put your beloved ones.

potatoes – 1 kg;
brisket – 200 g;
carrots – 1 pc.;
onions – 2 pcs.;
testicles – 1 pc.;
salt – 1 tsp.

Cut the brisket and carrots into strips, and the onion into cubes.
Fry until golden brown.
Grate the potatoes.
Add salt, egg, seasonings, roasted meat, mix.
Place the mixture in a frying pan and fry for 15 minutes until crusty.
Later turn it over and repeat on the other side.

Potato babka with minced meat in the oven

There is a version that supposedly the recipe for potato babka was brought to Belarus by Jews, who began to settle in these lands in the 18th century. Their national dish, kugel, was initially prepared from carrots and cabbage, but in the new place the settlers had to replace these vegetables with potatoes, and instead of lard they took lean minced meat.

minced meat – 400 g;
potatoes – 10 pcs.;
carrots – 2 pcs.;
onions – 2 pcs.;
eggs – 2 pcs.

Grate the potatoes finely, coarsely grate the carrots, and chop the onion.
Fry and add to potatoes.
Beat in the egg, salt and pepper.
Mix the minced meat with spices and chopped onions.
Place half of the potato mixture on a baking sheet, then add minced meat, “cover” with potatoes.
Potato babka with minced meat is cooked in a preheated oven for 1 hour.

Potato babka recipe in the oven with lard

Another delicious recipe - potato babka with lard in the oven. Nourishing, nutritious, and very tasty. It’s better to take huge potatoes so that you can grate them faster, and then the mass will be homogeneous. And to prevent it from darkening, some housewives add a teaspoon of lemon juice. It is better to put salted lard.

potatoes – 1 kg;
lard – 200 g;
onion – 1 pc.

Grind or finely chop the lard.
Grate the potatoes, salt and pepper.
Fry the onion in a spoon of ground lard.
Mix everything, put it in the duck dish.
Simmer in a preheated oven for 40 minutes.

Potato babka with mushrooms

During Lent, a frequent guest on the table in Belarusian families was potato babka with mushrooms in the oven. For a fragrant dish, only forest mushrooms are needed; dried ones are also suitable, but they must be soaked in advance. And the hidden “zest” from Belarusian housewives is dried pears! They are quickly soaked and later cut into pieces.

potatoes – 1.5 kg;
mushrooms – 200 g;
onions – 2 pcs.;
pears – 2 pcs.;
flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
sour cream – 2 tbsp. l.

Finely grate the potatoes and mix with flour.
Cut the pears and soak them.
Chop the mushrooms, fry and add salt.
Chop and sauté the onion.
Mix everything, put in a cast iron pot, spread with sour cream.
Potato mushroom babka is baked for 45 minutes.

Fish and potato babka

A unique potato babka in the oven comes out with fish, the Belarusians who switched to the Baltic are famous for this treat; instead of the usual lard and meat, they have adapted to add pollock or cod, you can also put it in half. But the fish will need to be ground into minced meat; marjoram and thyme are good seasonings.

minced fish – 1 kg;
potatoes – 1-2 kg;
starch - 2 tbsp. l.;
testicles – 1 pc.;
garlic – 3 cloves.

Grate the potatoes and squeeze lightly.
Chop the onion, fry it, put it in the paste.
Add eggs, starch, salt, pepper.
Salt the minced fish and add seasonings to the mixture.
Place in a greased mold and cover with duralumin foil.
The potato fish babka is baked for an hour.

Potato babka in the microwave

If the production of potato babka needs to be significantly reduced, it is ideal to use a microwave. Instead of an hour, it’s entirely possible to do it in 20-25 minutes, but it’s important to rely only on utensils that are designed for this technique. If there is more consistency, you will have to divide it into a couple of batches.

potatoes – 0.5 kg;
brisket – 300 g;
onion – 1 pc.

Grate the potatoes, do not squeeze them.
Chop the onion and meat, fry, cool.
Mix with potatoes, salt and pepper.
Microwave for 10 minutes.
Later, the potato babka is mixed and cooked for another 10 minutes.

Potato babka in the oven in a pot - recipe

Potato babka in pots turns out very tasty; it is better to take clay products. For a delicate taste, add a couple of tablespoons of rich sour cream. You can put meat, brisket, mushrooms in the pots, almost all of them are combined, it also goes well with minced meat. It’s important that when laying out layers, do not forget to sprinkle with any spices.

brisket – 200 g;
potatoes – 1 kg;
onions – 2 pcs.;
testicles – 1 pc.;
flour – 2 tbsp. l.

Cut the brisket, fry with onions.
Grate the potatoes, add frying, eggs, spices, mix.
Divide into pots.
Bake for 30 minutes under the lid, and later without it, to get a golden brown crust.

Potato babka recipe in a slow cooker

Busy housewives will love potato babka in a slow cooker; this recipe will greatly simplify the preparation of your favorite treat. It tastes better to use lard, but bacon and lard with a layer of meat are also perfectly suitable. They also add salted lard, but the salt must be in moderation. You can fry it in a frying pan or in the “Frying” mode, whichever is more convenient for you.

potatoes – 1 kg;
flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
testicles – 1 pc.;
onion – 1 pc.;
lard – 100 g;
ghee - 2 tbsp. l.

Finely grate the potatoes.
Add egg, flour, salt, pepper.
Fry bacon with onions, stir with potatoes.
Place in a bowl, pour over oil.
Cook in the “Baking” mode for 30 minutes.

Recipes for making potato babka

Traditional potato babka in the oven

Potatoes – 16 pieces.
Flour – 2 teaspoons.
Onions – 2 pieces.
Lard (lard) – 50 gr.
Oil – 2 tablespoons.
Salt to taste.

1. Chop the onion and fry it with lard until golden brown.

2. Peel the potatoes, then grate them using a food processor or a hand grater, add flour to our potato porridge, add fried onions there, also pepper and salt our dish, mix everything thoroughly.

3. Place our mixture in a baking container, but before doing this, it should be greased.

4. Place in the oven for 40-45 minutes, at a baking temperature of 180-200 degrees.

5. Serve still hot with butter or sour cream, as you prefer.

Potato babka with meat, baked in the oven

Potatoes – 16 pieces.
Meat (pork) – 350 gr.
Flour – 2 teaspoons.
Onions – 2 pieces.
Lard (lard) – 50 gr.
Oil – 2 tablespoons.
Salt to taste.

1. Chop the onion, peeled in advance, and fry it with bacon until golden brown.

2. Cut the meat into small cubes and fry it with butter in a frying pan.

3. Peel the potatoes, then grate them and add flour to them, then add fried onions and meat to our consistency, pepper and add salt to the whole dish, mix thoroughly.

4. Grease the baking dish prepared for baking and put our mixture into it.

5. Place in the oven for 40-45 minutes, at a baking temperature of 180-200 degrees.

6. The babka should be served still hot with butter or sour cream, to your taste.

Potato babka stuffed with mushrooms and onions

Potatoes – 10 pieces.
Flour – 1 tablespoon.
Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons.
Sour cream – 4 tablespoons.
For minced meat:
Mushrooms – 120 grams new or 30 grams dried.
Onion – 2 pcs.
Oil – 2 tablespoons.

1. Grind our potatoes on a small grater until they become porridge.

2.Add flour to the potato mixture, salt everything and mix thoroughly.

3. Let's start making minced mushrooms with onions.

4.When making babka with dried mushrooms, they should first be thoroughly washed and then soaked in water for two hours.

5. Boil the mushrooms in the water they soaked.

6. Throw the mushrooms into a sieve, wash, finely chop and fry.

7.Fry the onion and add it to the mushrooms, add salt and pepper and mix everything.

8.When making new mushrooms, you need to scald them with boiling water, wash, boil and fry.

9. In our baking dish, greased, place half of the potatoes in the first layer, minced mushrooms in the second layer and the second half of the potatoes in the third.

10.Place to bake in a preheated oven to 180-200 degrees.

11.After 10 minutes of baking, brush the babka with sour cream to get a golden brown crust.

12.Then put it in the oven again for another 30-35 minutes.

13. Serve the finished dish with butter or sour cream, depending on your tastes.

Potato babka recipe in the oven without meat

Potatoes – 5-6 pieces.
Flour – 1/2 tablespoon.
Onion – 1 head.
Lard (lard) – 40 gr.
Butter – 1 tablespoon.
Salt and ground dark pepper to taste.

1.Peel our potatoes and wash them well.

2.Grate on a small grater and squeeze out the juice.

3. Let the potato juice sit until the starch settles, then drain the liquid and combine the settled starch with the potato mass.

4.Finely chop the lard and fry it with onions. Mix everything with the potatoes, adding flour, salt and pepper.

5. Grease a baking dish with fat or oil, and put our mixture there, sprinkle oil on top.

6. Place in a preheated oven to bake at 180-200 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

7.Serve with sour cream or mushroom sauce.

Video recipe for a very tasty potato babka in the oven

Potato babka

In the famous movie “Girls,” the young cook Tonya Kislitsyna listed potato dishes, including national ones. Unfortunately, she didn’t say anything about potato babka, but even a novice housewife can prepare this Belarusian dish. It will require a minimum of goods and effort.

The main component of potato babka is grated raw potatoes, to which a variety of ingredients are added, combining everything together or laying potatoes with certain ingredients in layers.

So, for example, there are recipes for potato babka with mushrooms, onions, bacon, meat, lard, and almost all other products. Potato babka is usually prepared in the oven, and any form or pot is used for baking. Below are a few favorite but very common recipes.

Traditional potato babka - recipe with video

There are a huge number of variations of babka; according to the traditional recipe, you will need potatoes and fatty pork.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 1-1.2 kg.
Pork (can be replaced with lard) – 300 gr.
Onions – 2-3 pcs.
Milk – 1 tbsp.
Salt, hot and aromatic peppers.

Method of action:

The first step is to prepare the food. Wash the potatoes and onions, peel them, grate them on a small grater or grind them through a meat grinder.
Cut the pork into thin strips and fry in a frying pan until golden brown.
Pour milk into the potato-onion mixture, add pork, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
Place the mixture in a refractory dish greased with vegetable oil and level it out.
Place in the oven, previously preheated, cover the top with a sheet of foil or a lid.
Baking temperature – 180°C, time – at least 45 minutes. At the end of baking, remove the lid so that a golden brown crust appears on the babka.
Cut into portions, place on plates, add a couple of spoons of sour cream on top. The smells of the dish will naturally attract the whole family, so it's time to pass out the forks.

Potato babka in the oven with minced meat - step-by-step recipe with photos

Potato babka is a tasty, simple and quick-to-make dish that belongs to Belarusian cuisine. The recipe tells you how to cook potato babka with minced meat.

Ingredients

Minced meat (beef, pork): 500 g
Potatoes: 700 g
Testicle: 1 pc.
Carrots: 1 pc.
Bow: 1 pc.
Wheat flour: 4 tbsp. l.
Vegetable oil: for lubrication
Salt, dark pepper: to taste

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Chop the onion and grate the carrots using a coarse grater. Add chopped vegetables to the minced meat, add pepper and salt to taste. Mix the added ingredients with the minced meat.

Using a small grater, grate the potatoes. Break an egg into the grated mixture, add pepper and salt to taste, add flour and mix.

Grease a baking dish with butter. Spread half of the resulting potato mixture.

Place the minced meat in the next layer.

Spread the remaining potato mixture over the minced meat. Place the resulting potato babka in the oven. Bake for 1 hour at 180 degrees.

After 1 hour, the potato babka with minced meat is ready.

Serve the potato babka and season with sour cream if desired.

How to cook potato babka in a slow cooker

Potatoes are one of the most popular products in Belarusian cuisine; local housewives are ready to show 1001 recipes for dishes made from them. Potato babka is on the list of more tasty and affordable recipes, and the most modern household appliances are now coming to the aid of the cook. Below is a recipe for making babka in a slow cooker.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 1 kg.
Flour (premium wheat) – 1 tbsp. l.
Chicken egg – 1 pc.
Onions – 1 pc.
Lard – 100 gr.
Ghee butter – 2 tbsp. l.
Salt and pepper.

Method of action:

Wash the potatoes, peel them, wash them again, grate them. You can use a grater, or you can use another kitchen device - a food processor.
Add egg, flour, salt and pepper to the potato mixture.
Chop the bacon, peel the onion, wash and chop into cubes.
In a slow cooker, fry the bacon and onion until golden brown ("Fry" program).
Add potatoes to the prepared frying mixture and mix thoroughly.
Smooth the top and pour melted butter over it. Cook in the “Baking” mode.
Serve with sour cream and herbs!

Belarusian potato babka recipe

The Belarusian grandmother does not need exotic products; most of them are always at hand. The development of production is also ordinary, it is simply learned by novice cooks.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 2 kg.
Fresh chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
Lard or fatty pork – 200-300 gr.
Onions – 1-2 pcs. depending on the size.
Salt, spices.
Fat sour cream – 2-3 tbsp. l.

(can be divided in half for a small family)

Method of action:

Cut the bacon (or pork) into small cubes or bars. Fry in a frying pan, transfer to a dish, leaving the rendered fat.
Fry the onion in this fat until golden brown. Beforehand, clean it, wash it, chop it. Let the onions and pork cool to room temperature.
Grate the peeled and washed potatoes using a grater or food processor. Break the eggs into the potato mixture, add sour cream, and mix thoroughly.
Add fried bacon (pork) and onions to this. Salt and season with spices.
Grease a huge fireproof container or small portion molds with vegetable oil and place the future babka.
Place in the oven to bake. Time – 40-45 minutes, oven temperature – approximately 180°C.
At the end of baking, you can grease the almost finished babka with sour cream so that the crust comes out golden and crispy.
Serve sprinkled with herbs - parsley or dill.

Several recipes for potato babka clearly showed that you need a minimum of goods and little effort. But from this day on, a nourishing, tasty, very appetizing dish will often amuse the hostess and household members.