**Dive into the World of Beer Rocks (Bierocks): A Culinary Journey with Diverse Recipe Variations**
In the realm of culinary delights, beer rocks, also known as bierrocks, stand as a testament to the harmonious fusion of flavors, textures, and cultural influences. Originating from the Volga Germans, these delectable pockets of goodness have found a special place in the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide. With their irresistible combination of a crispy, golden-brown crust encasing a savory filling of seasoned beef, cabbage, and onions, beer rocks offer a symphony of flavors that tantalize the taste buds.
This article serves as a culinary compass, guiding you through a diverse collection of beer rock recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. Whether you prefer a traditional rendition or crave modern interpretations, you'll find a recipe that suits your palate. From classic beer rocks bursting with simplicity to creative variations featuring unique ingredients and bold flavors, this article has it all. Embark on a culinary adventure as you explore the delightful realm of beer rocks, where taste and tradition intertwine.
BIEROCKS OR RUNZAS
You can use any meat for your bierocks, and you can either grind the meat or dice it. I prefer to use both shredded cabbage and sauerkraut here, but you can use one or the other if you like. My seasonings reflect the Eastern European tradition of these buns, but you can play with it if you'd like. Once made, bierocks will keep in the fridge for a week, and are good cold.
Provided by Hank Shaw
Time 2h55m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Bloom the yeast in the warm water for 10 minutes, then mix all the remaining dough incredient together in a bowl. Knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes, then cover and let rest 1 hour.
- Make the filling. Heat the butter in a large pan and cook the cabbage, sauerkraut and onions over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Stir in the thyme, mustard, vinegar and beer and simmer until the liquid is all gone. Turn off the heat, and, when this is cool, mix well with the uncooked meat. Set in the fridge.
- After the first hour has elapsed, punch down the dough, knead a few more times, then roll into a ball, cover and let sit another hour.
- When the dough has about 30 minutes to go, take the filling out of the fridge. It is important that it goes into the bierock at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a baking sheet well.
- Cut the dough into eight pieces. Set the pieces you are not working on under plastic wrap or a damp towel. Divide the filling into eight parts, too.
- Roll a piece of dough into a ball, then flatten it to about 1/3 of an inch thick. Roll the outer inch of the dough thinner, to about ¼ inch thick or even thinner if you can - this makes what will become the bottom of the pastry match better with the top. Add some filling and bring the dough up all around it to seal. Set the dough seam side down on a floured surface and gently shape it into a flattened ball with your hands. Set on the greased baking sheet and repeat with the other pieces of dough.
- When all your bierocks are made and on the sheet, paint them all with egg and sprinkle with the seeds, plus a little more salt.
- Bake for 25 minutes, and cool a bit before serving. These are excellent at room temperature, too.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 452 kcal, Carbohydrate 50 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 140 mg, Sodium 589 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PAM'S BIEROCKS
A German dish, these sweet dinner rolls are stuffed with ground beef, onion, and cabbage. A great alternative to the Finnish pasty!
Provided by PUSHKEMAA
Categories Main Dish Recipes Savory Pie Recipes Beef Pie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare dough: In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Mix in sugar, margarine, egg, salt and 1/2 of the flour. Beat until smooth; add remaining flour until dough pulls together. Place in oiled bowl. Cover with foil and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight, OR let it rise for 1 hour.
- In a large heavy skillet, brown meat. Add onion, cabbage, salt and simmer 30 minutes. Cool until lukewarm. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Coat a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
- Punch down dough and divide into 20 pieces. Spread each piece of dough out on an un-floured surface and fill with approximately 2 tablespoons filling. fold dough over and seal edges. Place on prepared cookie sheet and let rise for 1 hour.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush with butter and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.3 calories, Carbohydrate 40.7 g, Cholesterol 32.4 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 416 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
BEER ROCKS / BIEROCKS
These are popular..where I come from (Central Valley of California) living up in the U.P. no one has ever heard of them...but they seem to enjoy eating them LOL.
Provided by katie in the UP
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h15m
Yield 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Fry beef, cabbage and onions. Add seasonings.
- Let filling cool.
- Roll out each bread roll, into approx 7 inch round.
- Place filling in middle and seal well.
- Place on baking sheet, sprayed with veggie cooking spray.
- Bake at 350 for approx 30 minutes, until browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 68, Fat 1.9, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 23.4, Sodium 34.4, Carbohydrate 3.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 2, Protein 8.8
BIEROCKS (GERMAN MEAT TURNOVERS)
Pastry baked with a savory beef, onion, and cabbage filling. This is a recipe from my friend's aunt. She served it during Oktoberfest.
Provided by Pamela Logsdon
Categories Main Dish Recipes Savory Pie Recipes Meat Pie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Saute beef, onion and garlic, salt and lemon pepper in a large skillet over medium high heat, until beef is browned. Add cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and caraway seeds. Cook until cabbage is limp; drain liquid from mixture.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- On a lightly floured board, roll each loaf of dough into a 12 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Spoon cabbage/beef filling onto center of each dough piece, dividing equally. Pull three points of each wedge up to the center and pinch to seal. Place bierocks on a lightly greased cookie sheet. If desired, brush dough with melted butter or egg wash (1 egg white with 2 tablespoons water).
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot, or wrap and freeze for heating later.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370.8 calories, Carbohydrate 39.2 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 882.5 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
BIEROCKS (GERMAN HAMBURGER- AND CABBAGE-FILLED ROLLS)
This is a staple food in the small Kansas (primarily German-American) town where I was born, and is now a favorite at my house here in Belgium. The recipe comes from my Grandma Rosie. My mother uses a BOX OF HOT ROLL MIX for the roll portion, but as that is not available to me, I have included the hot roll recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook book. Your yield will depend on the size of rolls you make, but I would estimate about 15 to 20. Preparation time includes time for allowing dough to rise (estimated). Don't let the length of the recipe (or my assembly instructions) spook you, it is really very easy and the assembly is fun for kids, too ! In my opinion they are just as tasty cold as warm from the oven.
Provided by FlemishMinx
Categories Savory Pies
Time 2h30m
Yield 15 Bierocks
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- FILLING: In a large frying pan, cook the cabbage and onion together until the cabbage is completely softened and golden.
- This process can be hastened by adding a half-cup of water (or so) and covering the pan, but eventually cook all the liquid off before proceeding.
- Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if desired.
- In a separate pan, brown the hamburger.
- Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if desired.
- Mix the cabbage/onion with the hamburger thoroughly.
- You may complete this part of the recipe in advance,refrigerating until needed, or just before you are ready to assemble the rolls.
- DOUGH: In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
- In a saucepan heat milk, sugar, butter and salt just till warm (115-120 degrees F) and butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
- Ad to flour mixture; add eggs.
- Beat at low speed for 1/2 minute, then three minutes at high speed.
- Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
- Turn out onto a floured surface.
- Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
- Shape into a ball, and place in a greased bowl; turn once.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place till double (about 1 hour).
- Punch down and cover; let rest 10 minutes.
- ASSEMBLY: Roll out the dough into a large rectangle, and a thickness of about 1/4 inch.
- Cut into squares of 3 inches by 3 or 4 inches by 4.
- By the spoonful, place some filling mixture into the center of each square, apportioning all of the mixture among the squares.
- For each, bring the two opposite corner ends of the dough square up to meet one another, then do the same with remaining ends and pinch them (all 4) together with your fingers.
- You will see that you now have open slits along the diagnals; pinch these together as well, making a seam of each.
- Water on your fingertips will facilitate them staying"glued" together.
- The end product should be a square with a seam running from each corner to the center where all four are joined.
- Set the squares on a baking sheet (if you had trouble keeping the seams closed, you can flip them over so that the seams are against the baking sheet, thereby keeping all the filling in place and making a nicer presentation).
- Let raise 30 minutes.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 °F for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Tips:
- To make the dough, use warm water (110-115°F) to activate the yeast. If the water is too hot, it will kill the yeast and your dough will not rise.
- Knead the dough for at least 5 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic. This will help to develop the gluten in the flour, which will make the dough stronger and more chewy.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place for at least 1 hour, or until it has doubled in size. This will give the yeast time to work and produce carbon dioxide, which will cause the dough to rise.
- When filling the bierocks, be sure to not overfill them. Otherwise, they will be difficult to seal and the filling will leak out during baking.
- To seal the bierocks, use a fork to crimp the edges of the dough together. This will help to prevent the filling from leaking out.
- Bake the bierocks at a high temperature (400°F) for 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown. This will help to ensure that the filling is cooked through and the dough is crispy.
Conclusion:
Bierocks are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, and they can also be made ahead of time and frozen. Whether you are a fan of traditional German cuisine or you are just looking for a new and exciting recipe to try, bierocks are sure to please.
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