Embark on a culinary journey to savor the delectable Bierox, also known as German Hamburgers. These delightful pastries are a harmonious blend of savory ground beef filling enveloped in a soft and fluffy dough. Originating from Volga Germans, Bierox has become a beloved dish enjoyed across the globe.
Indulge in the classic Nanas Bierox recipe, a timeless tradition passed down through generations. This recipe promises a tender and flaky dough that perfectly complements the hearty beef filling seasoned with onions, garlic, and a touch of caraway seeds.
For those seeking a vegetarian alternative, discover the Vegetable Bierox recipe. This rendition features a flavorful filling made from a medley of vegetables, including carrots, celery, and cabbage, all simmered in a savory broth. The result is a delightful and satisfying dish that caters to various dietary preferences.
If you're craving a spicy kick, the Hot Bierox recipe is sure to tantalize your taste buds. This variation incorporates a generous amount of chili powder, cayenne pepper, and jalapeños into the beef filling, delivering a delightful heat that lingers on the palate.
And for those who appreciate a cheesy twist, the Cheesy Bierox recipe is an absolute treat. This recipe elevates the classic Bierox by adding a layer of melted cheese to the filling, creating a gooey and irresistible indulgence.
Whichever recipe you choose, Bierox promises an unforgettable culinary experience that will leave you craving more. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a delicious journey with these tantalizing German Hamburgers.
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.
BIEROCKS
This is an old German recipe handed down from generation to generation, using foods grown or raised on the family farm. I remember helping my grandmother make these when I could barely see over the kitchen table!-Ellen Batt, Hoisington, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 24 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For dough, in a large bowl, combine 4 cups of flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well and set aside. , In a saucepan, heat water, milk and butter just until butter melts. Remove from heat and cool to 120°-130°. Combine with flour mixture; add eggs. Using an electric mixer, blend at low speed until moistened then beat at medium speed for 3 minutes. By hand, gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a firm dough. , Knead on a floured surface about 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; let rise again until almost doubled. , Meanwhile, for the filling, brown beef with onion, salt and pepper; drain. Mix together with cabbage; set aside. Divide the dough into fourths. Roll each piece into a 15x10-in. rectangle. Cut into 5-inch squares. Spoon 1/3 to 1/2 cup filling onto each square. Bring the four corners up over the filling; pinch together to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Place on greased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 475mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 14g protein.
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 - OLD FASHIONED VOLGA GERMAN HAMBURGERS RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by tjberens
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Dough: In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Mix in milk, sugar, margarine, eggs, salt, baking powder, and 1/2 of the flour. Beat until smooth; add shortening and remaining flour until dough pulls together. Place in oiled bowl. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Filling: In a large skillet, brown hamburger and sausage together. Drain, saving drippings in the skillet, and set aside. Add the 2 tablespoons olive oil. Saute onion, garlic, salt, lemon pepper, and mustard for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cup of water, cabbage, and meat mixture. Simmer 30 minutes. Drain any excess fluid. Cool until lukewarm-about the same time it takes the dough to rise. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a cookie sheet with non-stick spray. Punch down dough and divide (20 pieces for appetizers; 10 pieces for entrees). Roll each piece of dough into a 1/8-1/4-inch thick square on a lightly floured surface and add filling (2 to 3 tablespoons for appetizers; 4 to 5 tablespoons for entrees). Fold corners to the center and pinch to seal edges. Place on prepared cookie sheet with pinched edges down. Let rise for 1 hour. If desired, brush dough with melted butter or egg wash (1 egg white with 2 tablespoons water). Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush with butter (if not already done) and serve warm.
BIEROCKS GERMAN HAMBURGER AND CABBAGE FILLED BUNS
Both grandmothers used to make these and it seemed that they could never make enough of them. They are great fresh from the oven and on the rare occurrence that there were leftovers, we enjoyed them cold. The same was said when we served them at the restaurant! Enjoy.
Provided by Tim Hankel
Categories Burgers
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. 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.
- 2. Season with salt and pepper.
- 3. In a separate pan, brown the hamburger and drain. ** Season with salt and pepper.
- 4. 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.
- 5. DOUGH: In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
- 6. In a saucepan heat milk, sugar, butter and salt just till warm (115-120 degrees F) and butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
- 7. Add to flour mixture; add eggs.
- 8. Beat at low speed for 1/2 minute, then three minutes at high speed.
- 9. Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
- 10. 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).
- 11. 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.
- 12. ASSEMBLY: Roll out the dough into a large rectangle, and a thickness of about 1/4 inch.
- 13. Cut into squares of 3 inches by 3 or 4 inches by 4.
- 14. By the spoonful, place some filling mixture into the center of each square, apportioning all of the mixture among the squares.
- 15. 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.
- 16. 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.
- 17. The end product should be a square with a seam running from each corner to the center where all four are joined.
- 18. 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).
- 19. Let raise 30 minutes. ** Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 °F for 30 minutes or until golden brown. When removing from the oven brush each bun with melted butter.
GERMAN BIEROCKS
German Bierocks are made by combining ground beef, chopped cabbage and lots of seasoning all baked in a bread dough. A very popular food at the Oktoberfest. You can use homemade bread dough or store bought. Original recipe from www.tasty-german-recipe.com -- I adjusted the ingredients a bit. Posted for ZWT6.
Provided by kitty.rock
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h
Yield 12 bierocks, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown the ground beef in a pan with the onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Add the cabbage to the ground beef mixture.
- Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes until the cabbage is limp.
- Add grated cheese to your liking and set aside to cool until just warm. Taste and season again if necessary.
- Pre-heat the oven to 170 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
- Separate the dough into 2 pieces and roll out each into a 12-inch circle.
- Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Using a spoon, put a small amount of the ground beef mixture filling into the centre. Bring the three points of each wedge up to the centre and pinch to seal.
- Place Bierocks on a lightly greased baking sheet. If you like, mix egg white and water and brush the tops of the bierocks with mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.6, Fat 8.3, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 34.5, Sodium 336, Carbohydrate 6.3, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 3.2, Protein 11.1
EASY GERMAN BIEROCKS (RUNZA)
This is a quick and easy version of German Bierocks; dough filled with cabbage, hamburger, and onions. They can then be baked or fried. If you have your own roll recipe they are even better.
Provided by HEATHER C
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h35m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in ground beef, and cook until crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in chopped onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes more. Add the chopped cabbage; cook and stir until the cabbage has softened, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then spread the mixture onto a baking sheet to cool until cool enough to handle.
- Once the mixture has cooled, flatten a dinner roll, and place several tablespoons of the cabbage mixture in the center. Pull the edges of the dough over the filling and pinch to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
- Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or electric skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Fry bierocks a few at a time in the preheated oil on both sides until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes; drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.3 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 16.9 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 267.2 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your bierox.
- Don't overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make it tough.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place. This will help the dough to double in size and become fluffy.
- Roll out the dough thinly. This will help the bierox to cook evenly.
- Fill the bierox generously. Don't be afraid to add plenty of filling to your bierox.
- Bake the bierox until they are golden brown. This will ensure that the bierox are cooked through.
- Serve the bierox hot. Bierox are best enjoyed fresh out of the oven.
Conclusion:
Bierox are a delicious and easy-to-make German dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick and easy lunch or dinner, and they can also be served as an appetizer or snack. With a variety of fillings to choose from, there is sure to be a bierox that everyone will enjoy. So next time you are looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give bierox a try! You won't be disappointed.
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