Little sauerkraut and mushroom pies are a perfect accompaniament for any clear soup like Christmas beetroot soup called in Polish barszcz. These little pies are made from puff pastry which you can make yourself or buy a ready pastry in supermarket. My pies are just for two bites so a perfect little snacks. It might look complicated to prepare but not that difficult. Most important is to have a great sauerkraut and mushroom filling.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 80 minutes
Ingredients:
- 600 g pastry for pies (at its most basic, it is a mixture of flour and fat bound with water to form a paste) - puff pastry
- 1 kg sauerkraut mixed with two grated carrots and 1 Tbsp of cumin
- 45 g dried mashrooms eg. edible boletus, king bolete
- 2 big onions - chopped
- 6-8 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 l of boiling water
- 1 egg - beaten
Method:
1. Finely chopped onion fry in a large skillet with olive oil. Keep stirring until onion is soft and translucent.
2. Pour hot water into dry mashrooms and leave aside for 10 minutes.
3. Now cook the mashrooms with some sea salt and freshly ground black pepper for 10 minutes.
4. Cut sauerkraut into small pieces. Add sea salt and pepper. Now add cooked mushrooms together with their boiling sauce. Now add boiling water and cook on medium-low heat until half of water evaporates. Should take approx. 30 minutes.
5. Roll out the pastry in the flat surface, dusted with a bit of flour and form a square shape, then cut it creating two triangles. Pastry should be max 5 mm thick. Triangle hight should be about 10 cm long.
6. Prick each triangle with a fork. Brush each square with well beaten egg.
7. Spread 1 Tbsp of sauerkraut and mushrooms on on each pastry.
8. Now connect two opposit corners of pastry together. Brush with an egg again.
9. Put the tarts on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake in pre-heated to 180 C degrees oven for approx. 30 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
10. Serve hot. You can serve it plain, as is, or together with a clear soup like beetroot soup.
ENJOY!!!
