Fried Kefir-Dough Pies with Liver and Potatoes
They look appetizing just by their appearance! A great recipe for golden, fluffy, tender yeast-free pies with potatoes and liver - wonderfully tasty and sure to please.
Updated : 11 February, 2026
Easy
About 1 hour.
Ingredients
300 milliliters
Kefir
1
Chicken eggs
2 tablespoon
Sour cream
550 grams
Wheat flour
1.5 teaspoon
Salt
1 tablespoon
Sugar
1 teaspoon
Baking soda
160 milliliters
Vegetable oil
450 grams
Beef liver
2
Onions
150 grams
Potato
15 grams
Butter
to taste
Ground pepper mix
to taste
Nutmeg
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
To make these delicious fried pies, prepare the ingredients. Chop 2 onions not too finely, add them to a skillet heated with vegetable oil, and fry, stirring, until translucent.
Step 2
Cut 450 g beef liver into medium pieces.
Step 3
Add the liver pieces to the skillet with the onions.
Step 4
Fry the liver, stirring, for 10 minutes, then cover the skillet and cook for another 10 minutes.
Step 5
Add 1 tbsp butter to the skillet, then add nutmeg to taste.
Step 6
Add salt to taste and a mix of black and red pepper to taste.
Step 7
Mix everything well in the skillet.
Step 8
Cover the skillet, turn off the heat, and let the liver stand for 3 minutes.
Step 9
Grind the cooked liver and 150 g boiled potatoes through a meat grinder into a bowl.
Step 10
Mash and mix everything well until smooth and uniform.
Step 11
Pour 300 ml room-temperature kefir into a large bowl.
Step 12
Add 1 egg yolk.
Step 13
Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp sugar.
Step 14
Add 2 tbsp sour cream.
Step 15
Mix all the ingredients together well.
Step 16
Sift in 500 g wheat flour in portions.
Step 17
Add 1 tsp baking soda to the flour.
Step 18
Knead the dough and add 2 tbsp vegetable oil to the bowl.
Step 19
Gather the dough into a ball in the bowl.
Step 20
Sprinkle a little flour on the table, place the dough on it, and knead for about 5 minutes.
Step 21
Put the well-kneaded dough into a plastic bag for 20-30 minutes.
Step 22
After the resting time, place the dough on a floured table, shape it, and cut it into 11 equal pieces.
Step 23
Press each piece into a flat round (to the size you need).
Step 24
Place the required amount of filling on each round.
Step 25
Seal the edges very well around the filling.
Step 26
Shape the pies to the desired size.
Step 27
Pour 100 ml vegetable oil into a skillet and heat it. Place the pies seam-side down and fry over medium heat until golden on both sides.
Step 28
Cook together, cook simply, cook at home the tastiest dishes from affordable ingredients! Enjoy your meal and a cozy tea time!
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