🇭🇺 Meat Stuffed Pancakes (Hungarian Style – Hortobágyi Palacsinta)

🧾 Ingredients:

For the pancakes:

  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 500 ml milk
  • 100 ml sparkling water (optional)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp oil

For the meat filling:

  • 400 g cooked chicken or pork (finely chopped/shredded)
  • 1 large onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 100–150 ml broth

For the sauce:

  • 200 ml sour cream
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 100 ml broth

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Make the pancakes:

  1. Whisk flour, eggs, milk, sparkling water, salt, and oil into a smooth batter.
  2. Cook thin pancakes in a lightly greased pan. Set aside.

2. Prepare the filling:

  1. Sauté onion in oil until soft.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in paprika.
  3. Add chopped meat, tomato paste, broth, salt, and pepper.
  4. Cook until thick and flavorful.

3. Fill the pancakes:

  1. Spoon filling onto each pancake.
  2. Roll or fold into parcels.

4. Make the sauce:

  1. Mix sour cream, flour, paprika, and broth.
  2. Heat gently until smooth and slightly thickened.

5. Finish:

  • Place filled pancakes in a baking dish
  • Pour sauce over
  • Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 10–15 minutes (optional)

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