Russian Vegetable Pie Recipe
Russian Vegetable Pie is a delectable and scrumptious pie dish. Learn how to make/prepare Russian Vegetable Pie by following this easy recipe.
Russian Vegetable Pie Recipe |
Preparation Time |
50 Minutes |
Cooking Time |
40 Minutes |
Difficulty |
Average |
Recipe Type |
Non Veg. |
Serves |
8 |
Calories Per Serving |
318 |
Ingredients:
- 4 Eggs
- Cold Water (as required)
- 1¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp White Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 6 tbsp Butter
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 1 small head Cabbage (shredded)
- 1/8 tsp dried Marjoram
- 1/8 tsp dried Tarragon
- ¼ tsp dried Basil Leaves
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 8 ounces fresh Mushrooms (sliced)
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
- ½ tsp dried Dill Weed
How to make Russian Vegetable Pie:
- Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
- Place eggs in a saucepan and fill with enough water to cover them.
- Boil the water and remove the saucepan from heat.
- Cover the pan and allow the eggs to stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove the eggs and cool them. Thereafter, peel and slice them.
- Take a large bowl and combine together flour, white sugar and salt.
- Add 3 tbsp of butter and mix to form coarse crumbs.
- Add cream cheese and mix to form a ball.
- Roll out 2/3 of the pastry and fit it in a 9 inch pie dish.
- Roll the remaining 1/3 pastry large enough to cover the pie dish.
- Refrigerate the 1/3 pastry for chilling.
- Place a large skillet on fire and melt 2 tbsp butter.
- Add onion and cabbage. Sauté for a few minutes, stirring continuously.
- Add marjoram, tarragon, basil leaves, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Cook till the cabbage has wilted and the onions turn soft.
- Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In a separate pan, take 1 tbsp butter and heat it, allowing it to melt.
- Add mushrooms and sauté them lightly for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Spread the cream cheese over the prepared pie crust.
- Arrange the egg slices.
- Sprinkle dill weed and cover it with cabbage mixture.
- Add mushrooms and cover the filling with the circle of pastry.
- Seal the edges of the crust.
- Make a few small cuts on the top crust using a sharp knife.
- Bake the pie for 15 minutes.
- Reduce the temperature to 350 °F (175 °C) and cake for another 20 to 25 minutes till the crust turns golden brown.