Fish kurnik
Description
Perfect with tea or coffee. Making a fish kurnik is quite easy. Use whatever fish you like and have on hand—it will be delicious with any fish. To give the pie a festive look, use cookie cutters, or cut flowers and leaves out of the dough with a knife. Otherwise, follow the recipe and you will be pleased with the result. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients according to the recipe list.
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Step 2
Place the sour cream in a bowl for kneading the dough, add baking soda and salt to it, and mix.
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Step 3
Add vegetable oil (or soft butter) to the sour cream and mix.
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Step 4
Add the flour. Knead the dough by hand or with a stand mixer. Do not knead for too long; the main thing is that all the ingredients come together.
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Step 5
Wrap the prepared dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it while you prepare the filling. The dough will look uneven—that's normal; this is what gives it a light flaky texture.
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Step 6
Cut the cleaned fish into small cubes.
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Step 7
Add finely chopped onion.
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Step 8
Cut the potatoes into small cubes and add them to the main filling. Add butter to the filling in small pieces, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 9
Mix the filling.
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Step 10
Dust the work surface lightly with flour, divide the dough into three unequal portions.
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Step 11
Roll out the dough into a sheet about 5 mm thick.
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Step 12
Transfer the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. For convenience, you can transfer the dough by rolling it onto a rolling pin. Spread the filling on the dough, leaving about 2 cm from the edge.
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Step 13
Cover the filling with a second layer of dough.
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Step 14
Fold the edges of the dough and pinch them tightly so the filling is sealed inside. You can do this with a fork, for example.
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Step 15
From the last piece of dough, make decorations to garnish the pie. Attach the decorations to the surface of the pie, brushing them on with a mixture of egg yolk and 2 teaspoons of milk. Brush the entire pie with the same mixture. Pierce the pie with a wooden skewer, leaving a small hole in the center so steam can escape during baking and the pie does not crack. Preheat the oven to 170–180°C and bake the kurnik for 1 hour.
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Step 16
Cool the finished pie on a wire rack.
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Step 17
Serve the finished kurnik to the table — it looks very appetizing and smells incredibly delicious.
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Step 18
This pie is perfect for both a holiday table and will grace a weekend spread.