Puff pastry (Yufka) – pockets

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• pepper
• Salt
• 500 g minced meat (mixed or beef or pork)
• 1 egg(s)
• Garlic, ground (from the shaker)
• Oil (no matter what kind)
• 200 ml milk (50 ml for the sauce)
• Water
• 2 cups sour cream
• 3 cloves garlic
• possibly herbs for the sauce
• Puff pastry

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

First, fry the minced meat in a pan with a little oil. Season it all with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Once it’s well-brown, crack the egg over the top and mix everything well. When it’s ready, simply remove it from the stove and make sure it doesn’t get too cold. Then boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Once that’s done, drain the potatoes and place them on a towel with the pot; this is best because you’ll need to mash them. Mash them well, season with salt and pepper, and add a splash of milk every now and then to soften the mash. If all that seems like too much work, you can of course use the easier option: just make mashed potatoes from a packet. See the instructions on the back of the package. Once you have the minced meat and mashed potato ready, take a sheet of puff pastry and place it, if possible, on a board or something similar. Place it in front of you so that two corners of the pastry sheet are facing you. One point should therefore be facing upwards. Then take a spoonful of minced meat and put it in the middle of the puff pastry. Then place a small spoonful of mashed potato on the left and right. Then it’s time to roll it up. Take the bottom of the puff pastry in both hands and roll it up, making sure to take the minced meat with you. Keep rolling until you reach the very top point. Then simply fold the two corners that are still visible on the left and right upwards until they stick to the pastry itself. A little water helps the points stick better. It’s best to finish all the rolls first and then heat up a pan with oil. Simply place the rolled puff pastry in the pan and let it sizzle for a bit, and you’re done. While you’re frying everything, you can prepare the garlic sauce. Alternatively, you can simply make a seasoned sauce with various herbs. First, pour the sour cream into a bowl and stir it well, then gradually add a little milk. Once it’s nice and creamy, season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir everything well and finally add the chopped garlic cloves (careful, they’re very hot). If you like, you can also add onions and pickles. Serve the sauces on top or alongside, it all works.