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Russian · Iconic, Russia · Russia
Beef pirozhki
Also called пирожки
Beef pirozhki (пирожки), a Russia plate from Russia.
Pai editors’ mark 5 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Beef pirozhki is cooked in Russia as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Fill a soft dough with cooked beef and onion and bake the pies until the crust is gold. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
68
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Gentle
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 20%
- Carbs 46%
- Fat 34%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 22.7 g, under the 25 g mark.
Suits · Low sodium
About 360 mg of sodium, under the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Watch · Dairy-free
A milk ingredient is in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Watch · Gentle when sick
Fat or sugar is high for a day when appetite is low.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- All-purpose flour237 kcal
- Ground beef, 90% lean123 kcal
- Unsalted butter72 kcal
- Egg18 kcal
- Yellow onion10 kcal
- Dill1 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 39.2. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 460 kcal.
Allergens. Egg, Gluten, Milk, Wheat
Make it healthier
Use half the butter
Half the butter grams stay out of the plate. The new figure subtracts those grams on the ingredient table.
About 424 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.
The same plate with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Serve three-quarters of the plate.
The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 460 kcal | 23% |
| Protein | 22.7 g | 45% |
| Carbohydrate | 52.1 g | 19% |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 8% |
| Total sugars | 1.3 g | 3% |
| Fat | 17 g | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 8.3 g | 42% |
| Cholesterol | 114 mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 360 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 362 mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 37 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 34 mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 4 mg | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 97 mcg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0.3 mcg | 2% |
| Vitamin E · estimate | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K · estimate | 3 mcg | 3% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.6 mg | 47% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.5 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (B3) | 7.5 mg | 47% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.3 mg | 20% |
| Folate | 136 mcg | 34% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.7 mcg | 70% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- Saturated fat is moderate to high. Worth noticing if cholesterol is on your mind.
- Sodium stays in a comfortable range.
- Much of the energy comes from a fast starch such as white rice, white flour, or sugar.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan in the method
- Cooling rack
- Skewer or toothpick
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
All-purpose flour2 cups260 g
Ground beef, 90% lean2 portions280 g
Yellow onion1 onion100 g
Egg1 egg50 g
Unsalted butter3 tbsp40 g
Dill2 tbsp6 g
Water0.5 cup110 ml
Kosher salt0.5 tsp3 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.. The same plate with less sodium.
- Serve three-quarters of the plate.. The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion.
Method
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1Set the oven to 350°F / 177°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh all-purpose flour, ground beef, 90% lean, yellow onion, egg, unsalted butter, dill, water, kosher salt. Beef pirozhki is cooked in Russia as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Fill a soft dough with cooked beef and onion and bake the pies until the crust is gold. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Heat oven 15 min
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2Line the pan with parchment. If this is Beef pirozhki, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
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3Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Beef pirozhki is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
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4Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Beef pirozhki bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
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Beef pirozhki, step 5
Step 5 · Bake about 15 min
5Bake at 350°F / 177°C until this is true: The crust of Beef pirozhki is deep gold and the center sounds hollow when tapped. The crumb is set, not wet or gummy. Start checking at 15 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
Bake about 15 min
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Beef pirozhki, step 6
Step 6 · Cool 10 min
6Cool Beef pirozhki in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Beef pirozhki in this shot order and no other: the crumb or interior on a cutting board; brine covering every vegetable in the jar; a quiet simmer with small bubbles; parchment pressed into the pan. Slate words for the editor: amber, linen, willow, iron, whisk, nappe, bloom, mist, birch, marble.
Cool 10 min
How you know it is done
The crust of Beef pirozhki is deep gold and the center sounds hollow when tapped. The crumb is set, not wet or gummy.
If it goes wrong
- Beef pirozhki looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Beef pirozhki spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Beef pirozhki completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Beef pirozhki is one of the plates people ask for by name from Russia.
- Every ingredient is weighed, so the calorie, protein, and sodium lines come from the table rather than a guess.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood through. Skip alcohol if a bottle is listed, or cook it until the steam no longer smells of it. There is no raw-fish step.
From the kitchen. Fill a soft dough with cooked beef and onion and bake the pies until the crust is gold.
Allergens in the required list: Egg, Gluten, Milk, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.