This Chicken Cabbage Savory Pirog is such a classic. I love to make this Chicken Cabbage Savory Pie about once a month. It always goes down a treat. A pirog is a baked pie which is made from dough, filled with a savory filling. Pirogs are common in Ukrainian cuisine and can often be found on the table at celebrations.
To make my pirog, start by making dough. Make the cabbage filling by cooking chicken in a skillet. Add onion, cabbage, carrot and garlic and sauté. Add ketchup, sour cream, herbs, and the cooked chicken. To make the pirogs, roll the dough into a circle. Place the filling on the circle and leave space around the edges. Pull the edges into the center over the filling. Seal and flip over the pie so the seam is underneath. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in the oven until golden. Enjoy while warm from the oven.
To make my Chicken Cabbage Savory Pirog, you will need the following ingredients:
Whisk 2 tablespoons of mayo, 1 teaspoon of oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, ⅓ cup each of warm milk and warm water in a large bowl. Sprinkle 1½ teaspoons of yeast over the mixture and sprinkle in 1½ teaspoons of sugar. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel, leave for 5 minutes until the yeast activates and starts foaming.
Add 2 cups of flour to the yeast mixture gradually and mix until the flour is well incorporated.
Cover the bowl and leave to one side to rise at room temperature for 1½ to 2 hours (the dough will double or triple in size).
Cook ¾ pounds of chicken in a skillet with 1 teaspoon of oil for about 2-3 minutes until fully cooked, stirring occasionally. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
In the same skillet, sauté ½ a large onion in 1 tablespoon of butter until softened. Stir frequently while cooking. Add 2 tablespoons of butter, 3 cups of cabbage, 2 grated carrots, 2 minced garlic cloves and ¼ cup of water. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sauté the mixture until the cabbage reaches your desired tenderness.
Add 1½ teaspoons of ketchup, 1½ teaspoons of sour cream, 3 tablespoons of herbs and the cooked chicken. Cook for another minute while stirring. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Cut the dough into 2 pieces. Cover one of the pieces and roll the other out until you have a 12-inch circle.
Place half of the cabbage filling in the center of the dough and use a spoon to spread it out evenly. Leave about 3 inches of dough around the edges.
Carefully pull the edges of the dough over the filling towards the center. Continue bringing the edges to the center until the cabbage is completely covered. Pinch seams together to seal.
Flip the pirog over carefully and flatten it as required so it is even in size and the filling is evenly distributed. Brush the pirog with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Repeat the process to make the second pirog.
Leave the pirogs to rise for about 30-45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
Bake the pirogs in the oven for 18-22 minutes, until golden.
Serve warm from the oven.
This Chicken Cabbage Savory Pirog is such a delicious cabbage pie and easy to prepare too! If you try this recipe, please come back to leave a review below to tell me what you think!
So many different ingredients all fitting so well with each other, great recipe thank you it's a huge winner for me and the family, 5 stars for being delicious and a crowd pleaser!
It was really REALLY tasty, I'd never expect that I could make something taste so good. Add mayo, and it is the best thing ever!!
Is this how heaven tastes like? I sure hope that it is. One of the best foods I've ever made, simply put, I loved it.
It took some time but it was definitely worth it.
Ohhhh I'm so gonna cook this today, just by looking at it I can tell that it's going to be scrumptious :)
Okay I cooked this yesterday, I gotta say that it is great, definitely recommend it. I am now eating the leftovers and will cook it again.
You never disappoint me Lilly, another great recipe as always, thank you for being amazing.
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