I had by no means heard of a Runza or Bierock earlier than, however now that I’ve tried them I can not get sufficient! They’re like a vegan sizzling pocket!
Meat Pies.
That is mainly what Bierocks are and had been launched to America within the 1870s by German/Russian Mennonite immigrants.
In Russia, they had been generally known as pirozhkis and never surprisingly – are similar to Spanish Empanadas too. It appears each tradition has its personal model.
They had been instructed to me in certainly one of my morning stay streams and since I had by no means heard of them earlier than, determined to do some analysis.
“Oh look! Vegan Sizzling Pockets!”
Sizzling Pockets (particularly the pizza and beef & cheddar) had been positively a comfort-food favourite of mine again within the day, so I knew I needed to attempt to make them vegan.
The recipe is straightforward. You will want 5 fundamental elements with a number of spices and flavorings.
Components for Vegan Runzas
- Bread dough
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cabbage
- Vegan hamburger
The bread dough is simple, as I have already got a Herb Crusted Pizza Dough recipe and it really works completely. It’ll take about an hour to rise, supplying you with time to make the burger crumbles and cube your veggies.
I used about 1 ½ cups every of diced, white onions and shredded inexperienced cabbage. Any cabbage will do, savoy, napa, inexperienced, and so on.
And for the vegan hamburger, you’ve got a number of selections.
The quantity of soy curls I used combined with the onions and cabbage was good for making 4 vegan runzas out of my pizza dough recipe.
For these of you not aware of soy curls – they’re non-gmo soybeans which were steamed and formed, then dried. Butler Meals in Oregon makes them and they’re out there at Complete Meals and naturally Amazon (affiliate hyperlinks comply with)
How To Make Vegan Runzas (or vegan bierocks)
- Put together the pizza dough in response to this recipe. As you let it rise for the subsequent hour, proceed with the next.
- Cube a medium white onion till you’ve got about 1 ½ cups of diced onion.
- Shred your cabbage till you’ve got about 1 ½ cups of shredded cabbage.
- Break up about 4 ounces of Soy Curls into hamburger-like crumbles. I used a rolling pin.
- Deliver 3 cups of water to a boil in a big skillet after which add the soy curls. Season with garlic powder and soy sauce. Permit to simmer till all the liquid has evaporated. Fastidiously switch the soy curls into one other container to chill and put aside.
- Rinse and dry your skillet, then saute the onions, cabbage, and garlic simply till softened. Use a splash of veggie broth or water to stop sticking.
- Fastidiously squeeze out any remaining moisture out of your now-cooled soy curls and add them to the skillet.
- Add all the remaining seasonings, adjusting as you go on your personal particular person tastes, and blend nicely. Then take away from warmth and put aside.
- Preheat your oven to 400° F.
- Lower the pizza dough into 4 equal balls. Then roll out the ball of dough right into a roughly 9″ x 5″ rectangle. (see photograph above)
- Evenly moisten the perimeters of the dough by dipping your finger in some water. It will assist seal the runza. Then spoon roughly ¼ of the hamburger combination down the middle of the dough. Deliver the perimeters of the dough collectively and pinch to seal. Then repeat for the remaining 3 dough balls.
- Place the runzas seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for six minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet 180° and bake for a further 6 minutes. Rotate yet one more time and bake for about 3 minutes or till they’re golden brown.
I can see a number of potentialities with this sandwich. Pizza sauce, mushrooms & vegan cheese, potatoes & sauerkraut, spicy tofu, and kimchi. You inform me what sounds good and simply possibly I am going to make a model of it for the weblog.
Till then, the climate is form of loopy all over the place proper now (a hurricane in California?!) so that you all keep protected, cool, and hydrated, and I am going to see you quickly.
Chuck
Vegan Runzas (Bierocks)
- Prep Time: 60 min
- Cook dinner Time: 15 min
- Whole Time: 1 hour quarter-hour
- Yield: 4 sandwiches 1x
- Class: Sandwich
- Technique: Stovetop, oven
- Delicacies: German
- Weight-reduction plan: Vegan
Description
I had by no means heard of a Runza or Bierock earlier than. however now that I’ve tried them I can not get sufficient of them! A vegan sizzling pocket!
Components
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Directions
- Put together the pizza dough in response to this recipe. As you let it rise for the subsequent hour, proceed with the next.
- Cube a medium white onion till you’ve got about 1 ½ cups of diced onion.
- Shred your cabbage till you’ve got about 1 ½ cups of shredded cabbage.
- Break up about 4 ounces of Soy Curls into hamburger-like crumbles. I used a rolling pin.
- Deliver 3 cups of water to a boil in a big skillet after which add the soy curls. Season with garlic powder and soy sauce. Permit to simmer till all the liquid has evaporated. Fastidiously switch the soy curls into one other container to chill and put aside.
- Rinse and dry your skillet, then saute the onions, cabbage, and garlic simply till softened. Use a splash of veggie broth or water to stop sticking.
- Fastidiously squeeze out any remaining moisture out of your now-cooled soy curls and add them to the skillet.
- Add all the remaining seasonings, adjusting as you go on your personal particular person tastes, and blend nicely. Then take away from warmth and put aside.
- Preheat your oven to 400° F.
- Lower the pizza dough into 4 equal balls. Then roll out the ball of dough right into a roughly 9″ x 5″ rectangle. (see photograph above)
- Evenly moisten the perimeters of the dough by dipping your finger in some water. It will assist seal the runza. Then spoon roughly ¼ of the hamburger combination down the middle of the dough. Deliver the perimeters of the dough collectively and pinch to seal. Then repeat for the remaining 3 dough balls.
- Place the runzas seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for six minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet 180° and bake for a further 6 minutes. Rotate yet one more time and bake for about 3 minutes or till they’re golden brown.
Key phrases: vegan runzas, vegan bierocks
