"Like dumplings, but simpler": pancakes with sauerkraut from Olena Froliak according to her grandmother's recipe

Ukrainian gastronomy is so colorful that every region has its own unique dishes. This is especially true for the variety of fillings. For example, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, dumplings with fried sauerkraut are made. You can also make pancakes with this vegetable.

Olena Froliak, host and head of the ICTV TV show Fakty, shared a recipe for delicious pancakes with sauerkraut. The star inherited the unusual dish from her grandmother. Olena's family in the Ivano-Frankivsk region has long made sauerkraut as a filling for sauerkraut pancakes.

"I really like pancakes with fried sauerkraut, don't be surprised. In Western Ukraine, we have dumplings with sauerkraut. In Kyiv, you won't find dumplings with this filling. Try stewing sauerkraut at home, adding a little onion to make it golden, and adding it to the pancakes. It's delicious!" Olena advises.

Olena uses sauerkraut to make borscht and as an addition to porridge. And when she wants something tasty, she makes pancakes.

"My family is very fond of sauerkraut, we make it all the time - my husband even chops it himself. That's why we always have it at home in winter, and we often use it as a garnish for pancakes. It's like dumplings, but a simpler version. Because we don't always have time and desire to bother with them, but pancakes can be made quickly," the TV presenter says.

Fry the cabbage in sunflower oil until golden brown, add onions, fried a little in a frying pan, sprinkle with black pepper to taste and leave to cook for a few minutes under the lid.

Ingredients for the dough:

• flour - 2 cups
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• milk - 0.5 cups
• borjomi (or other highly carbonated water) - 1 cup
• olive oil - 2 tbsp
• salt, sugar - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a mixer.

2. Leave the mixture to rest before baking the pancakes.

3. Stuff the pancakes with cabbage, wrapping them in tubes and then browning them a little in a frying pan before serving.

"Add warm mineral water to the pancakes, then they will be light and breathable. My mother taught me how to cook this way, my grandmother did it, and I cook it this way. My grandmother also said that the dough should be like thick, low-fat sour cream, so you won't need any proportions for cooking," Olena shares her secret.