What is vertuta and why it is worth cooking: a recipe from Hector Jimenez-Bravo
Vertuta is a dish of Moldovan cuisine based on unleavened puff pastry with a filling, and berries, fruits, as well as meat, cheese, and greens can be used for the filling. It is worth noting that the dish is easier to prepare than pies and casseroles.
A simple quickie vertuta with pumpkin
Chef Hector Jimens-Bravo shared a recipe for a spinach, cheese, and onion vertuta on Instagram.
Recipe of the dish
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Ingredients:
Dough:
- flour - 300 g
- warm milk - 175 ml
Wheat flour
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- salt - 1 tsp.
- sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.
The filling:
- spinach - 300 g
Fresh spinach
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- green onions - 300 g
- greens - 50 g
- cheese - 100 g
Cheese for the filling
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- sour cream - 50 g
- salt - to taste
Method of preparation:
1. Dough: mix flour and milk, add a little oil and knead the dough. Put the dough into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and leave to rise.
Dough for the dish
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2. Filling: wash the greens and chop them. Add cottage cheese, sour cream, salt and mix well.
Filling for the dish
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3. Roll out the dough, it should be very thin. Put the filling and wrap it up. Brush the top with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
How to form a vertuta correctly
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4. Bake in a preheated oven until tender at 180-200°C.
Finished dish
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