What to cook stuffed potato cakes with and what fillings are the most delicious: food bloggers' experience

Stuffed potato cakes are potato dough pies that are a very versatile dish. It is especially important to cook them in the fall. The filling can be different, but it should be combined with potatoes and add juiciness and a refined taste to the dish.

The FoodOboz editorial team shares ideas for making stuffed potato cakes with various fillings from Ukrainian food bloggers.

Stuffed potato cakes with cabbage from cooking_is_easy. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients for the dough:

• mashed potatoes
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• flour
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Knead the dough with a minimal amount of flour to make the stuffed potato cakes more tender.
2. Form a pancake, add flour so that it does not stick, and put the filling inside (stewed cabbage, mushrooms, or meat).
3. Mold the pies and fry in vegetable oil.
4. Serve warm with sour cream.

Stuffed potato cakes with spinach by irynazagorska. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients for the dough:

• potatoes - 5 pcs.
• egg - 1 pc.
• flour - 5-6 tbsp.
• salt
• pepper
• Italian herbs

Ingredients for the filling:

• onion - 1 pc.
• mushrooms - 200 g
• frozen spinach - 200 g
• hard cheese - 100 g
• salt
• pepper

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the potatoes, mash them, and leave them to cool.
2. Put the chopped onion in a preheated frying pan and fry until golden brown.
3. Add the chopped mushrooms and simmer until the mushrooms are half-cooked.
4. Put the frozen spinach in the pan and stir.
5. Cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste and grated cheese to the finished mass.
7. Chopped herbs and garlic are optional.
8. Add the egg, flour, and the rest of the ingredients to the potatoes, and mix thoroughly.
9. Add flour until the dough can be easily pulled away from your hands.
10. Form a small piece of dough into a pancake and put the filling inside. Connect the edges and shape into a pie. Do the same for the rest of the stuffed potato cakes.
11. Fry in vegetable oil until golden brown.

Potato stuffed potato cakes with mushrooms in breadcrumbs from cook_julija_simonchuk. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients for the dough:

• potatoes - 5-6 pcs.
• eggs - 1 pc.
• flour - 2-3 tbsp.
• salt, pepper - to taste
• breadcrumbs - to taste

Ingredients for the filling:

• mushrooms - 300 g
• onion - 1 pc.
• hard cheese - 50-70 g
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the potatoes in their skins, and let them cool.
2. Mash or pass through a meat grinder.
3. Add egg, salt, pepper, and mix until smooth.
4. Add the flour in parts.
5. Prepare the filling: stew mushrooms with onions. Add salt and pepper. Grate the cheese into the cold mass on a fine grater. Stir the mixture.
6. Form the stuffed potato cakes: spoon the mass into a hand moistened with water, use the same spoon to make a depression in the dough, put the filling, and pinch.
7. Roll in breadcrumbs and fry in a preheated frying pan over medium heat on both sides until golden brown.