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Cheese-Stuffed Courgette Byurek

Courgette byurek filled with white cheese and dill, breaded and fried, served with garlic yogurt sauce.

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  • Appetizers
  • up to 45 min
  • 6
    Servings
Ingredients

1 kg courgettes
Flour for coating

Filling:
1/4 bunch dill
200–250 g white brined cheese
1 egg

Breading:
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
Oil for frying

Garlic sauce:
1/2 tub plain yogurt
1–2 tbsp oil from frying the courgettes
4–5 sprigs fresh dill
1–2 garlic cloves
1–2 tbsp mayonnaise, optional
Salt to taste

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Preparation
Slice the courgettes.
1

Slice the courgettes.

Coat each slice in flour and fry.
2

Coat each slice in flour and fry.

Mix finely chopped dill with crumbled cheese. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
3

Mix finely chopped dill with crumbled cheese. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Spread filling over one courgette slice and cover with another to make a sandwich.
4

Spread filling over one courgette slice and cover with another to make a sandwich.

Let the courgettes cool slightly before breading.
5

Let the courgettes cool slightly before breading.

Beat the eggs for the coating.
6

Beat the eggs for the coating.

Coat each sandwich first in flour, then egg and finally breadcrumbs.
7

Coat each sandwich first in flour, then egg and finally breadcrumbs.

Shake off excess breadcrumbs and fry in the hot oil.
8

Shake off excess breadcrumbs and fry in the hot oil.

For the sauce, mix the yogurt with the frying oil.
9

For the sauce, mix the yogurt with the frying oil.

Add salt, finely chopped dill, crushed garlic and optional mayonnaise.
10

Add salt, finely chopped dill, crushed garlic and optional mayonnaise.

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