Fleischkuekle (also Fleischkuechle, from
Alemannic/
South Franconian
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and
East Franconian
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''Fleischküchle'', "little
meat pie
A meat pie is a pie baked with pastry with a filling of meat and often other savory ingredients. They are found in cuisines worldwide.
Meat pies are usually baked, Frying, fried, or deep-fried to brown them and develop the flavour through the ...
") is a deep-fried
turnover similar to the
Crimean Tatar cheburek
Cheburek (plural: Chebureki) are deep-fried turnovers with a filling of ground or minced meat and onions. A popular street dish, they are made with a single round piece of dough folded over the filling in a crescent shape. They have become widesp ...
. The dish is a traditional
Black Sea Germans
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/
Crimea Germans
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History
From 1783 onwards, there was a systematic settlement of Russians, Ukrainians, and ...
recipe, and through immigration became an addition to the
cuisine of North Dakota. This dish, which has typically ground or minced meat and onions as a filling, is popular among the many German-Russian immigrant families of
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
.
The dish is particularly common at main-street diners, especially in
Mercer County, North Dakota
Mercer County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,350. Its county seat is Stanton.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature enacted a January 8, 1873 law to create a county named Mercer ...
,
Golden Fleischkeuchle
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s around the state.
In Mercer County, diners typically provide pickles and ketchup on the side. The dish is served with gravy in Fargo. A slice of cheese on top is not an uncommon request.
See also
* List of stuffed dishes
This is a list of stuffed dishes, comprising dishes and foods that are prepared with various fillings and stuffings. Some dishes are not actually stuffed; the added ingredients are simply spread atop the base food, as one cannot truly stuff an oys ...
* Bierock
Bierock is a yeast dough pastry pocket sandwich with savory filling, originating in Eastern Europe.
The dish is common among the Volga German community in the United States and Argentina. It was brought to the United States in the 1870s by Germ ...
* Runza
References
External links
Fleischkuekle Recipe - North Dakota State UniversityFleischkuechle Recipe - North Dakota State University
Cuisine of the Midwestern United States
Savoury pies
German-American cuisine
German-Russian culture in South Dakota
German-Russian culture in North Dakota
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