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Vărzare

Name: Vărzare
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Moldova
Ingredients: 350g All-purpose flour; 180ml Water; 80ml Sunflower oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 400g Sauerkraut; 1 Onion; A pinch Black Pepper; 1 tsp Tomato paste

Snack

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Sauerkraut wrapped in thin dough and baked — a Moldovan pie for fasting days.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Vărzare is a traditional Moldovan pie whose name means cabbage (varză): sour cabbage sautéed with onion is wrapped in thin dough and baked. With no meat or dairy, it's often made during Orthodox fasting periods. Delicious even cold, it's baked in large batches for family occasions and guests.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Moldovan village kitchen, women stretch thin dough, wrap it around sautéed cabbage, and fill a whole tray with pies.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

All-purpose flour 350g
Water 180ml
Sunflower oil 80ml
Salt 1/2 tsp
Sauerkraut 400g
Onion 1
Black Pepper A pinch
Tomato paste 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the flour, lukewarm water, 2 tbsp oil, and salt and rest 30 minutes.
Rinse and squeeze the sauerkraut, sauté in oil with the onion for 15 minutes, add the tomato paste and pepper, and cool.
Divide the dough into 8 and stretch very thin, brushing with oil.
Add filling, wrap into squares, and press lightly to flatten.
Brush with oil and bake at 200°C for 25 minutes.

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