Khachapuri #shorts #short
Channel: EastCoastFeastCoast
Date: 08/03/2021

KHACHAPURI
I first tried this traditional Georgian dish at Supra when I was in DC two years ago. It’s essentially a lemon shaped loaf thats filled with egg, butter and cheese. Customarily, imeruli and sulguni cheese are used; however, those are hard to find in the US, so what I found is considered closest online.

INGREDIENTS
12 oz pizza dough
olive oil
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
1/3 cup feta
1 tbsp unsalted butter (plus extra for serving)
1 egg yolk
salt
pepper
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INSTRUCTIONS
Pour olive oil into a medium bowl. Roll the pizza dough into a ball and use it to coat the inside of the bowl with oil. Set the dough in the bowl, oil side up, and cover with plastic wrap. Let it sit in a warm place until it doubles in size, about 2 hours

Heat oven to 450. On a lightly flour surface, stretch and roll dough into a circle about 1/4” thick and 10-12” across and lay on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper

Roll, press, and pinch the opposite sides of the circle, building sides up. Use this method to create a raised rim and form the dough into that oval/lemon shape. Then, press and pinch the narrow ends together to form two points

In a medium bowl, combine mozzarella, goat cheese, and feta with 3 tbsp of water. Stir with a fork until its blended and scrape into the center of the dough boat, spreading into an even layer

Bake until the crust begins to brown and cheese is melted, about 15 mins

Leave the oven on but remove the pan, brush the sides generously with melted butter, and then put the pan back in for another 5 mins until the crust is crisp and the cheese just starts to brown around the edges and remove from oven

Using a spoon, make a shallow, 2” well in the center of the cheese. Add the egg yolk and cold butter and serve immediately

To serve, hold down one end of the hot khachapuri with a fork and use another fork to mix up the egg and butter into the cheese until its smooth and stretchy. Rip pieces of the boat off to dip in the cheese while its hot

ENJOY