Lena, thank you so much for this amazing recipe. We loved it and so did the guys at our church construction site (see more about that below). They were easy and tasted amazing! I ended up grinding my own pork and beef but you may use pre-ground. I prefer ground chuck or ground sirloin (“beef” sounds like mystery meat to me!). This recipe is definitely a keeper!
Ingredients for Chebureki:
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
½ medium bunch of cilantro, chopped
½ medium bunch of parsley, chopped
1 large bunch of green onion (1 cup chopped)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsp milk
15 raw tortillas
How to Make the Meat Mix:
1. I ground my own meat with the KitchenAid attachment. I used boneless pork top loin and boneless beef country store ribs, Fresh is best and there’s no mystery about what’s in it. Mix ground pork and ground beef together (I use my KitchenAid with my paddle attachment to spare my fingers from freezing).
2.Stir in the cilantro, parsley and green onion. Add salt, ground pepper and milk.
Assembling Lena’s Amazing Cherubeki:
1. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add enough canola to cover bottom of pan. Use two skillets to speed up the process.
2. Place a heaping tablespoon over 1/2 of the tortilla.
Spread the meat over 1/2 of the tortilla, leaving about a 1-inch border.
3. Brush water on the entire border of the tortilla; enough so you can see that it’s wet, otherwise it won’t seal. 
4. Press the sides together and seal with a fork. Flip the tortilla over and seal the other side with the fork as well to make sure they don’t open while frying.
This is the result of little fingers that really, really wanted to help (and mom turning away for a split second).
5. Saute 3 minutes on each side over medium heat. You may need to adjust your heat settings (not all ranges are created equal), but they do need about 3 minutes per side to cook through. Place them between paper towels when done.
They can get a little juicy inside so be careful that you don’t get a lap-full of juice when taking a bite. 
I took a double batch of these to our construction site (we are building a church you know) and the guys loved ‘em! They gobbled them up so fast, with ooh’s and ahh’s galore. I only wish I had made more! I love this picture; it looks like my Dad is running to get some chebureky. 
That’s our church in the background.
I’m so proud of the guys from church who put so much time into building our new church. They sacrifice so much! God bless you all for your hard work and perseverance. And, I’ll have you know that our church is definitely accepting financial contributions to help us build. You may contact me directly if you are interested in partnering with us (even a little bit is definitely appreciated). If you are interested (and what kind of Chlen/member would I be if I didn’t ask??) – please email me and I’ll get you in touch with the right people: Natashaskitchen(at)yahoo.com. Thank you to all my gracious readers! God bless you and I appreciate you all!
-Natasha 
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These look so easy and so yummy! I love easy, meaty, hearty recipes like this one! I wanted to ask where you bought your raw tortillas? Would they be in the freezer section?
Refrigerator section at Walmart and winco (both stores have them near the cream cheese) I’m pretty sure I remember seeing a big pack at Costco too.
wow cant wait to make these thanks 4 the post your just super awesome!!! What state do you live in? me washington.
Idaho (the land of potatoes… and super awesome people apparently
Thanks Evelyn!
Wow these sure look delicous! I was reaaly waiting for this post and so happy to start new years with a start of chebureki! Yum Yum!!!
Wow i can finally make these without any hesitation your directions and pictures make full sence thanks girl!
Cant wait to make this mouthwatering reipe!:)
Looks good as always!
Why thank you
Delish!
Thanks 4 ur recipes! My german hubby enjoys em!
You are very welcome!
Our youth at church sells these for fundraisers
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Yours look so yummy!
Will try making my own
That sounds like a good idea; I know Russian and Ukrainian people cannot resist chebureki!! I know I would buy some
Do these taste like mexican quesidilas? or more russian?
They are nothing like quesadillas. They taste pretty authentic and the guys at the construction kept telling me that these were “real chebureki”
Thanks!
This is a great recipe and a time-saver! We used to make them with our own dough (which took forever and was a lot of work) but raw tortillas is an awesome idea! I shall try these soon!
Looks delish! Thanx 4 posting ur awesome!!!
Natasha!
I really like your blog! I do a lot of Russian recipes as well! I came across this in searching for the perfect recipe for cheboureki…this may be the one that I end up making for Stariey Nove God next week!
I will be visiting!
HI Mila! I’m looking forward to checking our your site as well
These were so good i enjoyed them lots!
Natasha,
Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe! I made them for dinner last week and my husband LOVED them! =) I also added the clear thin Chinese noodles to the meat mixture and they were amazing! Thank you again and Happy New Year! Looking forward to many more amazing recipes for this year! =) Blessings!
Oooh, yumm; an Asian twist. That does sound good! I’m glad you liked the recipe. My cousin Lena is a genius!
Oh wow, I will have to try these! My husband likes chebureki but I hate buying them in the frozen section, you never know what they put in there!
It’s funny to see Russians making these in the U.S. because I was really missing Mexican food when I moved to Russia, and came up with a similar recipe for making Mexican chimichangas. I didn’t know about chebureki.
I agree that the flavors are a bit different, though, and no cheese like in quesadillas.
Tortillas are pretty expensive here, so I’ll have to decide if I will use them or buy something cheaper like lavash.
How much oil did you use? Could they be baked?
I haven’t tried baking them. I didn’t measure the exact amount of oil since I was adding a little between batches. I just made sure the oil covered the bottom of the pan, otherwise it won’t cook evenly.
Do you have any yummy chicken chibureki recepies?
I haven’t tried chicken chebureki. But it sounds like a nice experiment.
Just made chebureki this weekend, very delicious! Love it. I have never thought of using uncooked tartillas before. Thanks a lot for your blog and step by step recipes with great pictures.
Made them last weekend and even our American friends loved them… Easy to make because of already made tortillas but don’t try to make them with cooked tortillas – they burn and dry too fast… I did too grind my own meat so they turned out delicious!
Anna – good to know! I’m so glad you and your friends enjoyed the recipe
Mmmm these look so good! I will be making some today from Chicken, and some veggie ones for my dad. I love how you post pictures with your instructions, they really help out a lot!
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Keep the recipes coming!
Thanks Luba! It sure takes more time, but I’m glad the photo tutorial is helpful to you!
Question! Do you know other stores except Winco that sells raw tortillas? Because our local Winco doesn’t sell them anymore ((
Walmart and Costco sell them. Costco has jumbo packages.
I made these this week so easy and so so so good:-)
my sister also made them and froze some, few days
later she fried them and they also tasted great she said!
Thanks Natasha love your recipes:-)
Cool! I didn’t know they could be frozen! Thanks for sharing.
My mom makes these with chicken–beef & pork sounds yummy too. I need to stop browsing and go to bed–I’m getting hungry
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These look delicious! My mom made cheburecki just like this (with the tortilla’s) when I was a little girl. This brings back really good memories. You always take amazing pictures – so mouthwatering!
Thanks Olga! I love all the Russian and Ukrainian blogs; together we are changing the way our people cook and share recipes
Hi Natasha! I ran into your blog today, and I had to go purchase all the ingredients and I just finished making these. These are amazingly yummy! Just like what I used have in my universitet’s cafeteria in Moscow
Also I used the whole wheat uncooked tortillas by Tortilla land and the only place I could find them in california bay area was Costco (I went to safeway, lucky, whole foods, and no luck there).
I wonder if the whole wheat ones might be at our Costco as well; I’ll have to check. I only remember the plain tortillas. Sonya, thank you for sharing and I’m so glad you liked the recipe and it brought back memories for you!
Oh also, I froze a bunch of them (uncooked) for later use
I haven’t tried that but it does sound like a good idea!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Dear Natasha!
Spasibo bol’shoe za zamichatel’nie rezhepti!!! I made this recipe and they were off the hook. I had one problem though when I used water to seal the tortillas. When I fried them, the oil splashed everywhere because of the water that i used to seal. Did you have any problems and how did you control it? Thanks again.
Try to keep the water on the inside. It might help to put the tortilla over a papertowel and then brush the edges with water, so any excess will be absorbed by the paper towel underneath. It only squirted when there was water on the outside. And, make sure your seal is tight (press with the fork on both sides).
Can I use corn tortillas? I live in Totonto area, and cannot find raw flour tortillas anywhere
Are they raw cor tortillas? I can’t really recommend them without trying it first but you need something that won’t burn too quickly since the meat needs some time to finish cooking. You can fold the corn tortilla in half and try saute just the tortilla on both sides for the specified amount of time and see if it will burn or not. Sorry, I’m not much help
I sent you a question about using corn tortillas, you can ignore it now – you can’t, I just tried and it didn’t work. So I am using Eggroll Wraps today, and will continue my search for proper tortillas.
Did they burn too quickly? Let me know how the eggroll wraps work out.
Thank you for your quick answer Natasha, I love all of your recipies, keep up the good work. God Bless.
Sorry, for so many posts, egg roll wraps work great, my mom uses them all the time for chebureki. Corn tortillas break easily, well mine did, so I gave up.
Thanks for the amazing recipes! I’ve never made chebureki before, but I’m excited to taste how they’ll turn out
We’re making them right now. Thanks for the awesome detailed instuctions and the photos! Even though I’ve been cooking for many years, it still makes things easier to see pictures of the process so you know you’re “on the right track”. Thanks Natasha! God bless you. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Hope. let me know how you like them
Hi Natasha,
I am unable to buy raw tortillas or egg roll wraps where I live, are you able to provide a recipe for the dough for the Cherubeki? Please!! I really love your food blog & recipes
I don’t have anything currently for a homemade dough. But I will let you know if I find a good recipe
Thanks I look forward to your homemade dough recipe.
Will you be posting a recipe soon for Blini?
What do you mean by blini. I might call them something differ and probably already posted them. Do you mean pancakes?
Yes, I am looking for a recipe for russian pancakes made with buckwheat flour and yeast. These pancakes are usually fried into a bite sized pancake and topped with sour cream & caviar. Do you have a recipe for this?
Are you talking about these, or these with apple in the batter, or might you be referring to nalesniki (crepes)?
Thanks, I will try those recipes
The chebureki turned out quite well. They were indeed very juicy! We really enjoyed them. I like the burst of color that the greens (parsley, cilantro, and green onions) gave to the filling.
I agree about the juicy part. First time I made them, I had some juice on the floor with the first bite!
love the picture with the little boys hands on them things. so cute!
Keep it up!
i love ALL of your recipes on here! God bless u dearly!
Thank you
he’s Mama’s little helper.
Found the uncooked tortillas at Costco and am delighted to have made these. They were delicious! I made 15 and had leftovers…they reheated very well in the toaster oven….crispy and yummy!
Hi Natasha
So I got mission flour tortillas n they r not raw I cannot use those right? I didn’t know where to look for raw ones ;-(
Is it gonna work or no chance at all w cooked ones??Thank you
Ive heard from a couple of my readers that it doesn’t work because they burn too quickly. They are sold in winco, Walmart and Costco
I don’t eat pork, what can I use instead?
You can try beef and turkey or beef and chicken. It may be a little dry compared to the pork, but it should still taste great!
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