Cabbage Calzone: the easy recipe everyone will love

This is an easy and tasty recipe to make Cabbage Calzones—Italian-style turnovers. A calzone is similar to a pizza, but the difference is that the toppings are on the inside of the dough instead of on top. This keeps the filling moist and prevents it from drying out. In Eastern Europe, it’s also known as Chebureki.

These calzones are fried which makes them extra crispy. The filling consists of a flavorful mixture of cabbage and onion. It’s the perfect vegetarian snack— fluffy, full of flavor, and rich in vegetables. You can also customize the recipe as you want.

Tips

Make sure to use an oil suitable for deep frying. These include canola, peanut, sunflower, corn oil, and more. If you want to reuse the oil, allow it to cool, and strain it. You can use it a few times if you plan to make more calzones soon.

Keep the oil on medium heat, otherwise, the dough will burn on the outside without being completely cooked through. Use a thermometer to heat the oil to about 350°F.

Cabbage Calzone Variations

For the dough, use store-bought bread dough, pizza dough, or even tortillas.

For the filling:

• Mushroom and cabbage: sauté mushrooms with cabbage and use for a filling.
• Salami: saute chopped red peppers, mushrooms, cabbage
• Corned beef: sauté chopped corned beef with the cabbage, then use as a filling.
• Vegetarian: feta cheese, tomato paste, cabbage, and sweetcorn.
• Spinach and feta: fill the calzones with wilted spinach and feta.

How To Store Cabbage Calzone

Store the cabbage calzones in the fridge (in an airtight container) for up to 3 days. They will lose some of their crispiness with time.

To make Cabbage Calzones ahead of time, wrap them (unbaked) in plastic wrap and store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Bake before serving.

How To Make Cabbage Calzone

In a bowl mix together kefir with sour cream, egg yolk, salt, sugar one oil.

Sift in the flour with soda, mix it with your hand.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest.

Boil potatoes in salted water.

In a saucepan fry onion with cabbage.

To the hot potatoes add butter and mix it, add pepper, salt, and fried vegetables.

Take the dough and cut it into 10-12 pieces. Roll out the pieces into a circle.

Put 1 tbsp of filling into it and wrap the calzone, roll it over again carefully.

Fry the calzone in hot oil, turn and fry until golden on both sides.

Notes

To bake these in oven: Preheat the oven at 200°C/400°F. Bake the Cabbage Calzones for 20 minutes until cooked through and golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes.