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Crocodile-shaped pastry

Crocodile-shaped pastry

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A savory dough filled with ground meat, cabbage, and onion, shaped into a crocodile using kitchen scissors, creating a fun and shareable dish for the whol…

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Recipe from Araz Yaquboglu, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The crocodile pie is a savory pastry shaped like a crocodile, which entertains children as much as it delights adults. The pastry is handmade from strips of dough cut from the edges.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$9.90 $1.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.03
  • $0.04
  • $0.40
  • $0.25
  • $0.38
  • $0.80
  • $0.51
  • $7.05
  • $0.04
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the egg, sugar, salt, oil, and milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Gradually add the flour, mixing until you have a soft dough. Cover the dough and let it rise. ≈ 4 min
  3. Prepare the onions, ground meat, and cabbage separately, then season with salt and pepper and mix everything together.
  4. Let the filling cool down.
  5. Spread the dough into a rectangular shape and use a decorative rolling pin to cut out the edges. ≈ 8 min
  6. Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then put the filling in the center. ≈ 3 min
  7. Cut strips about 3 to 4 cm wide from the edges of the dough, then shape the crocodile’s head at the top and the tail at the bottom. ≈ 10 min
  8. Shape the eyes, legs, and nostrils using the cut-out dough pieces, then draw the mouth with kitchen scissors. ≈ 10 min
  9. Bake.
  10. Serve the crocodile either hot or cold. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Crocodile-shaped pastry

  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.03
  • salt$0.04
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 250 ml of lukewarm milk$0.25
  • 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil$0.38
  • 500 g of flour$0.80
  • 2 to 3 onions$0.51
  • 500 g of ground meat$7.05
  • salt$0.04
  • pepper$0.40

Total$9.90

that's $1.65 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 sachet of dry yeast (11 g)
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • salt
  • 1 egg
  • 250 ml of lukewarm milk
  • 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • 500 g of flour
  • 1 small cabbage
  • 2 to 3 onions
  • 500 g of ground meat
  • salt
  • pepper

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