Today at work I was talking with my co-workers about St. Patty's day being tomorrow. I was trying to think of something that I could put green food coloring in tomorrow night for dinner to get into the festive spirit. My mind starts pondering Irish foods, ok I am not Irish, so I don't come up with many....the only think I can think of is bierocks.(which I found out later is actually German food) As I say out loud "oh, I can make bierocks." Almost in unison the two girls I work with "What? What did you say?" I turn to look at them "I should find a bierocks recipe." Dawn looks at me and says "What is it?...is that beer or ox?" What a smart ass she can be! =)
Lori says "is that a Kansas thing?"
Me - "No. I don't think so. It is a bread roll with onion, ground hamburger and cabbage in it. I'm going to call Matt. He will know. I can't be the only one that knows what a bierocks is?!" I call him and ask him if he knows what it is. He says, "No, what is it" I tell him. He says, "maybe you are pronouncing it wrong." What?! he doesn't even know what it is.
Amazed that no one around me knows what a bierocks is, I am now on a mission to find someone that has a had one of these little bread filled pies or knows what they are. I ask two other people in our office area. Nope, they don't know what I am talking about. Oh my, this is killing me by now. Of course Mr. Google will know. I go back to my desk and look it up....Ohhhhh of course it is a Midwest thing!! I found an interesting, of all things Kansas blog!!! about bierocks that was written last March, but found it very interesting, check it out if you want some bierocks education...KSborn.
I have not felt like such an alien with people looking at me like they didn't know what I was talking...
My question...
Do you know what a bierocks is?
Have you ever said a term or talked about something you grew up with and people didn't know what you were talking about?
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What was more funny was you just said it like it was a regular thing like "milk". And I could tell you were pretty shocked when both of us had never heard of them.
And you might want to add the pronunciation why I thought beer or ox. April pronunced it just like that "beer-oxs". Now tell me that didn't sound good!
But once she showed them and explained them we thought they sounded good and we both told her that she needs to make us some!
And shouldn't this family blog be PG?? I can't believe you wrote ass.
ha!
No I have not heard of it either!
My mother use to make these for us. They are really good and can be made up ahead of time and reheathed. There was a german women on town who made and sold these. It was great to be grab one out of the freezer. I will look up a recipe for you if you want.
Aunt Liz, I would love a recipe if you have one! Grandma Oma is actually the one that introduced them to me. I don't think she made them, but I do remember having them with her.
BIEROCKS
2 lbs. hamburger
1 c. onion, chopped
4 c. cabbage, chopped
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
Cook hamburger, onion, cabbage, salt and pepper until browned. Roll out dough and cut into large circles. Put 1/4 cup meat mixture in center of dough. Pinch closed. Bake until browned, approximately 20 minutes, at 375 degrees.
DOUGH FOR BIEROCKS:
2 pkgs. yeast
1 tsp. salt
1 c. warm milk
4 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. warm water
1/4 c. butter, softened
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set in warm place. Add warm milk, butter and salt; let stand for 10 minutes with yeast mixture in it. Add flour and sugar. Let double for 50 minutes.
I spoke to my mom and she said she would send her recipe. The main thing is to roll out the dough thin so you don't have all bread.
Enjoy....
YES - I have totally had these - My grandma used to make them and then I had this boss whose mom was Lebanese and she made them - and he would bring them to work - oh so yummy!!
ps - you are so sweet !! thanks for your kind words on my posts!! (I have been accused of being TOO honest and blunt!!)
Bierocks, Yummy! You can also use canned biscuits as the dough. Terry has made those before. I had no idea these were a midwest thing.
I remember eating these at Grandma Carol's house. They are very filling!
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