French cuisine is famous not only for delicious dishes, but also for their unusual names. Brizol refers to such dishes. Surely you tried it, but you didn’t know exactly what you eat!
In this article we will talk about how to cook brizol from different products and with unusual fillings.
What is a brizol?
If you like eggs and meat, then this French dish is the perfect option for you. But, before telling how to cook a brizol, we will understand what it is all about. Translated from French, this word means "fried in an egg or omelette." That is, we can prepare this delicacy from any products, the main thing is that they be fried in an egg. The French most often cook brizol with minced meat inside, but there are also options with chicken, sliced pork, fish, minced sausages or sausage.
Product Preparation
How to cook brizol correctly?
It does not matter which filling you choose, the French dish is based on an egg whipped with milk or cream and salt. Brizol is folded in a special way - pancake or thin cake. For one serving, take two eggs, 100 ml of milk or non-fat cream, one tablespoon of flour, spices, and beat it all into a homogeneous mass. It is in this shell that we will prepare the dish.
What to put in the filling?
If you are interested in how to cook brizol, then let's figure out the options for the filling. Most often, the French put minced meat - the dish turns out to be hearty and tasty, and it will be cooked quickly in a pan. But you can put whatever you want.
It can be cheese, pieces of meat, poultry, fish and even squid. How to cook brizol correctly? In fact, there is no one universal recipe. However, follow these steps in the preparation, and the dish will turn out just perfect:
- Products must be fresh. This is not only about the filling, but also about the shell.
- It is best to fry the dish not in sunflower oil, but in butter. But do not take olive - when heated, it loses its useful qualities and gives off an unpleasant odor.
- How to make the filling well fried, and the shell does not burn? There are several ways. If the stuffing is stuffed, then the brizol will be enough to hold under a closed lid for 10 minutes over low heat. But the meat does not cook so quickly. Well, put the breeze in the oven for eight to twelve minutes. The dish is accurately baked properly and does not burn.
Chicken Brizol
How to make chicken brizoli? Take 250 grams of chicken and ingredients for the base. Cut each fillet in half, and then cover with cling film and carefully beat off with a hammer. This is necessary so as not to damage the fibers and so that the meat retains its integrity and juiciness. From eggs and cream we prepare the basis for the brizol. In the egg-cream mixture, dip the chicken and put it on a preheated pan. Fry on both sides to a golden hue, after which each chop (and this is the recipe obtained exactly) is rolled up and sent to the oven for seven minutes to cook at a temperature of 170 degrees.
Stuffed Brizol
How to cook minced brisol? It is believed that the canonical version of the dish is made according to this recipe: take 250 grams of ground beef, fresh tomato, three tablespoons of sour cream, three garlic cloves, one egg yolk and the base for brizol (three eggs, cream, two tablespoons of flour).
Mix the egg, cream. Cut the tomatoes into slices. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and garlic in a blender. Heat the pan and pour the third part of the base. When the “pancake” is set, put minced meat, a few slices of tomato, a spoonful of garlic sauce on one half of it and use a spatula to cover with the second part of the omelet. Cover, fry for three minutes. Then, with a quick movement, turn the brisol over with a spatula and then darken it for another 3 minutes under the closed lid. The dish is ready, you can serve!
You can also take minced chicken or pork to prepare brizol. Put the onion in the chicken, then the brizol will turn out juicy. But pork is better to choose low-fat varieties, otherwise the finished dish will turn out to be heavy for the stomach. Now you know how to make minced brisol.
Cheese squid brisole
More often than not, French ingredients are meat ingredients. But if we have seafood, how to cook brizol? The recipe is not quite an ordinary dish for sure you will like it. Take 2 carcasses of squid, 5 eggs, 80 ml of cream, 1 tablespoon of flour, cream cheese, two garlic cloves, mayonnaise and spices. Wash squid, cut in half into two plates and peel off the film. After that, you need to beat off the seafood as it should. Use a wooden hammer rather than a metal one, so you will not damage tender meat. Beat off until the squid increases in area by one and a half times. Make the base for the brizol by combining three eggs, cream, flour and spices. Put the remaining two eggs hard-boiled, and grate the cream cheese.
Dip each slice of squid in batter and spread and fry in a preheated pan. Brown the chops on both sides, then place them in a pan under the lid. There they will soften and become malleable. Peel and grate boiled eggs, mix with cheese, add mayonnaise, and garlic through a press. In the chops with squid, put the salad and roll up the straw. Place the rolls in the refrigerator and serve them chilled after two to three hours.
Now you know how to make brizol with various fillings, and you will surely try this dish in your kitchen.