Cutlets have long become a familiar dish for a family dinner. At the same time, it seems to many that the preparation of minced meat patties is a very simple matter. However, almost every housewife has her own secrets and recipes. After all, it is necessary to make a delicate and fragrant dish that is not burnt and has an original taste.
First you need to choose the right stuffing. Of course, the best option is to make it yourself. This will allow, firstly, to be sure of what meat it is made of, and secondly, it will be more tender and juicier than purchased. Before starting cooking it should be beaten off several times on the table, subsequently a dish with such minced meat will become softer.
One of the classic recipes will be the following. In a kilogram of minced meat (the best option is taken in equal proportions of pork and beef), a loaf soaked in milk, twisted in a meat grinder, chopped onion, a raw egg is added. The ingredients mix well, salt, and pepper. The resulting minced meat is slightly beaten, salted, peppered. In order to make the dish juicier, you can add finely chopped greens. Stuffing is divided into several small pieces, which are given a round or oval shape, fried in a pan on both sides for about 10 minutes. An excellent side dish for cutlets is mashed potatoes and green peas. I must say that such cooking minced meatballs saves time and is not particularly difficult.
If it is necessary to cook cutlets from minced chicken, then Kiev cutlets can be very tasty and tender. In order to make them, you need to take chicken breast, cleaned of skin and bones. It scrolls in a meat grinder, a little white bread, an egg, salt, pepper is added to it. Stuffing is divided into small pieces, which are laid out in the form of cakes. A piece of butter is placed in the middle of each, the edges are well sealed. Cutlets are dipped in beaten raw eggs, then crumble in breadcrumbs and sent to a preheated pan. If the breading is not enough, then the layers can be repeated.
Juicy minced meat patties with cheese are obtained. For their preparation, minced bread, onions, a raw egg are added to the minced meat. If the minced meat is cooked independently, then you can put only an egg in it. Everything is salted and peppered. Cutlets are formed, it is better to make them a little longer, and fried on both sides until golden. The prepared products are laid out on the prepared, greased, baking sheet. From above they are smeared with mayonnaise, chopped mushrooms, a circle of tomato are placed, once again everything is smeared with mayonnaise, sprinkled with grated cheese, put in a medium-heated oven for 20 minutes.
I must say that the preparation of minced meatballs is diverse. So, they can not only be fried, but also stewed or baked in the oven. The following dish has a rich taste. In minced meat, add 2 onions scrolled through a meat grinder, bread, soaked for some time in milk, a spoonful of mayonnaise, salt, pepper. The resulting mass is mixed, cutlets are molded, which are fried over high heat from two sides. Semi-finished products are folded into deeper dishes, poured with broth and put on fire. After boiling, several bay leaves and black pepper with peas are placed here. Cutlets are stewed under a closed lid for about 20 minutes. Shortly before cooking, a spoonful of tomato paste is added to them. Pasta that is watered with the resulting gravy can come here for a side dish.
Any preparation of minced meat patties involves a hearty and hearty dinner. And if at the same time you make them according to some unusual recipe, then you can add a touch of variety to the daily menu.