Any hostess knows how to cook delicious, fragrant, juicy, hot homemade cutlets. Classic cutlets are made from a mixture of two types of minced meat, these are beef and pork. If you add a new product to minced meat, you can get a variety of taste. They go great with absolutely any kind of side dishes.
Previously, a cutlet was called a piece of meat with a bone, in Russia they began to call minced meat products a cutlet only at the end of the 19th century. Cutlets are molded from various minced meat mixed with various ingredients.
Blinded raw cutlets are fried over high heat without covering the pan with a lid. Fry until cooked on both sides. When the cutlets are completely fried, cover the pan with a lid, and add 3-4 tbsp. broth or water, steam for another 3-5 minutes. This will be a guarantee of readiness and so you can keep the juiciness for some more time.
Delicious classic minced meat patties, step by step recipes
In our article, we will look at how to cook cutlets from various minced meats, they will undoubtedly be tasty and will delight your household.
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People are very fond of homemade, juicy and fragrant meatballs. Experienced hostesses prepare minced meat for cutlets themselves, each using their own subtleties and tricks. The classic way of cooking cutlets is often used at home, as well as in catering places.
Little tricks for delicious cutlets:
1. You can add a little cold water to the minced meat, this will make the cutlets juicy.
2. Butter will make the cutlets airy.
3. Added various spices to minced meat for cutlets will give a spicy flavor.
4. And in order to get an appetizing crust, it is first recommended to fry the products over medium heat.
Ingredients:
- boneless beef - 0.5 kg
- pork - 0.5 kg
- white bread - 0.200 g
- milk - 0.5 cups
- eggs - 2 pcs.
- onion - 2 pcs.
- salt pepper.
Cooking:
1. For minced meat, we take a little frozen. So it will be easier to scroll it through a meat grinder. Add a little water to the rolled meat so that the cutlets are juicier.
2. We also scroll the onion in a meat grinder, or grind it in a blender. Soak bread or loaf in milk and add to minced meat, break eggs into it, put salt and pepper. We mix everything. We have prepared minced meat.
3. Slightly moistened hands in water so that the stuffing does not stick to them. And for the ductility of the minced meat, we “beat” it on the table, or when shaping, we throw the cutlet from hand to hand. We beat off so that the cutlets do not fall apart during frying.
4. Molded cutlets roll in breadcrumbs or flour and fry in vegetable oil until tender.
We serve ready-made cutlets with a side dish for lunch or dinner.
Enjoy your meal!
2. Gravy for cutlets
Most people prefer juicy, tender, fragrant and tasty cutlets from various meats. And if they are supplemented with gravy, this will only make them tastier. If you decide to cook cutlets for the next dinner, do not forget about the sauce for them. What gravy for cutlets can be prepared, you will learn from our recipe.
Ingredients:
- tomato paste or sauce - 30 grams
- onion 1 pc.
- garlic 2 cloves
- flour 2 tbsp
- carrot 1 pc.
- water 200 ml
- ground black pepper, salt, spices
- vegetable oil
Cooking:
1. We clean the onion and cut it finely. My carrots, peel, rub on a coarse grater.
2. Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat it over a fire. Put the onion in a preheated pan, fry it until golden brown, then add the carrots there.
3. Peel the garlic and cut into small plates. We put it to the fried vegetables, salt and interfere.
4. Put the tomato paste to the vegetables and season with spices. Mix well and add flour. As the mass begins to thicken, pour water until the desired density is formed.
5. Stew for about 5 minutes and remove from heat.
Our gravy for cutlets is ready.
Enjoy your meal!
3. Minced beef cutlets
Ingredients:
- 500 g ground beef;
- salt;
- onion - 1 medium head;
- two pieces of white bread;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- flour for rolling;
- 140 ml of milk.
Cooking:
1. Divide the bread into pieces and soak in milk for 10 minutes. After kneading the bread to a homogeneous consistency.
2. We clean the onion and rub it on a medium grater.
3. Put the ground beef in a bowl, add the grated onion, soaked bread, salt to it and break the egg. Mix everything thoroughly with your hands.
4. We form cutlets from minced meat.
5. Pour the flour into a plate and mix with a pinch of salt.
6. Roll each cutlet in flour.
7. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry all the cutlets on both sides until cooked. We put all the cutlets in a pan, add 3-4 tablespoons of broth or water, cover with a lid and let it steam for 3-5 minutes.
Serve cutlets with your favorite side dish, decorating with chopped herbs.
Enjoy your meal!
4. Minced pork cutlets
Even if you think about your figure, you can cook pork cutlets, and this stereotype that pork dishes get better is generally wrong. Naturally, pork cutlets are not a dietary dish, but with little use they do not harm the figure. So delicious minced pork cutlets are a great solution for a delicious and nutritious breakfast or lunch.
Ingredients:
- minced pork 0.5 kg
- large piece of white bread
- milk 100 ml
- onion 1 pc.
- egg 1 pc.
- salt 3/4 tsp, a mixture of peppers (to taste)
- vegetable oil 50 ml
- wheat flour or ground breadcrumbs
Cooking:
1. Cut the bread into slices, the crusts can be removed. Pour the crumb with a little warm milk. Leave for 10-15 minutes so that the bread is soaked with liquid.
2. Peel and finely chop the onion
3. We use ready-made minced pork. Add onion, bread crumb, beaten egg to minced meat. We fall asleep salt and spices. Mix everything thoroughly and beat the minced meat.
4. We make small cutlets. Roll them in flour or crushed breadcrumbs.
5. Put a few pieces into hot oil. Fry over medium heat on one side. As soon as a crust appears, turn the patties over to the other side. Fry until tender and then let it steam for 3-5 minutes, with the lid closed, adding a little liquid 3-4 tablespoons.
6. Cutlets are ready. Enjoy the recipe.
Enjoy your meal!
5. Minced chicken cutlets
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet - 500 g
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Bread - 100 g
- Hard cheese (grated) - 2 tbsp.
- Breadcrumbs - 4-5 tbsp.
- Chicken egg - 1 pc.
- Cream 10% - 2-3 tablespoons
- Salt - to taste
- Pepper - taste
- Vegetable oil - 3-4 tbsp.
Cooking:
1. In a deep bowl, put minced chicken, bread, cheese, put an egg, cream, salt and pepper, onion.
2. Mix the minced meat for cutlets until smooth, let it brew for 10 minutes.
3. We form cutlets with wet hands, roll in breading.
4. Fry cutlets in a preheated pan on both sides until cooked.
5. Put the finished cutlets on a paper towel to drain excess oil.
6. Serve ready-made cutlets with your favorite sauce and side dish.
Enjoy your meal!
6. Cutlets from minced turkey
Poultry cutlets are especially tender and airy. With proper preparation, they are also suitable for dietary nutrition.
Ingredients:
- Turkey fillet 0.5 kg
- onion 1 pc.
- sour cream 2 tbsp
- garlic 1 pc.
- egg 1 pc.
- starch 2 tbsp
- salt, pepper to taste
Cooking:
1. My fillet and cut into small cubes. The smaller the pieces, the more tender the finished cutlets will be.
2. We also finely chop the onion, and pass the garlic through a press.
3. All these ingredients, along with the rest of the recipe, are transferred to the prepared turkey. After mixing, the mass is sent to the refrigerator for infusion.
4. On a greased baking sheet, lay out the meat cakes formed with wet hands.
Juicy turkey cutlets in the oven are baked for about 45 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.
Enjoy your meal!
