Homemade cutlets – popular meat dish from minced meat.
Simple and hearty cutlets with a crispy crust will fit perfectly into your menu family dinner and will decorate any festive feast.
Cutlets are eaten both hot and cold.
They may also be a separate dish, and served along with any side dish, be it salad, mashed potatoes or vegetable stew. Remember that no cutlets best restaurants nothing in the world can compare with home-made cutlets with my own hands housewives with trepidation and love.
General cooking principles
1. To prepare delicious and juicy cutlets It is important to choose the right minced meat. It is best to mix several types of minced meat, where you can choose the combination to your taste. But remember that store-bought minced meat cannot replace homemade minced meat, minced by the housewife herself in a meat grinder. If it is not possible self-cooking, be sure to check the freshness and quality of the meat, because this is the decisive stage in preparing cutlets.
2. Don’t forget to add a bun or bread to the minced meat. This is the main rule for obtaining juicy and tender meat. It is the slices of bread that hold the juice in the cutlets, like a sponge, completely absorbing it.
3. Cutlets can be coated in either flour or breadcrumbs. This is left to your choice.
4. Don’t forget to add spices and herbs to homemade cutlets, this will add a touch of piquancy and sophistication.
Classic homemade cutlets
minced meat (homemade or purchased) – 500 g;
2 cloves of garlic;
salt, black and red pepper;
1-2 slices of bread;
flour – 3-4 tbsp. spoons.
1. Peel the onion and grate or grind in a blender. Finely chop the garlic cloves and herbs.
2. Cut the pieces of bread into slices and dry them. Then soak in water, they will give the cutlets incredible juiciness. Without this step, the cutlets will taste dry. Subsequently knead and squeeze and only then add to the minced meat.
3. Combine all of the above ingredients in a deep bowl, mix thoroughly in a food processor or with a spoon. We beat the minced meat with our hands, throwing it on a hard surface.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Take it with a spoon a small amount of meat, place on top of flour and sprinkle with it. Form a round patty in your palm and place it on hot frying pan. Fry for 3-4 minutes. When we turn it over to the second side, turn off the heat a little.
Homemade cutlets in breadcrumbs
2 pieces of dry loaf;
1. Chop the onion, break the egg and add the bread soaked in water (milk) to the minced meat.
2. Knead the minced meat thoroughly until a mass of homogeneous consistency is obtained.
3. Form a cutlet in breadcrumbs and place in a frying pan with vegetable oil, put on low heat. Breaded with breadcrumbs, the cutlets look much more appetizing. When you feel that they are browned, feel free to turn them over. Typically, cutlets are fried in breadcrumbs for 2 minutes on each side.
4. To such cutlets great addition will serve as a salad of boiled beets with the addition of onions, garlic, salt and pepper, seasoned with unrefined vegetable oil and sprinkled lemon juice with sugar. Cutlets with potatoes are quite high in calories. A beet salad goes perfectly with the dish.
Homemade beef and turkey cutlets with semolina
minced meat (beef and turkey) – 1200 g;
onion- 300 g;
fresh or granulated garlic;
3 tbsp. spoons of semolina;
salt and black pepper;
water - 2/3 cup;
sour cream – 300 g.
1. Thoroughly knead the ground in a meat grinder or grated fine grater onion.
2. You can add potatoes or white bread in water or milk. But this recipe offers another solution: semolina. It perfectly keeps the cutlet in shape and prevents them from becoming deformed.
3. It is advisable to beat the minced meat and leave it for 15-20 minutes so that it is well saturated with spices.
4. Distribute the minced meat on the table in the shape of a rectangle, divide it in half, each half into 3 more parts. You can make any shape. Sprinkle each cutlet well in flour.
5. Fry for 3 minutes on each side in a preheated frying pan.
6. Place the fried cutlets in a saucepan, pour about 2/3 cup of water into it, close the lid, and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat until they reach the inside and become softer. Serve with sour cream.
Fluffy homemade cutlets
loaf - 100-150 g;
milk – 200 ml;
flour – 5-7 tbsp. spoon;
butter – 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
vegetable oil – 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
1. Cut off the crust of the loaf, fill the crumb with milk and leave to soak for 15-20 minutes.
2. In a preheated frying pan, fry finely chopped onion in vegetable oil and butter. Interestingly, butter does not burn when frying and gives food a pleasant creamy taste.
3. Break the egg, separating the yolk from the white.
4. Mix the minced meat, the milk-squeezed bun and the fried onion and yolk. Received thick mass It is advisable to knead with your hands. Do not spare effort in beating the minced meat; the better you do this, the more convenient it will be to form the cutlets, and when frying they will retain their shape. We put the beaten minced meat in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to fix its dense state.
5. Beat egg white until thick white foam is obtained. You can check whether the protein has reached the desired consistency in the following way: when turning the bowl over, it should not spill out of it. Add the whipped whites to the minced meat, mix very carefully so that the integrity of the protein is not compromised, because it is this that will give the cutlets fluffiness.
6. Form the cutlets into thick flat cakes and roll them in flour.
7. Heat the butter and vegetable oil. Place the cutlets and fry until golden brown, turn them over, add a little water to steam them and cover with a lid until cooked.
Soft homemade cutlets with a secret
mixed minced meat (beef and pork) – 500 g;
salt, black pepper;
2 cloves of garlic;
a bun soaked in mineral water;
1. Chop the onion. Add the soaked bun, after squeezing it thoroughly. Grate the garlic.
2. Knead the mass to distribute it evenly.
3. Pour into a bowl mineral water with gases. Sprinkle the minced meat with a pinch of soda. This is ours secret ingredient. Yes, soda, because it makes the minced meat soft and helps to loosen it. We extinguish the soda mineral water, pouring it in drops from above. Together they give the meat extraordinary fluffiness. Knead again to obtain an elastic mass.
4. Add 1 egg. At first the minced meat becomes liquid, but after good kneading it again acquires a thick consistency. Salt and pepper can be adjusted to your preference.
5. Beat the minced meat by throwing it onto a hard surface from a small height. And leave in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
6. Soak each formed cutlet in breadcrumbs.
7. We don’t skimp on the oil, heat the frying pan well. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side, uncovered, then simmer over medium heat, covered with a lid.
Homemade cutlets with mustard
minced beef – 500 g;
1 tbsp. spoon of olive oil;
1-2 cloves of garlic;
The sauce is prepared from the following ingredients:
cream with fat content up to 30%;
2 tbsp. spoons of mustard.
1. Chop onion, garlic and parsley.
2. In a deep bowl, mix the ground beef, add the egg, grated onion and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place in the refrigerator for half an hour.
3. Form round cutlets and place in a frying pan with heated olive oil.
4. Prepare the sauce as follows: whip the cream, add mustard.
5. Pour the sauce into the pan 10 minutes before turning off the cutlets, simmer over medium heat under the lid.
Homemade cutlets with cheese
minced meat – 600 g;
egg – 1 pc.;
potatoes - 2 pieces;
mayonnaise – 3 tbsp. spoons;
garlic – 2 cloves;
hard cheese – 100 g;
loaf – 200 g.
1. To soften the bread, leave it in a bowl of water for 15-20 minutes, then squeeze it out and add it to the minced meat.
2. Finely chop the potatoes, garlic and onion.
3. Combine chopped vegetables, egg and softened bread in one bowl. Stir thoroughly to obtain homogeneous mass, it is best to do this with a blender.
4. Add 1-2 tablespoons of flour so that the minced meat is not liquid. Salt and pepper.
5. Cut the cheese into medium slices.
6. We choose the shape of the cutlets, but it is best to form them in the form of a flatbread, placing a slice of chopped cheese in the middle. Then we hide it in a cutlet and sprinkle flour on top.
7. Fry until golden color. Simmer for 4-5 minutes low heat. Serve the cutlets hot so that the cheese inside does not have time to freeze and harden.
Homemade cutlets stuffed with chicken eggs
assorted minced meat – 700 g;
loaf - 2 slices;
chicken egg - 6 pieces;
garlic - 3 slices;
1. In a deep plate, mix the egg, minced meat, slices of loaf soaked in water, finely chopped onion and garlic.
2. Hard-boiled chicken eggs needs to be finely chopped.
3. Fry onions in a frying pan until golden brown.
4. Mix onions and boiled eggs, add squeezed garlic, salt and pepper.
5. Make flat cakes from the minced meat and place the filling in the middle.
6. The baking sheet must be greased with vegetable oil. And finally, the last stage is to put the cutlets in the oven at 160-180 degrees.
If you take minced pork, the cutlets will turn out fatty, if chicken meat - tender and lean. The best alternative is assorted cutlets.
To ensure that the cutlets are not only juicy, but also fluffy, help will come soda, slaked with mineral water, lemon juice or vinegar.
Cutlets love oil, but you shouldn’t overdo it. Otherwise they will be too greasy. It is best to fry them in melted fat.
The question often arises: how long to fry cutlets? The answer is simple: until full readiness. And you can check the readiness in a simple way. Press the cutlet with a fork; if it releases clear juice, then after 2-3 minutes of steaming you can safely serve it.
If the cutlets feel undercooked, put them in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, thereby bringing them to readiness.
You can serve cutlets with sour cream, light salad, vegetable side dish or standard puree.
Cook with pleasure and love! And remember that than simpler recipe, the better the result!
Cutlets are literally our everything. They consist of only advantages: firstly, even the most fastidious family member will not refuse them. Secondly, if these are homemade cutlets, you know exactly what you are feeding your precious family. Thirdly, a batch of freshly prepared cutlets can be thrown into the freezer, and when you come home from work completely exhausted, you don’t need to stand at the stove for an hour - fry the prepared semi-finished products and make a quick side dish.
Classic cutlets. Watch the video recipe!
Beef, pork, minced meat cutlets
1. Quick schnitzel
A classic recipe for all times. Photo: website
Juicy and tender. Soft inside and crispy outside. Golden color and so familiar and understandable from childhood. Meet His Majesty Schnitzel!
2. Buckwheat cutlets with egg
Light meat cutlets with buckwheat. Photo: website
Do you love cutlets, but are tired of the monotony? Prepare buckwheat with egg, it’s quick, low-calorie and extremely tasty!
3. Swedish meatballs
Legendary meatballs from Sweden. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
Jamie Oliver has finally taught us how to make the legendary Swedish meatballs and classic Cranberry Sauce with a secret.
4. Baked meat balls
Know-how of the thrifty and resourceful Italian housewives. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
Boiled or baked meat balls, or Polpette de bollito alle spezie - very good way using boiled or baked meat.
5. Turkish homemade minced meat cutlets
Turkish cutlets are very quick and very tasty. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
Spicy oriental balls with aromatic herbs with vegetable gravy.
6. Hedgehog meatballs in a pot
Juicy and gentle hedgehogs in a pot. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
Prepare our hedgehogs with a secret: a small piece of cheese will give the meat special juiciness and tenderness!
Chicken and turkey cutlets
1. Classic Pozharsky cutlets
These chicken cutlets will be a hit. Photo: website
Tender, airy chicken cutlets with a crispy crust will please everyone.
2. Tender turkey cutlets with stuffing
Interesting cutlets from turkey fillet. Photo: website
Tender turkey cutlets stuffed with spinach, cheese and pine nuts.
3. Delicious, but dietary cutlets with a secret
And cutlets can be for weight loss! Photo: natalielissy.ru
Incredibly juicy and bright dietary chicken cutlets with a secret ingredient!
4. Chicken cutlets with prunes
Do original filling, and the cutlets will be transformed beyond recognition. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
The simplest recipe from the Soviet past that you can imagine.
5. Diet turkey cutlets with porcini mushrooms
With a little culinary creativity, unleavened turkey cutlets will turn into a masterpiece. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
Low-calorie turkey cutlets from famous chefs Konstantin Ivlev and Yuri Rozhkov.
Fish and seafood cutlets
1. Diet cutlets with pink salmon
Useful alternative familiar meat cutlets. Photo: website
Spices create a unique sweet-salty harmony of flavors, and the overall lightness of the dish makes these cutlets the perfect diet lunch or dinner.
2. Crab cakes with carrots and zucchini
Soulful crab meat cutlets. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
Crab cakes with carrots and zucchini are very tasty, juicy and tender. If you don't have real crabs, you can make them from crab sticks.
3. Steamed pike cutlets
A proven recipe from the famous restaurateur Savely Libkin. Photo: Eksmo Publishing House
Delicious and low-calorie fish cutlets. They are ideal if you are planning to lose weight.
4. Canned salmon cutlets
It’s impossible to imagine a more budget-friendly option for these cutlets. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com
It's tasty, inexpensive and very fast. The only effort you have to make is to open a can of canned food.
Good afternoon dear friends. Let's talk about cutlets today, or rather, let's look at recipes for juicy cutlets made from different types of minced meat. It would seem that there is nothing complicated here, minced meat, bread, egg, mix it all and fry it.
But things don’t always work out as they should. It is especially difficult for young housewives. You have to make mistakes many times before you get fluffy and juicy cutlets so that the whole family likes them.
That's why we tried to collect not just recipes, but also reveal the secrets of cooking delicious cutlets or bitochki, as they are also called.
Also on festive table There are almost always cutlets. Sometimes a regular lunch or dinner cannot be done without them. They can decorate any holiday table. Every housewife wants to cook something interesting and unusual. And that's great. You can make your own own recipe and praise in front of guests and so on.
But before you cook, there are a few things you need to know simple rules. They were not invented just like that; this is the experience of many housewives of all times. Let's take a closer look.
How to cook juicy and tasty cutlets?
The cutlets must be very tasty, this is not in dispute. But it is also necessary that they are not dry and fluffy. It depends on many factors. Such as the choice of minced meat, the method of mixing the minced meat, additional ingredients, and so on. And of course experience.
Now let’s look in more detail at the recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets, or rather, first prepare the minced meat.
By the way, it’s best to make minced meat yourself. I never recommend buying it in a store, because you never know what and how is involved in it. Usually, store-bought minced meat does not make good homemade cutlets.
Choosing meat for cutlets.
First of all, you need to decide what kind of meat you will use to make cutlets. Usually I do it this way: whatever meat I have, that’s what I use. But that's not always the case. If we want to surprise guests, or even just our family at dinner, then we think through everything in advance.
The choice of meat also affects the calorie content. Here's how you can divide meat by calorie content:
- The most juicy and high-calorie are the pork cutlets. Calorie content is around 350 kcal/100 g (290 kcal/100 g when steamed).
- If you do mixture of pork and ground beef , then the calorie content will be around 267 (190) kcal/100 g. It is better to dilute minced pork by 2/3 with minced beef.
- When using pure ground beef calorie content is even less: 235 (172) kcal/100 g.
- The most dietary are chicken cutlets. The calorie content here is approximately 145-125 kcal/100 g. But they turn out a bit dry. Therefore, such cutlets contain fat or other additives, which increase calories.
- Ground turkey- most perfect option not only for those who watch their figure, but also for kids. Turkey meat itself is quite juicy and the calories are not high: 180 kcal when frying in a pan and 140 when steaming.
We must not forget that additives such as bread crumb, egg and oil increase calorie content when frying. But without this, you usually won’t get cutlets, and it all depends on what exactly we want to cook.
How to choose the right meat for minced meat.
Don’t forget that recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets will turn out great only from homemade minced meat. You need to choose the right meat and make it yourself. Then success will definitely await you.
The main argument is fresh meat
- When choosing meat, be sure to inspect and smell it. The meat should smell fresh meat. No off-odors, sourness or other odors indicating old or stale meat.
- The meat should be elastic and firm. If you press on the meat with your finger, the hole should soon level out.
- The color of the meat should be pinkish-red and moist. There should be no windy areas or slimy surfaces.
- For lamb it is better to take the thigh or rump.
- If you buy pork, beef or veal, it is better to take: hind thigh, neck, tenderloin or shoulder.
- When choosing poultry meat, pay attention to the legs (drumstick and thigh). Then the cutlets turn out more juicy. Breast will also do - less caloric part, but rather dry.
Subtleties of cooking cutlets.
First of all, I want to note that it is best to roll the meat through a small mesh, preferably 2-3 times. This will make the cutlets more fluffy. Some recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets directly indicate how many times you need to twist and not always through which mesh.
Many argue that it is better to scroll through a large grid. They are right, on the one hand. Then the meat turns out big pieces and gives off less juice, which means less fat content. But if you want to get fluffy cutlets, then it’s better to twist it through a fine mesh, or even better to use a blender.
What you need to consider when preparing cutlets:
- When adding crumb to minced meat, you need to take bread wheat varieties. Preferably yesterday's bread, because fresh bread will give you the wrong consistency and extra calories.
Also, for 1 kg of meat you need approximately 150-200 g of crumb. - It is necessary to soak the bread in boiling water, and not in milk, as many people believe. Milk deprives the cutlets of juiciness. But the crumb soaked in water will add fluffiness and airiness.
- Onions add juiciness to the minced meat. It can be used 300 g per 1 kg of meat. Onions will not spoil the minced meat in any way; on the contrary, it will be tastier and juicier.
But you cannot grind the onion through a meat grinder, as this will squeeze out all the juice. It’s better to finely chop it with a knife and add it to the minced meat.
- If you want to get tender tender cutlets, then you can add mayonnaise to the minced meat, but just a little, no more than 50 g.
- To prevent the cutlets from falling apart and to be more fluffy, you can add potatoes by grating them on a fine grater.
- If you use eggs in minced meat, you should not just add them to the minced meat. First, prepare the minced meat completely: add everything you need, including spices. Knead well. And only at the end add the eggs in this way:
Separate the whites from the yolks. Beat the whites until fluffy foam. And already in ready minced meat slowly pour in the whites, stirring from bottom to top.
Try this method and immediately notice how the cutlets take on a fluffy shape right before your eyes. - Add spices and salt to your taste. There are no restrictions here. It is better to have a lot of greens in fish cakes.
How to properly and how long should you fry minced meat cutlets?
While looking through recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets for my holiday table, I came across the fact that the recipe doesn’t say much about how to properly fry the cutlets.
- You need to form cutlets, make them thick enough and not flatten too much. It's better to wet your hands cold water to make it easier to sculpt.
- At proper frying You can avoid loss of juiciness in cutlets. But usually they use breading. It holds the juiciness inside well. Usually crackers or salted flour are used. But both semolina and Japanese cornflakes will fit well.
- The pan needs to be heated well over medium heat. Pour oil for frying and then lay out our breaded cutlets.
- After 3-5 minutes, turn our cutlets over, turn the heat to low, and cover the pan. So fry for 15 minutes. During this time, the meat and onions are fried, and the soybean does not evaporate.
- Now open the lid, increase the heat to medium and bring to an appetizing crust.
- It is better to change the oil every time you fry.
On average, one batch takes a decent 25 minutes to cook in the pan. But it's worth it.
How else can you cook cutlets?
Except traditional ways recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets suggest frying them by steaming in the oven and in the microwave. Here's how long it takes:
- In the multicooker that housewives love, in the “frying” or “baking” mode, cooking cutlets also takes 20-25 minutes.
- In a double boiler or multicooker with this function it will take 25 minutes. Wherein less calories and also very tasty.
- If you use a microwave steam attachment, you can cook cutlets in 15 minutes. Just first cook for 5 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 7-10 minutes.
- If you use the oven for baking, then at 180 ºС it will take 30 minutes.
- In a microwave with a power of 800 W you can cook cutlets in 7 minutes.
- In an air fryer, the cutlets are baked in 20 minutes.
Here's a look at the version of fluffy cutlets:
The best recipes for juicy and fluffy meat cutlets.
Now let's look at it with you various recipes juicy minced meat cutlets. At the same time, do not forget about the subtleties described above. We will not repeat ourselves in the recipes.
Let's try to consider different recipes, With different types meat.
Recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets - classic with bread.
Sometimes such cutlets are called “homemade platters.” This recipe actually makes the cutlets more tasty and of normal juiciness. We often cook these for lunch or dinner.
We will need:
- Pork meat - 300 g;
- Beef meat - 300 g;
- Bread crumb - 90-100 g;
- Egg - 1 piece;
- Onions - 2 pcs;
- Garlic (optional) - 2 cloves;
- Flour - 150 g;
- Vegetable oil;
- Salt to taste;
- Spices to taste.
Step 1.
Prepare the minced meat, grind the pork and beef in a fine mesh meat grinder 2 times and use a blender. Immediately chop the onion finely. Add to the minced meat.
Step 2.
Place the bread crumb into boiling water to soak. While we squeeze the garlic, add salt and pepper to taste. Add bread to the meat, passing it through a meat grinder and mix everything thoroughly.
Step 3.
Now the egg, separate the whites and beat. Add to the minced meat, mix thoroughly.
Step 4.
Now let's form it with our hands meat balls and flatten it a little. At the same time we wet our hands in cold water so that the minced meat does not stick to them.
Step 5.
Now roll the cutlets in flour or you can use any other breading.
Step 6.
Now everything is as per the instructions described above. First, fry one side over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low, turn the cutlets over and cover with a lid. Then we bring it to readiness and it’s done.
Minced chicken cutlets in the oven.
As we said, these cutlets are very dietary and are perfect for those on a diet. Kids really love these cutlets. Instead of chicken meat You can use turkey. Then the cutlets will be more juicy.
We will need:
- Chicken breast - 200 g;
- Wheat bread - 40-50 g;
- Egg - 1 piece;
- Onion - 1 piece;
- Garlic - 1 clove;
- Salt to taste;
- Spices to taste.
Step 1.
We wash the breast, dry it and separate it from the bone. We pass the fillet through a meat grinder or blender.
Step 2.
Soak the bread in boiling water, after a couple of minutes squeeze it out a little and add it to the minced meat. Salt and pepper to taste, squeeze out the garlic, finely chop the onion, add to the minced meat and mix everything well.
Step 3.
Now it’s up to the egg, or rather the white. Beat and add to the minced meat.
Step 4.
Set the oven to preheat at 180 ºС. Meanwhile, place foil on a baking sheet. We form the minced meat into not very thick cakes and place them on a baking sheet.
Step 5.
Bake the cutlets in the oven for 30 minutes. When ready, you can serve.
Ground beef cutlets.
Recipes for juicy cutlets made from minced beef or other meat are quite simple. Almost everything is prepared according to the same recipe. Now let's look at the simplest recipe, the main thing is to choose the right meat so that it is not dry.
Ingredients:
- Beef meat (veal) - 800 g;
- Onion - 2 pcs;
- Bread - 140-150 g;
- Egg - 1 piece;
- Salt to taste;
- Spices to taste;
- Vegetable oil or butter for frying.
Step 1.
We twist the meat. Finely chop the onion and add to the minced meat.
Step 2.
Soak yesterday's wheat bread in boiling water. Squeeze and add to the minced meat. Pepper, salt to taste and mix.
Step 3.
Separate the white from the egg, beat and add to the minced meat.
Step 4.
With wet hands we form meat balls, flatten them a little and place them in a heated frying pan. I use vegetable oil, but you can also fry it in butter. This will make the cutlets more juicy.
We fry according to the technology described above. When ready, you can serve with a vegetable side dish.
Here's another beautiful recipe:
Another recipe for beef cutlets, but with gravy.
Usually cutlets are served with a vegetable side dish or pasta. So I always like to make gravy for cutlets. It's tastier and juicier. Many recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets allow you to make the gravy right away, not separately from the cutlets, but together... Once you try it, you will always do it this way.
We will need:
- Beef - 500 g;
- Potatoes - 2 pcs;
- Egg - 1 piece;
- Bay leaf - 1 piece;
- Onion - 1 piece;
- Flour for breading;
- Salt and spices to taste;
- Greenery.
Step 1.
Cooking minced meat. We pass the meat through a meat grinder 2-3 times. Finely chop the onion and add to the meat. Grind the potatoes on a fine grater and add them all at once. Salt and pepper. Finely chop the greens and also into minced meat.
Mix everything thoroughly and then add the whipped egg white.
Step 2.
Now with wet hands we form beautiful little balls. Roll them in flour or other breading.
Step 3.
We'll fry it a little differently. Fry in a heated frying pan on both sides until golden brown.
The gravy itself. Fill the cutlets in the frying pan with water, just enough to barely cover the cutlets. Add Bay leaf, salt, spices to taste and just close the lid and let it simmer for about 20 minutes over low heat. Then the cutlets will give their taste and aroma to the gravy, it will turn out just amazing.
To make the gravy thick, you need to add flour to it, if you like. Then you need to add a couple of tablespoons of flour to 1/2 cup, stir and pour into the gravy. Stir the sauce and let it simmer for another couple of minutes. Then you can put our cutlets and gravy aside.
Juicy minced chicken cutlets stuffed with cheese.
Some recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets require filling. You can experiment with with different fillings. We love more cheese filling, we present to you such a recipe.
We will need:
- Chicken meat - 550 g;
- A piece of loaf - 120-130 g;
- Garlic - 4 cloves;
- Onions - 35-40 g;
- Egg - 3 pcs;
- Hard cheese - 120 g;
- Salt and spices to taste;
- Dill and parsley to taste;
- Vegetable oil.
Step 1.
Boil 2 hard-boiled eggs, cool, peel and grate on a fine grater.
Step 2.
Cut the cheese into a thin salt shaker.
Step 3.
Wash all the greens well, dry and finely chop. Now combine the egg, herbs and cheese and mix. This is our filling.
Step 4.
We make minced meat. We pass the chicken meat through a meat grinder or blender.
Step 5.
Place the bread crumb in boiling water and after a couple of minutes take it out and add it to the minced meat. Squeeze the garlic through a press into the minced meat.
Step 6.
Chop the onion finely and also add it to the minced meat. Add salt and spices to taste. Mix everything thoroughly.
Step 7
Separate the egg white, beat and mix with the minced meat.
Step 8
Now let's do it thin flatbreads from minced meat, put our filling in the middle. Then wrap it in minced meat and flatten it a little. Shape into a cutlet. Don't forget to wet your hands so the meat doesn't stick.
Step 9
Now heat the pan and fry our cutlets.
Cutlets in batter with filling.
This recipe is a little more complicated than those described earlier, but the taste is excellent and they look very beautiful on the holiday table. We continue to look at recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets, now in batter.
Ingredients:
Step 1.
First we make the minced meat. You can take any, you can have assorted ones. I use 2/3 beef and part pork. It is best to take non-fat meat, as there will be enough oil.
Grind the meat through a meat grinder. Finely chop the onion and add to the meat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything thoroughly. You can add a little water if the meat is very dry.
Step 2.
Let's make the filling. Grate the cheese. Finely chop the pineapples and mix with cheese.
Step 3.
Now the minced meat needs to be divided into equal parts. Let's roll them into balls - future cutlets.
Step 4.
We make cakes from the balls, put a spoonful of filling and a piece in the middle butter. Close like pies. Now we make a cutlet shape with our hands and correct it, so to speak.
We put the resulting cutlets in the refrigerator for now. Let's make the batter.
Step 5.
Beat eggs, mayonnaise, soda and salt into a deep bowl. Beat well. Then gradually add flour while stirring. You want the dough to turn out like pancakes.
Step 6.
We take out the cutlets. Melt the fat in a frying pan. You can simply fry it in vegetable oil. First dip the cutlets into the batter and then into a heated frying pan. Leave space between the cutlets so they don't stick together.
When one side is browned, turn it over. Fry until browned on all sides.
Step 7
After frying, it is advisable to place the cutlets briefly on a paper towel to excess fat stack. You can then serve it with a side dish.
Essentially these are the same cutlets, but they are made thin. Also the difference is that a lot of oil is required. You need to completely submerge the cutlets there. Traditionally, schnitzel is made from pork. But you can also make it from other meat. Let's look at recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets in German.
We will need:
- Pork - 1 kg;
- Cream - 2 tablespoons;
- Egg - 2 pcs;
- Onion - 1 piece;
- Breadcrumbs;
- Salt and pepper to taste;
- Ground coriander and bay leaf to taste;
Step 1.
We pass the washed meat through a meat grinder. Finely chop the onion and add to the meat.
Step 2.
Pour the cream into the minced meat, add pepper and salt to taste. Beat the whole eggs in there. Mix the minced meat thoroughly, it is advisable to even beat it.
Step 3.
With wet hands, form thin cakes, roll in breadcrumbs and leave on the table for a couple of minutes.
And here interesting recipe and very beautiful:
Fish cutlets with semolina.
Finally, let’s look at a simple recipe for cutlets from fish meat. For those who are tired of other meat, recipes for juicy cutlets made from minced fish meat are suitable. It also makes delicious cutlets. There is a lot in the rebbe useful substances, especially phosphorus. You can cook from any fish. We will cook it with pollock.
We will need:
- Any fish (mine is pollock) - 1 kg;
- Onions - 1-2 pcs;
- Bread or loaf - 150 -200 g;
- Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons;
- Salt and pepper to taste;
- Semolina for breading;
- Vegetable oil.
Clean the fish, cut into small pieces. Soak the bread in water and squeeze. Finely chop the onion and fry in a frying pan until a beautiful golden color. Be sure to cool.
Step 2.
Now we pass the fish fillet, bread and fried onions through a meat grinder. Salt and pepper the minced meat to taste. Mix everything thoroughly.
Step 3.
With wet hands, form balls and flatten them a little. Heat the frying pan, roll the cutlets in semolina and place in the frying pan. Fry on both sides, reduce the heat, cover with a lid and let them fry a little.
Step 4.
After frying, place the cutlets in a saucepan. Bring the water to a boil, put it there tomato paste, Bay leaf. You can add any other spices to your taste. Cover with a lid and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Then remove from the stove and cool slightly. Can be served.
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Recipes for juicy minced meat cutlets and the secrets of their preparation. updated: December 8, 2017 by: Subbotina Maria
Minced meat cutlets - very popular everyday dish. Homemade cutlets turn out to be much more tasty, juicy and healthy than those made from semi-finished products.
You can make cutlets from any minced meat - beef, pork, chicken, lamb or a mixture of several minced meats. Each of them is good and tasty in its own way. But the most popular are cutlets made from minced beef or a mixture of beef and pork. Of course, you can buy minced meat in the store, but it is better to cook it yourself.
In principle, all recipes for minced meat cutlets are very similar. According to your taste, you can add herbs, potatoes, mushrooms, vegetables, cheese and other ingredients to them. We are offering to you classic recipe minced meat cutlets, based on which you can experiment endlessly.
Ingredients: 500 g meat, 2 onions, 1 egg, 3 slices of bread, 150 ml milk, salt, pepper, flour or breadcrumbs.
How to cook minced meat cutlets
- Cut the meat into pieces and pass it through a meat grinder. You can also grind the onion through a meat grinder, but it is better to grate it or grind it in a blender until it has the consistency of puree, then the cutlets will be very juicy.
- Break the bread into pieces and soak in milk. Then stir chopped meat with onion, soaked bread, add egg, pepper, salt and mix everything well.
- Make cutlets from the resulting minced meat, giving them a round shape. flat shape. Roll them in flour or breadcrumbs and fry on both sides in a frying pan with vegetable oil. If you have a non-stick frying pan, the cutlets do not need to be breaded.
Secrets perfect cutlets:
- It is best to mince the meat through a meat grinder 1-3 times, or finely chop the minced meat with a knife. When processed manually, more internal juices will be retained in the meat fibers.
- Thanks to bread, the cutlets become more tender and fluffy, as it absorbs meat juice. Best used lightly stale bread without crusts. From fresh bread The cutlets may become too sticky. Bread can be either rye or wheat – it’s a matter of taste.
- It is not necessary to add eggs; they make the cutlets tougher.
- To make minced meat cutlets more piquant, you can add garlic and other spices - suneli hops, cinnamon, coriander, mustard.
- Lovers juicy cutlets They can add lard or beef fat to the minced meat. But so that they do not lose their splendor, you should add a little butter.
- To make the cutlets more interesting, you can add potatoes, beets, zucchini, cabbage, pumpkin, carrots, herbs, a couple of spoons of sour cream or kefir.
- To ensure the cutlets are cooked better, after turning them over to the other side, reduce the heat and cover the pan with a lid. The cutlets are ready if clear juice flows out when pressed, and when cut they are gray in color.
Minced meat cutlets - photo
I ask you to try to cook the most delicious cutlets according to my mother’s recipe. There are no people who are indifferent to them. The recipe is simple, but proven over many years. In addition, the cutlets can be prepared for future use and if you don’t have time or unexpected guests arrive in 5-10 minutes, you will have juicy, tender and flavorful cutlets. This is my first "anniversary" recipe.
Ingredients for “Homemade cutlets”:
Recipe for “Homemade cutlets”:
So let's start cooking. Grind the meat in a meat grinder or food processor. I used minced pork. But in principle you can combine pork-chicken, pork-beef. It has been noticed that cutlets turn out tastier if all the ingredients are chopped in a food processor; in a meat grinder, the taste is slightly different.
Grind the onion.
And chop the potatoes.
Mix all the ingredients of the cutlets in a bowl. Salt and pepper to taste and add chopped garlic. Now the most important thing. Be sure to beat our minced meat well. We collect it into a lump in our hands and throw it on the table or in a bowl at least 20 times. This procedure will prevent our cutlets from falling apart during frying. Now let’s let the minced meat rest a little for about 5 minutes. During this time, the bread will absorb the juice from the onions, potatoes and meat, because we didn’t add any additional liquid to the minced meat.
Then we take a small piece of minced meat (50 grams) and form small oblong cutlets. The cutlets must be small. This makes them different from others and gives them a special “charm”.
Fry the cutlets over high heat until beautifully dark brown. Do not try to fry the cutlets until done. We are not striving for this. But you need to brown it well. Please note that we do not use any breading. Meat quality in Lately has worsened significantly, before the cutlets never stuck to the pan. And now sometimes it happens. But to prevent this from happening, as soon as you place the cutlet in the hot oil, immediately move it around the pan with a spatula, this will allow the crust to grasp and not stick to the bottom. There should be enough oil in the frying pan, about 1 cm. These are the handsome ones we got.
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