Classic cutlets

Cutlets are a popular dish that can be cooked every day. Cutlets in one form or another can be found on any menu, from an ordinary canteen to a gourmet restaurant. Cutlets can be prepared from minced meat, minced meat and even fish. You can serve them with absolutely any side dish you can think of: potatoes, pasta, cereals, vegetables.

Classic minced pork cutlets in a frying pan

Classic minced pork cutlets in a frying pan are a simple and accessible recipe for a delicious dish for every family. The cutlets are tender and soft, with a thin crispy crust. All thanks to the thoughtful composition and correct preparation technology.

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   Classic cutlets are very easy to prepare. Prepare all the necessary products.
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   Cut the cooled pork pulp into large cubes so that they can easily pass through the inlet of the meat grinder.Peel the onion head and cut into 4 parts.
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   Cut off the crust from a piece of loaf, and fill the remaining crumb with water. After about 5 minutes, squeeze the liquid out of the bread.
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   Then take a meat grinder. Use it to chop the meat, onions and loaf crumb. Add salt and ground pepper to the resulting minced meat, break the chicken egg, mix the mass well.
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   Place breadcrumbs on a plate. Use your hands or a tablespoon to scoop up the minced pork, form into round cutlets and roll them in breadcrumbs.
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   Pour vegetable oil into a well-heated frying pan. When it is hot, lay out the pieces and fry them on both sides until golden brown.
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   If you have made large cutlets, then after frying it is recommended to simmer them under the lid for 10-15 minutes. Serve classic minced pork cutlets with a side dish of potatoes or pasta. Bon appetit!

Juicy minced chicken cutlets

Juicy minced chicken cutlets are a light meat dish. These cutlets cook faster than a similar dish made from another type of meat. And the low fat content allows you to eat chicken cutlets chilled, which is also very tasty.

Cooking time – 90 min.

Cooking time – 25-30 min.

Portions – 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Minced chicken – 1 kg.
• White loaf – 200 gr.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Sparkling mineral water – 120 ml.
• Onions –250 gr.
• Garlic – 4 teeth.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Rice flour - for breading.
• Ground sweet/smoked paprika – 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the crust from a piece of white loaf and cut the pulp into small cubes. Fill the loaf with mineral water and leave for a few minutes.

Step 2.Peel the onion and garlic, chop them in any order. Then fry the vegetables in vegetable oil for 5 minutes.

Step 3. Next, place the roasted vegetables and the softened loaf into a blender bowl and chop. Add the resulting mass to the minced chicken, salt and season to taste. Mix the mixture well, cover with cling film and refrigerate for an hour.

Step 4. Divide the cooled minced chicken mixture into 100 gram portions and form into round cutlets. Place the blanks on parchment.

Step 5. Place a frying pan on the fire, dry it and pour in vegetable oil. Roll each piece of meat in rice flour, place on a heated surface and flatten slightly. Fry the cutlets for 12 minutes, turning them every 3 minutes. Serve the chicken cutlets hot with any side dish of your choice. Bon appetit!

Juicy cutlets baked in the oven

Juicy cutlets baked in the oven are a lifesaver for busy housewives; they are prepared simply and quickly, especially if you have ready-made minced meat in the refrigerator. A small life hack, if you really want to get juicy cutlets, then the minced meat should be made from fatty meat.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 10.

Ingredients:

• Meat (pork and beef) – 1 kg.
• Dried thyme – 1 pinch.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Greens – 50 gr.
• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Coarse salt – 1 tsp.
• Freshly ground black pepper – 1 pinch.
• Vegetable oil - for greasing the mold.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the onions, wash and cut into four parts. Grind two types of meat, onions and fresh herbs through a meat grinder.Salt the resulting mass and season with spices, break chicken eggs into it.

Step 2. Knead the minced meat well until smooth. Then beat it on the bottom of the bowl, so it will be more viscous and will hold its shape better.

Step 3. Peel, wash and grate the potatoes on a coarse grater.

Step 4. Squeeze the resulting shavings a little with your hands and add to the minced meat, mix the mass well again.

Step 5. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil. With wet hands, form patties and place them on a baking sheet.

Step 6. Using a silicone brush, brush the top of the pieces with vegetable oil or place a piece of butter on each cutlet. Place the baking sheet with the cutlets in the oven preheated to 200 degrees. Bake them for 10 minutes. After this, reduce the heat to 180 degrees and continue cooking for another 20 minutes.

Step 7. Tasty and juicy cutlets are ready, you can invite your family to the table. Bon appetit!

Minced beef cutlets

Minced beef cutlets are ideal for lunch or dinner. Although beef is considered dry meat, we know a few tricks to remedy this situation and will share them with you. Also, to enhance the taste of minced beef, you can use spices such as coriander, paprika, and suneli hops.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Potatoes – 1 pc.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Milk – 100 ml.
• Black rye bread – 1 piece.
• Ground white pepper - to taste.
• Ground pink pepper - to taste.
• Ground green pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Break the bread into several pieces and pour milk over it, leave for a few minutes so that the crumb absorbs the milk.

Step 2. Wash the beef, cut off the films and veins. Peel and wash potatoes, onions and garlic.

Step 3. Next, cut the meat, potatoes and onions into large pieces so that they fit into the hole in the meat grinder.

Step 4. Grind the beef, potatoes and onions through a meat grinder.

Step 5. Add bread with milk and chopped garlic to the resulting minced beef. Then pass the resulting mass through a meat grinder again, break a chicken egg into it, add salt and ground pepper. Knead the minced meat thoroughly - this is the most important stage of cooking.

Step 6. Heat the frying pan over high heat, pour vegetable oil onto the heated surface. With wet hands, form patties and place them in the pan. Fry beef cutlets on both sides under the lid.

Step 7. Serve the cutlets hot with vegetables or other side dish of your choice. Bon appetit!

Chopped chicken breast cutlets

Chopped chicken breast cutlets are one of the most delicious, low-calorie and fastest versions of this dish. You can even make cutlets for breakfast. You will get the most natural meat taste and be sure that it contains nothing but meat.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 10.

Ingredients:

• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Chicken fillet – 0.8 kg.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Odorless vegetable oil - for frying.
• Wheat flour – 2 tbsp.
• Onions – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the chicken fillet under running water and pat dry with paper napkins.Using a blender with a knife attachment or a sharp knife yourself, cut the meat into small cubes.

Step 2. Peel the onion, chop it very finely, and add it to the bowl with the chicken fillet. Then break the chicken eggs and add a few tablespoons of sour cream. Mix the mass well.

Step 3. Sift wheat flour through a sieve into a bowl with minced chicken, add salt and season to taste, mix everything well again.

Step 4. Cover the bowl with minced meat with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. During this time, the mass will stabilize and the meat will be saturated with spices.

Step 5. Heat a frying pan over heat, pour in vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, take the minced meat with a tablespoon and place it on the heated surface in the form of oval pancakes. Fry chopped chicken cutlets on both sides over moderate heat until golden brown. They are very tasty to eat both warm and chilled. Bon appetit!

Steamed diet cutlets

Steamed dietary cutlets are suitable not only for children's and dietary diets. They turn out tender and tasty, so everyone will enjoy eating them. Of course, white chicken is best for this recipe; it is rich in protein, but at the same time low in calories.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 1.

Ingredients:

• Minced chicken – 0.5 kg.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Medium size potatoes – 1 pc.
• Medium size onion – 1 pc.
• Small carrot – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Place minced chicken in a bowl, break an egg into it. Peel the vegetables and wash with running water.

Step 2. Grate the carrots using a grater with medium-sized holes. Grate the onion and potatoes on a fine grater.Place the chopped vegetables in a bowl with the minced meat and knead the mixture for the cutlets well.

Step 3. Using wet hands, form small round or oval pieces from the resulting minced meat. Place them in a steaming dish.

Step 4. You can steam it in a slow cooker or double boiler. Pour water into the container and place the cutlet pan on top. In the multicooker, select the “Steam” mode and cook the diet cutlets until the beep sounds.

Step 5. Chicken cutlets turn out tender and juicy; serve them with a light side dish of boiled potatoes or fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Juicy and soft turkey cutlets

Juicy and soft turkey cutlets can be classified as a healthy dish for both health and figure. Since turkey fillet is not very fatty, we will add potatoes and onions to the minced meat for juiciness. You will get a wonderful tasty dish for the whole family.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 10.

Ingredients:

• Turkey fillet – 0.5 kg.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Boiled water – ½ tbsp.
• Potatoes – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the potatoes and onions and wash them. For cutlets, you can use ready-made minced meat or prepare it yourself from turkey fillet using a blender or meat grinder.

Step 2. Cut the onion into 4 parts and grind through a meat grinder. Grate the potatoes on a fine grater. Add chopped vegetables to the minced meat. Also pour in half a glass of boiled water, salt and season to taste. Knead the mixture and beat it well on the bottom of the bowl.

Step 3. With wet hands, form semi-finished cutlets from the resulting minced meat.Place the pieces on a cutting board at a distance from each other and place in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.

Step 4. After about half an hour or a little more, heat the frying pan, pour in vegetable oil and fry the previously prepared semi-finished products.

Step 5. Fry over moderate heat on both sides until golden brown.

Step 6. Serve juicy and soft turkey cutlets with any side dish, such as stewed vegetables. Bon appetit!

Classic Pozharsky cutlets

Classic Pozharsky cutlets are a dish made from minced chicken with the addition of butter and crispy breading. They look so original that it’s not even a sin to serve such a dish on a festive table.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 0.5 kg.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• White loaf – 250 gr.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Cream 20% – 100 ml.
• Butter – 80 gr.
• Onions – 150 gr.
• Odorless vegetable oil – 100 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Chicken breast or thigh fillet is suitable for cutlets. Yesterday's loaf will do just fine. Peel the onions and wash under the tap.

Step 2. Cut 5 slices of loaf into small cubes. Then dry the cubes a little in the oven.

Step 3. Cut off the crust of the remaining loaf and soak the crumb in cream.

Step 4. Pass the chicken meat and onions through a meat grinder or grind in a blender. Grate the frozen butter using a grater with large holes. Combine all products in a bowl.

Step 5. Knead the minced meat thoroughly and put it in the refrigerator for an hour so that it becomes even more uniform and dense.

Step 6.Then, with wet hands, make small cutlets from the minced meat and roll them in breadcrumbs.

Step 7. Allow the pieces to sit on the board for 10 minutes before frying.

Step 8. After this, pour vegetable oil into a well-heated frying pan and fry the cutlets on both sides until golden brown.

Step 9. Blot the finished Pozharsky cutlets from excess oil on paper towels.

Step 10. Serve the cutlets hot with a light side dish. Bon appetit!

Pollock fish cutlets

Pollock fish cutlets are delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare. These cutlets will be an excellent alternative to regular meat cutlets. As a side dish, mashed potatoes or stewed asparagus go very well with them.

Cooking time – 90 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 12.

Ingredients:

• White loaf – 200 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. + for frying.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Fresh frozen pollock – 1.5 kg.
• Milk – 150 ml.
• Onions – 2-3 pcs.
• Sugar – 1 tsp.
• Wheat flour – 100 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Thaw the pollock, gut it, wash it, cut off the head, tail and fins. Then remove the fillet from the bones and skin.

Step 2. Break the loaf into pieces and soak in milk. Peel the onion heads and cut into four parts.

Step 3. Next, grind the fish fillet, onion and loaf through a meat grinder. You will get homogeneous minced meat.

Step 4. Break chicken eggs into the minced fish, add salt, sugar and ground pepper, add vegetable oil. Knead the mass, beat it on the bottom of the bowl.

Step 5. With wet hands, form cutlets and roll them in flour.

Step 6.Place the preparations on the surface of a frying pan heated with vegetable oil. Fry the cutlets on both sides for about 3 minutes until golden brown.

Step 7. Pollock fish cutlets are ready, serve the dish hot with a side dish of your choice. Bon appetit!

Classic chicken Kiev

Classic chicken Kiev is a recipe with which you can definitely expand the boundaries of your culinary skills. Unlike ordinary minced meat cutlets, they are prepared using a certain strict technology. Should we talk about great taste? Prepare and evaluate it yourself.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast fillet – 4 pcs.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Parsley - 5-6 branches.
• Butter – 180 gr.
• Wheat flour – 50 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 2-3 pcs.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Breadcrumbs – 20 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the butter into 4 strips and place in the freezer.

Step 2: Place the chicken fillet on a cutting board. Separate a small part of it and set it aside; you will need it a little later.

Step 3. Cut the thick part of the fillet and open it like a book.

Step 4. Cover the fillet with cling film and beat it with a kitchen hammer so that the meat becomes the same thickness over the entire area. Season the workpiece with salt and pepper on both sides.

Step 5. Chop the parsley very finely with a knife. Remove the butter from the freezer and roll it in the herbs.

Step 6. Place a piece of butter in the middle of the fillet, cover it with a small fillet on top and then roll the cutlet like a cabbage roll so that the oil does not leak out during baking.

Step 7. Wrap each piece in cling film and place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 8Take two plates, pour flour into one and breadcrumbs into the other, beat the eggs with a whisk in a separate bowl. Remove the pieces from the freezer, roll in flour, then dip in beaten eggs and roll in breadcrumbs. After this, dip it into the eggs again and roll in breadcrumbs. Place the cutlets in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 9. Turn on the oven, set the temperature to 180 degrees. Pour vegetable oil for deep frying into the pan and put on fire. When bubbles appear on the surface of the oil, lower the cutlets into it and fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then transfer the cutlets to a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Step 10. Serve chicken Kiev on weekdays and holidays; your loved ones and guests will be absolutely delighted. Bon appetit!