Probably one of the most popular dishes that every mother lovingly prepares for her children are cutlets. Their excellent juicy taste is remembered by everyone from childhood, because how much warmth and care each mother put into them, wanting to feed the child as tasty as possible.

Initially, such a dish as "cutlet" came from France, which literally means "rib". It is not surprising, because now cutlets are made from minced meat or minced meat, and several decades ago, a cutlet was a whole fried piece of meat on a rib bone.

To prepare especially tasty and tender cutlets, every housewife should know several important secrets and recommendations:

• If the meat for the minced cutlet is passed through a meat grinder not once, but twice, the cutlets will turn out to be more juicy and tasty (this is especially true for stringy meat);
• If the addition of an egg to the minced meat is optional, but exclusively optional, then the addition of an egg to the minced fish is a mandatory element. The egg binds the minced fish and the cutlets will not fall apart during frying;
• Extra cold water in cutlets is only good! The more cold water (or even ice) in the cutlets, the juicier they will be. Do not be alarmed, the water will evaporate during frying, and the meat juice will remain. But you can't abuse water either! You need to see the very edge, otherwise, because of the huge amount of water, the cutlets will simply fall apart.

How long to fry minced meat cutlets in a pan

As a rule, the duration of frying depends primarily on their size. If you have cutlets that are standard in size and shape, you need to fry them for 5-7 minutes on each side. It is not recommended to cover the pan with a lid, so that the cutlets acquire a fried appetizing crust.

If you want stewed cutlets, after frying them, cover them with a lid and reduce the heat a little. the dish will be steamed and will be softer and more tender.

How to make delicious minced meat for cutlets

The modern version of cutlets is the result of torment and deliberation over options for how to cook harsh meat more deliciously. Previously, not everyone had the opportunity to buy expensive and selected meat, and tough meat is also meat. And so it happened: we tried to grind tough meat, added a little fat and fried. The result was cutlets, the taste of which exceeded all expectations. The whole world began to fry them on holidays and on ordinary days, and to delight relatives and friends with them.

Of course, minced meat is best done with your own hands - this will be the most delicious. However, if this is not possible, it does not matter, you can easily buy it in the supermarket, you just need to carefully consider it and choose the best of all possible options.

To prepare a homemade version of minced meat, you must:

• 0.5 kg of meat;
• about 200-250 grams of white bread soaked in milk / water;
• 1 large onion
• ground pepper;
• salt;
• a little water.

The main key to the success of homemade minced meat for cutlets is the correct proportional ratio of bread and meat in it. Remember the mass of soaked and pressed bread should be 40% of the mass of meat... If the mass of bread greatly exceeds the mass of meat, the cutlets will come out dry and tasteless.

To properly prepare bread for minced meat, you first need to cut off the crust from it, cut into small slices and pour milk / water over the crumb. As soon as the bread is completely wet and swollen, it must be thoroughly squeezed out.

Cut the meat into small pieces and pass through a meat grinder together with the peeled onion. Do the same with the previously squeezed bread. Add salt, ground pepper and a glass of water to the resulting mass. Mix thoroughly. The more intensively you knead the minced meat, the tastier and juicier your cutlets will be. Minced meat is ready!

As in any business, the process of cooking minced meat also has its own subtleties. Leave your minced meat in a cool place for 2 hours and your patties will come out even more juicy. But this is not necessary, just a recommendation. If you do not have time and urgently need to cook cutlets, cook immediately. Fear not, they will be delicious too.

Despite the fact that the recipes for cooking cutlets are quite simple and do not require any extra effort or large financial costs, the taste of this dish can be very rich and has been pleasing its eaters for many centuries in a row.

How to make delicious homemade minced meat patties in a frying pan

This version of the recipe is the most practical and quickest, since the process of its preparation will free you from the separate formation of individual portions of cutlets and wasting a lot of time.

As expected, the main ingredient for preparing a dish according to this recipe is homemade minced meat (how to cook it was described earlier).

To start, take a flat tray, line it with parchment paper, and sprinkle water on top of it. Roll small identical balls from the previously made homemade minced meat and put them on the prepared tray. Then, each of them must be rolled in wheat flour or bread crumbs and put on a frying pan hot with butter.

Once one side of the patties is well done, flip them over and cook for the same amount of time. Watch the cutlets carefully - they should not be too fat or too overcooked. Ready!

Hot cutlets have a particularly rich and juicy taste. Serve them with mashed potatoes, vegetables or any other side dish and your guests will be delighted.

How to properly fry frozen patties in a pan

Oddly enough, even purchased cutlets can be cooked tasty and appetizing. But the main thing to remember is that you should never defrost semi-finished cutlets before frying, otherwise all the juice will flow out of them and they will be dry.

The cooking process for frozen cutlets consists of two stages: roasting and stewing. First, they need to be thoroughly fried in heated vegetable oil until golden brown (about 5 minutes), then they should be transferred to a thick-bottomed saucepan, pour in a little water and cover with a lid. Simmer the dish for about 30 minutes over low heat.

The result should be very tasty and tender cutlets. Guests will not even think that these cutlets are a quick purchase option.

Recipe for dietary minced chicken cutlets

This version of the dish is dietary, and is suitable both for people who follow their dietary intake, and for very young children.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg of chicken fillet;
• 3-4 small slices of bread;
• large onion;
• milk / water;
• egg;
• ground pepper and salt.

First you need to soak the bread. Cover it with milk / water and leave to soak. Next, mince the chicken fillet and the peeled onion and mix with the egg. Salt, season with pepper and stir for 5-7 minutes.

After kneading, form small balls from all the minced meat, put them in a saucepan with a thick bottom and pour boiling water over. Cutlets should be 2/3 covered with water. Turn the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. Simmer until tender.

If desired, the cutlets can be served sprinkled with herbs or slightly drizzled with butter.

Delicious recipe for pollock fish cakes

Not only chicken cutlets, but also fish cutlets are very popular among diet types of cutlets. Since ancient times, every nutritionist has advised eating fish cakes at least once a week, as they are very beneficial to health. Let's try!

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg of fish fillet (any fish you like);
• a clove of garlic;
• egg;
• cream;
• a pinch of dry greens
• a pinch of paprika;
• ground pepper;
• salt;
• breadcrumbs;
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Carefully check all fillets for pits and pass through a meat grinder. Add the egg, minced garlic, salt and pepper to it and stir. Then add about 2 tablespoons to the mixture. l cream, paprika and herbs, and mix well again.

Without stopping stirring, slowly add breadcrumbs to the mixture and knead until it finally stops sticking to your hands. Then, form flat cutlets from the minced meat, dip in the previously beaten egg, roll in breadcrumbs and dip in oil hot in a frying pan. Fry until tender!

What's your favorite cutlet recipe? Or maybe you know some special cooking secrets ?! Let's share! Tell us about your brand recipes and maybe they will become popular all over the world.