Minced Beef Cutlets

This it a traditional russian recipe for minced meat cutlets which includes meat, white bread soaked in milk and a lot of onions. Some people prepare those cutlets from beef only, some add a bit of pork or pork fat in them. I prefer just beef.

You may grind or mince meat yourself or buy a ground one and simply add finely chopped or grated onions: whatever you prefer. Either way I am sure it will taste delicious!

I’ve served those cutlets with fried potatoes and greek salad, just in case you were curious.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb of beef
• 3-4 shallots
• 1 egg
• White bread
• 1 cup of milk
• Ground black pepper
• Salt to taste

How to make, step by step:

1. Prepare ingredients: any cut of beef will do; original recipe uses onions, however I like shallots instead. It is hard to tell how much bread you need, I’ve used about ½ of that piece on the picture:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 1

2. Rinse beef in cold water and slice it in pieces; pill shallots. Mince meat and shallots together in meat grinder or food processer. Season with ground black pepper and salt to taste. Add and egg and mix:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 2

3. Scoop soft part of bread out of the crust (you will not need crust for this recipe), put to the bowl, pour milk over it and let it soak for a bit:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 3

4. Then squeeze milk from bread and add it to the minced meat:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 4

5. Mix everything:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 5

6. Warm the skillet with oil (I use sunflower one) over moderate heat. Scoop a table spoon of meat mix:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 6

7. Form a meat ball with your hands (if you wet your hands with cold water meat will not stick to them):
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 7

8. Then press it from opposite sides to form a cutlet about 1/2 of inch thin:
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 8

9. Prepare several cutlets like this and put them to the warmed up skillet; fry each cutlet on one side for about 2 mins then flip and fry on another side for 2 mins more (or intill ready):
   
   

   Minced Beef Cutlets Recipe: Step 9

10. Serve with your choice of sides, I had minced beef cutlets with fried potatoes and greek salad:
    
    

    Minced Beef Cutlets

Enjoy!

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