In the 1990s, many people did not know what a consumer basket was. People lived as poor as possible and tried to save money on basic products. Meat was considered a luxury in homes. Most people saved themselves with vegetables and fruits grown in their own vegetable gardens.
However, the nineties showed us that even from simple products can be prepared a lot of dishes. Resourceful housewives managed to make cutlets without meat, soup without bones.
It is worth telling more about some dishes from the nineties
.
For example, about zucchini cutlets with rice.
Ingredients for zucchini cutlets:
- rice – 100 g;
- salt – 2 tsp;
- zucchini – 2 pcs;
- onion – pcs.;
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- ground red sweet pepper – 1/2 tsp;
- red hot pepper – 1/2 tsp;
- flour – 20 g.
Preparation of zucchini cutlets:
Once thoroughly rinse the rice.Immerse the rice in a pot, pour water so that it covers all the rice and was 1 cm above it.Put the rice on medium heat and cook for 10 minutes.
At this time get rid of the zucchini from the peel, chop on a coarse grater. Salt the zucchini mixture and leave it for 10 minutes.
Dice the onion and grate the carrots
.
Transfer onions and carrots to boiled rice. Squeeze out excess liquid from zucchini,
add
to rice and vegetables.
Break eggs into the mixture, salt and add red hot pepper and red sweet pepper.
Stir the ingredients, add flour, and knead the minced vegetables.
In a skillet, heat vegetable oil, lay out portions of zucchini cutlets on the surface.
Fry zucchini cutlets on a fire slightly below medium until golden crust on both sides.
In this recipe you can also add minced meat, then zucchini cutlets will become more hearty.
The dish turns out delicious, perfectly combined with sour cream.
