Cooks began to beat meat with wooden hammers in the 18th century. At that time, this method of cooking meat was revolutionary, because it made the dishes richer in flavor. Gradually, this method of cooking came to the CIS countries and became very popular. In the XIX century every second cookbook told about cooking chops
. In 1930 chops were included in the cookbooks of the USSR. The fact is that when meat is chopped, the fibers are revealed. It is easier for the marinade to get into these fibers and infuse them with spices and new flavors.
Now you can cook juicy meat with simple recipes. Let’s show you how to make delicious chops.
Ingredients for chops:
- Chicken fillet – 1 kg.
Ingredients for marinade:
- Onion – 4 pcs;
- Garlic – 4 cloves;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Black pepper – a pinch;
- Smoked paprika – a pinch.
Ingredients for the batter:
- Hard cheese – 150 g;
- Egg – 3 pcs;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Flour – 4 tbsp.
Preparation of chops:
Lay out the fillets on food film, cover the meat with it.
For the marinade rub onion and garlic on a small grater
.
Add salt, black pepper and smoked paprika to the onion and garlic. Pour 40-50 ml of water into the marinade, mix everything thoroughly.
For the batter, break eggs in a separate bowl, grate cheese on a fine grater. Put the cheese in the beaten eggs, stir.
Marinate the chops in the onion mixture for 15 minutes. Next, squeeze the marinade from the meat, put it in another bowl. Pour the rest of the marinade into the batter, gradually add flour and mix until thickened. Coat
each piece of meat in the batter
.
Fry each chop in a frying pan with vegetable oil.
Fry the meat on both sides until golden.
To the chops you can serve a salad of radishes, carrots and sweet peppers. It makes a great combination for dinner and lunch.
