When in Europe, tourists from our country often encounter funny situations. For example, it turns out that our idea of cutlets does not coincide with the European one.
Ordering in a cafe or restaurant a dish with a cutlet, in Germany, France, Denmark, Italy you will be served a piece of fried meat with a bone. If for us this dish is a shashlik, then for people from the West it is a cutlet
. The fact is that we invented our own cutlets from minced minced meat. Therefore, we perceive this dish differently
. It can be argued that our cutlets taste better than European ones, for they turn out more juicy. To check this, let’s make chicken cutlets.
Ingredients for chicken cutlets:
- chicken breast – 450 g;
- flour – 3 tbsp;
- carrots – 200 g;
- parsley – 20 g;
- potatoes – 160 pcs;
- paprika – ½ tsp;
- onion – 100 g;
- salt – tsp;
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- garlic – clove;
- sour cream – 3 tbsp.
Preparation of chicken cutlets:
Cut as finely as possible chicken breast.
Grate carrots, potatoes and onion on small grating teeth. Mix chicken meat with chopped vegetables, eggs, sour cream, salt, paprika and pressed garlic
. Shred parsley, add to the general mixture and mix the ingredients well
.
Pour flour into the mixture and knead a kind of mincemeat.
Heat a frying pan greased with vegetable oil. With the help of a spoon lay out portions of cutlets on the surface. Fry the cutlets on both sides until golden color.
Cover the pan with cutlets with a lid and bring to readiness.
This method of cooking chicken cutlets will take you about 20 minutes – no more. A good option for a quick and uncomplicated dinner.
