The peculiarity of this type of cutlets is the method of preparing minced meat for them, because the meat here must be chopped with your own hands. This original method of cooking minced meat makes Albanian-style chicken cutlets with starch the most tender, and the recipe is so simple that it will be very easy to prepare them at home.
The most important thing is to arm yourself with a large and well-sharpened knife, and also take all the necessary ingredients, including, in addition to chicken, starch and mayonnaise.
Albanian chicken recipe
- Cooking time: 40 min.
- Number of servings: 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 300 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
If you love chicken, be sure to try this dish; it turns out more tender than chops, with an interesting texture and shape. A special feature of the recipe is a special marinade with the addition of mustard. Large meatballs are well suited for serving portioned with any side dish of your choice; small ones can be served as an appetizer with sauce. The Albanian chicken recipe is presented below.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 1 kg;
- eggs – 4 pcs.;
- flour – 4 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 3 tbsp;
- mustard – 1 tsp;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Rinse and dry the fillet, trim off excess fat around the edges. Cut into small pieces and place in a deep bowl.
- Beat the eggs well with a blender or whisk - this will simplify the process. Add flour, mayonnaise, mustard, a couple grams of salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in the chicken. Cover with a lid and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Mix the mixture in a bowl and spoon it into the pan, forming neat cakes. Fry both sides over maximum heat for up to 7 minutes, transfer to a napkin to remove excess oil.
Unusual recipe with mushrooms
To perform an interesting variation of a meat dish you need:
- ½ kg loin;
- 2 times less mushrooms;
- 30 ml mayonnaise;
- bulb;
- sunflower oil;
- 2 eggs;
- 50 g flour;
- pepper and salt.
The preparation method is as follows:
- Mushrooms are cut into cubes and sent to a frying pan, where they are fried until golden brown.
- The meat and onions are chopped and then combined with warm mushroom cubes.
- The eggs are beaten and sent to the meat mass.
- Flour, mayonnaise, salt and spices are used for minced meat.
- After the prepared meat base has been marinated, it is placed into a frying pan using a spoon to create delicious golden brown pancakes.
Albanian pork meat
- Cooking time: 50 min.
- Number of servings: 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 350 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
Pork works well in this meat dish. Before slicing, you can beat a piece of meat a little, so the meatballs will be even more tender. To make the cutlets juicy and tasty, you must let the mixture brew for several hours and add a little vinegar, according to the recipe. Albanian pork is a savory, filling dish that goes best with fresh or roasted vegetables and mashed potatoes.
Ingredients:
- pork – 600 g;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- flour – 3 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 2 tbsp;
- mustard – 1 tsp;
- salt pepper;
- vinegar – 1 tsp;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Rinse the pork and dry it. Cut into small cubes and place in a bowl.
- Peel the onion, chop finely, pour boiling water, keep in it for 2 minutes, drain the water. Lightly squeeze the onion, sprinkle with vinegar and place in a bowl.
- Beat eggs with flour, mayonnaise, mustard. Season, carefully pour the resulting mixture onto the pork, stir, and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
- Heat a frying pan with oil, spoon the pork onto it, making flat, low meatballs. Cover and cook for 4 minutes, flip and cook the other side for the same amount. Albanian style pork is ready!
Albanian chicken breast cutlets
- Cooking time: 40 min.
- Number of servings: 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 300 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
It is prepared by analogy with the classic dish, but from poultry meat. Choose fillets from broiler chickens or chickens; domestic chicken is not suitable here, otherwise the cutlets may turn out tough and dry. Using the same technology, you can prepare chopped cutlets from soft turkey or veal. Albanian chicken breast cutlets are a light and tasty low-calorie dish that is suitable for both adults and children.
Ingredients:
- chicken breast – 1 kg;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- lemon – 1 slice;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- flour – 3 tbsp;
- starch - 1 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 3 tbsp;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Rinse the breast under warm water and dry. Cut into small cubes and place in a bowl.
- Peel the onion, chop finely, add water to remove bitterness. Drain the water after 5 minutes, mix the onion with the minced meat.
- Beat the eggs with a whisk, add mayonnaise, a couple grams of dry ingredients and squeeze a slice of lemon. Pour into bowl with chicken. Marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Pour some oil into a frying pan and heat it well. Spread the minced meat with a tablespoon, giving it a beautiful shape, fry on both sides for 5 minutes. Serve Albanian chicken fillet cutlets hot, sprinkled with herbs and cheese.
Useful tips and tricks
The main ingredient in any Albanian meat recipe is chicken fillet.
To make a dish from it healthy and appetizing, you need to choose the right product:
- When purchasing, first of all, you need to pay attention to the shade and noticeable smell - it is necessary that they be the most natural and not repulsive.
- The freshness of meat can be checked by touch. If you press the fillet with your fingers and a dent immediately forms, which immediately disappears, it means the product is fresh.
- It is not advisable to purchase fillets that are too large - it is better to choose pieces no larger than the palm of your hand.
The cooking time depends on the chosen method, the thickness of the workpieces and the presence or absence of filling:
| Variety | In a frying pan (on one side) | In a slow cooker (on one side) | In the oven |
| Thin without filling | 3-4 min. | 3-4 min. | 20-25 min. |
| Thick or stuffed | 5-6 min. | 5-6 min. | 30-35 min. |
Other tips and tricks regarding cooking meat in Albanian style are:
- It is advisable to place the meat in the freezer for 15 minutes and then cut it to make it easier to work with. It will harden a little and will therefore be easier to cut into cubes.
- Albanian meat will be attractive and appetizing if the fillet is “tinted” with paprika or turmeric.
- It is very important to achieve a delicate consistency of the meat mixture, so the onion should not be cut, but grated.
- The meat needs to be cut into small cubes - this way it will fry much faster and will be much tastier.
- For 1 kg of chicken fillet you need to add 150 g of sifted flour or starch.
- To ensure that the meat mass is thick and does not spread throughout the pan, you can add additional sour cream (mayonnaise, milk), but not water.
- The meat mixture should be similar to pancake batter.
- If you don’t have time to freeze the meat, it is recommended to first cut it into plates, then beat it with a culinary hammer and cut it into cubes.
- Before further frying the finished mixture, you need to leave it for at least 30 minutes. "rest" in the refrigerator.
- In addition to greens, you can supplement the basic Albanian meat recipe with almost any ingredients to your taste. For example, exquisite taste and aroma can be provided by hard cheese, walnuts, prunes, tomatoes, mushrooms and even zucchini. Even the most unusual combination at first glance can produce an expressive range of flavors.
- Albanian meat can be a relatively dietary dish if you cook it from lean chicken breast in a dry non-stick frying pan.
Place cooked items on kitchen towels to remove excess oil. Hot Albanian chicken breast meat is served with thin slices of vegetables and any sauce.
Albanian beef meat
- Cooking time: 40 min.
- Number of servings: 3 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 300 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
Healthy and juicy beef can be a great substitute for chicken or pork in this recipe. Albanian-style beef is prepared using a special batter with kefir and herbs, thanks to which the cutlets will be soft and especially aromatic. The main thing is to choose fresh products, neutral, non-acidic kefir (you can replace it with sour cream) and starch along with flour.
Ingredients:
- beef – 500 g;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
- flour – 2 tbsp;
- potato starch – 2 tbsp;
- kefir – 1 glass (0.25 liters);
- mayonnaise – 1 tbsp;
- dill - a small bunch;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Beef, about 500 grams, rinse and dry. Cut into small cubes. Chop the garlic, add to the beef, stir.
- Mix kefir with eggs, flour, starch, mayonnaise and finely chopped herbs. You need to get a homogeneous, smooth consistency.
- Pour the batter over the beef, add salt and pepper, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Heat the pan, remove the minced meat. Spoon in, carefully turning over when the underside is browned.
With cheese and garlic
Cheese, which gives the dish a special tenderness, in combination with garlic will also give a unique aroma.
To prepare you should prepare:
- ½ kg of meat;
- onion;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- a piece of cheese;
- 2 eggs;
- 30 ml mayonnaise;
- 50 g flour;
- salt, spices and sunflower oil.
In the process of bringing the recipe to life:
- The meat, washed and dried with paper towels, is cut into strips.
- The cheese is prepared into shavings, which are combined with meat strips in a deep bowl.
- Onions and garlic are peeled, chopped and also sent to the meat.
- The eggs are beaten with mayonnaise and then poured into the minced meat.
- At the end, add salt, spices, flour, and then the mixed minced meat is put in the cold for 2 hours.
- After the specified time, the pancakes are fried on both sides.
Lamb in yogurt Albanian style
- Cooking time: 50 min.
- Number of servings: 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 360 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
Chopped lamb cutlets are prepared in the same way as the previous recipe. The meat must first be marinated well so that it is saturated with the sauce, and then fried on both sides like a cutlet. The batter contains yogurt - use low-fat Greek or neutral drinking yogurt, parsley for freshness or cilantro for flavor. Serve lamb in Albanian yoghurt with grilled vegetables, pilaf, baked potatoes, herbs and fresh pita bread.
Ingredients:
- lamb – 600 g;
- garlic – 1 clove;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- flour – 3 tbsp;
- yogurt – 1 glass;
- cilantro/parsley – a bunch;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Rinse the lamb thoroughly, cut into large pieces, and lightly pound with a hammer. Place in a deep bowl.
- Prepare the batter: mix eggs, yogurt, flour, beat with a blender. Chop the greens, squeeze out the garlic, add to the mixture. Season and pour the resulting mixture over the lamb. Place the minced meat in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
- Heat the frying pan well and add oil. Spoon the lamb, pouring a little batter on top. Fry covered for 5 minutes on each side, then transfer to a napkin and blot off the fat.
With added mayonnaise
Delicious meat products that are incredibly juicy are prepared from:
- 500 g pork;
- 3 onions;
- ½ head of garlic;
- 100 ml mayonnaise;
- 3 eggs;
- 40 g potato starch;
- ground pepper and salt.
Creation stages:
- The meat is cut into slices, which are lightly beaten and then cut into small pieces.
- Garlic cloves and bulbs are crushed in a blender to an almost homogeneous paste.
- Beat the eggs with a fork.
- All prepared ingredients are combined in a deep bowl, including starch and mayonnaise. salt and spices.
- After the minced meat has been infused for about 2 hours in the refrigerator, using a spoon, the meat mass is laid out in a frying pan, where the pancakes are fried until golden brown.
Albanian meat with starch
- Cooking time: 40 min.
- Number of servings: 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 290 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
You can cook Albanian meat with starch instead of flour. This ingredient will make the cutlets more fluffy and juicy, since starch retains moisture and oxygen well. The smaller you cut the meat, the more uniform the cutlets will be, and if you fry large cubes, you will get an original mosaic. This option is prepared from poultry: chicken or turkey. Before serving, you can sprinkle the finished dish with herbs, and make buckwheat porridge, vegetable salad or rice as a side dish.
Ingredients:
- fillet – 1 kg;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- chicken eggs – 3 pcs.;
- starch - 3 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 2 tbsp;
- sour cream – 1 tbsp;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Wash the fillet, cut into small pieces, place in a plate.
- Peel the onion, chop finely, lightly pour hot water and oil, let stand for 10 minutes. Drain the liquid and place the onion on a plate with the meat.
- Mix eggs, starch, mayonnaise, sour cream, spices until smooth. It is better to mix with a blender or whisk to avoid lumps. Pour the resulting mixture over the fillet and leave in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
- Fry in sunflower oil on both sides for 5 minutes.
Cooking in the oven
When the recipe is baked in the oven, the taste of the dish changes slightly.
To try Albanian meat prepared in this way, you will need:
- 700 g pulp;
- 2 onions;
- large egg;
- 30 ml sour cream;
- 2 garlic cloves;
- 100 ml milk;
- 150g flour;
- salt and spices;
- sunflower oil.
Stages of preparing a hearty dish that has long gone beyond the boundaries of its historical homeland:
- The washed and dried pork is finely chopped with a knife.
- The onion is also chopped with a sharp knife or using a blender.
- In a bowl, combine meat pieces, onion gruel, egg, sour cream, milk, flour, spices, salt, and chopped garlic cloves.
- The well-kneaded meat mass is placed with a spoon onto a baking sheet covered with parchment, where it is lightly sprinkled with oil.
- Baking is carried out for about 20 minutes in an oven preheated to 180°C.
Albanian meat with cheese
- Cooking time: 45 min.
- Number of servings: 4 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 340 kcal/100 g.
- Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
- Cuisine: international.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
This is one of the simplest recipes for the holiday table. This meat can be either an appetizer or a main dish. The melted cheese inside perfectly complements the tender meat, and the golden brown crust on the outside has a very appetizing appearance. Regular Russian cheese, mozzarella or suluguni will work well. Try making Albanian meat with chicken or pork cheese, serve hot before the cheese hardens.
Ingredients:
- pork or chicken – 700 g;
- garlic – 1 clove;
- chicken eggs – 3 pcs.;
- potato starch – 2 tbsp;
- wheat flour – 2 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 1 tbsp;
- sour cream – 1 tbsp;
- cheese – 150 g;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil for frying.
Cooking method:
- Rinse the meat, cut into small slices, and beat lightly.
- Beat eggs with mayonnaise, sour cream, flour and starch. Squeeze the garlic there, season and mix with the meat.
- Marinate the minced meat for several hours.
- Cut the cheese into slices.
- Place the meat in the frying pan: several pieces side by side in one layer, a slice of cheese on top, cover it with one or two more strips of meat, depending on their size. Make sure that the cheese does not protrude from the side and melt into the pan. You need to fry on both sides under the lid for 6 minutes.
Albanian meat - cooking secrets
Proven culinary tips can help both novice and experienced housewives improve their skills and surprise loved ones with the taste of their dishes. Even taking into account the fact that Albanian cutlets are simple to prepare, there are still small tricks that will help improve the dish and avoid unpleasant mistakes. So, take note of the secrets of cooking meat in Albanian style:
- Before cooking, the meat must be thoroughly washed.
- Pay special attention to the marinating time - this is necessary for the desired density of the meat. If you are in a hurry, chop the meat into strips, beat with a hammer, and then cut into small cubes, pour in batter and leave for at least 15 minutes.
- In a multicooker, you can cook in the frying mode by pouring a little oil on the bottom.
- To get an unusual texture, you can mince some of the meat with onions, and cut the other part into cubes.
- The batter can be made using a whisk, blender, food processor, or by mixing thoroughly with a regular fork. Add herbs and seasonings carefully during the process so that there are no lumps.
