Minced meat snacks: step-by-step recipe with photos

Lazy cabbage rolls

When you don’t want to deal with cabbage leaves, everything can be done faster and easier!

You will need: 500 g minced meat, 400 g cabbage, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 0.5 cups rice, 1 egg, 3 tbsp. tomato paste, 3 tbsp sour cream, garlic, spices.

Preparation: Finely chop the cabbage and pour boiling water over it, boil the rice, chop the carrots, onions and garlic, and lightly fry them. Mix all the ingredients with minced meat, egg and spices, form meatballs and place in a baking dish.

Pour in a sauce made from tomato paste and sour cream, which can be brought to a consistency with water. Bake the dish at 180 degrees for an hour so that it is thoroughly stewed.

Traditional minced meat recipes

Minced meat is prepared from a wide variety of meat (pork, beef, poultry, fish), spices and various flavorings. Their correct combination allows you to achieve optimal taste and makes the finished dish juicy and aromatic.

Classic version

This recipe allows you to get traditional minced meat for cutlets. The classic recipe is the most popular. It uses pork and beef in equal proportions. Additional ingredients can include various vegetables and eggs. Formed cutlets, before frying in butter, are rolled in breadcrumbs. To prepare a classic pork and beef product you need: 300 g of beef and pork, onion, one large egg, 20 g of butter, spices.

It is prepared as follows:

All the meat and onions are minced in a meat grinder. This action is repeated twice, which allows you to obtain a more uniform consistency.
Pre-beaten egg and spices are added.
The minced meat is thoroughly kneaded by hand.
After this, add a little cold water and melted butter.
The mixture is stirred again and left for a few minutes. After this time, you can start frying the cutlets.

Pike fish

Most often, pike is used for minced fish. It is tasty and perfect for frying cutlets. Due to the dryness of its meat, you should add a little butter to the minced meat. Before making minced fish for cutlets, you need to prepare all the necessary products: 600 g of fish, 0.5 cups of milk, 30 g of butter, onion, bread (it is best to use a white loaf), herbs and spices.

Prepare minced pike as follows:

Slices of bread are cut and soaked in milk.
The fish is cut into fillets and the onion is peeled.
The pike along with chopped onions are passed through a meat grinder.
The squeezed bread mixture, chopped herbs and all the spices are added to the minced meat.
The meat product is thoroughly mixed.
Subsequently, cutlets of the required size are formed from it and sprinkled with breading.

It is worth considering that in addition to cutlets, you can also make meatballs or meatballs from minced fish. The principle of cooking minced meat is the same. The only difference will be the process of preparing the formed meat products.

For preparing burgers

This recipe was invented for all burger lovers who are afraid to buy them in specialized stores and public catering establishments. Manufacturers often use low-quality meat and add various additives harmful to the human body. Therefore, eating such meat products can cause digestive problems. The best way to make burgers is at home. To prepare you will need: 0.25 kg of beef and pork, an egg, a white loaf, seasonings.

Burger mince recipe:

Both types of meat are twisted through a meat grinder.
The bread is placed in the freezer and frozen. After this, it is grated on a coarse grater.
The egg is broken into a separate bowl and beaten with all the seasonings and salt added.
All ingredients are mixed in one bowl until smooth.
Subsequently, flat cutlets are molded from the minced meat and fried in a frying pan or grill.

Chicken fillet

Minced chicken fillet is very tender. Lean meat combined with cheese and fresh herbs gives the finished dish lightness and a pleasant taste. An important advantage of minced chicken is the speed of its preparation. For it you will need the following products: 0.5 kilograms of chicken fillet, processed cheese, green onions, dill, two eggs, spices.

The chicken meat product is prepared as follows:

The poultry fillet is crushed using a blender or simply chopped with a sharp knife.
In a separate container, mix chopped green onions, chopped dill and mashed processed cheese.
Beaten eggs and cheese with herbs are added to the chicken.
The minced meat is thoroughly kneaded and, if necessary, a little flour is added to it.
You can make cutlets from minced meat and fry them in breading.

Pasta Bolognese

Italian classics at your disposal!

You will need: 900 g of minced meat, a pack of spaghetti, 300 g of onion, 100 g of tomato paste, 250 ml of broth, 100 g of tomatoes, cheese, spices and herbs, olive oil.

Preparation: Peel, chop and fry the onion and garlic, and during this time boil the spaghetti. Fry the minced meat, constantly breaking up lumps and stirring. Mix it with tomatoes chopped in a blender, tomato paste and chopped herbs. Simmer the mixture for a couple of minutes, bringing the broth to the desired consistency, and serve with pasta.

How to properly cook minced meat in a meat grinder or blender

The knives of the meat grinder must be sharply sharpened, otherwise pieces of meat will be crushed in it rather than chopped and it will not be able to cope with its task. Before rolling the meat, it is recommended to freeze it, then it will be really easy to cut into small fractions. Minced meat, especially for children's dishes, can be chopped twice, then the texture of the minced meat will be even more tender. The chopped meat must be thoroughly mixed, then dishes such as cutlets will not fall apart when frying. In the same way, minced meat can be ground in a blender that has this function. The advantages of preparing minced meat through a meat grinder and blender are speed.

Conchiglioni with minced meat

The good thing about pasta in the shape of shells is that they are very convenient to stuff!

You will need: Conchiglioni pasta, 200 g minced meat, 100 g sour cream, 100 g cheese, 200 ml cream, garlic and herbs.

Preparation: Fry the minced meat with garlic so that it does not clump, and during this time cook the pasta until half cooked. Mix it with cheese and put it in shells. Place in a baking dish, pour in a sauce made from cream, sour cream, herbs and spices, bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

Meatloaf

If you're planning a holiday dinner and are looking for a recipe for a delicious, unusual dish, look no further than meatloaf. It will be a very interesting appetizer, and guests will immediately want to try a piece. The roll is prepared in the oven; the cooking time is an hour.

Compound:

600-650 g minced meat;
white bagel (bun) – 100 g;
a glass of milk;
medium carrot;
bulb;
garlic head;
7 eggs;
pepper and salt to taste.

How to cook:

Pour warm milk into a cup, break the bagel into small pieces and soak in milk for 20-30 minutes.

Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater. Chop the onion into cubes. Divide the garlic head into cloves, and pass the cloves through a press or chop on a fine grater. Add chopped vegetables, soaked bread and milk to the minced meat, mix everything well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Break a couple of raw eggs into the meat mixture and stir. The consistency of the minced meat should not be liquid. Now you can make the roll itself. Prepare a couple of sheets of foil of the same size and line them crosswise in a baking dish. Place the minced meat over the entire width of the sheet and smooth it out. The thickness should be 2 cm. Place boiled peeled eggs in a row in the center.

Take the edge of the top sheet of foil and wrap it together with the minced meat so that it is at the top. Turn the foil back; the roll should not lose its shape. Cover the roll again with foil and bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake the roll for 50-60 minutes. 10 minutes before the end of cooking, remove the foil so that the roll is well browned.

When the roll is ready, remove it from the oven and let it cool before cutting into pieces. The dish is ready to serve, bon appetit!

On a note!

To give the roll an appetizing glossy shine, grease it with a piece of butter.

Zucchini casserole

Young zucchini with minced meat is the perfect combination for any casserole!

You will need: 1 kg of zucchini, 400 g of minced meat, 6 tomatoes, 3 onions, 3 eggs, 150 g of sour cream, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, cheese.

Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions and tomato paste, and during this time grate the zucchini and squeeze out the juice. Cut the tomatoes into slices and beat the sour cream with eggs and spices. Place the ingredients in a mold in layers, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for half an hour at 180 degrees.

Minced meat appetizers for the holiday table

I offer options for dishes that can be eaten cold or hot.

If you wish, many of them, for example, tacos, can be varied with additional ingredients.

Some recipe options can also be found on my website. For example, stuffed zucchini.

From waffle cakes

The dish turns out juicy with a crispy crust.
To make the snack you will need ready-made waffle cakes, which can be purchased in the store:

Combine 500 g of minced meat or chicken with finely chopped onion and 1 egg. Stir the mass.
Spread the waffle crust with the meat filling and cover with the second one.
Carefully cut the waffles into portions.
Beat 4 eggs with salt and black pepper.
Dip each waffle into the egg mixture and place in a preheated frying pan with vegetable oil.
After browning, turn the waffles over to the other side.

Serve the dish hot.

With eggplants

Eggplant medallions with minced meat will decorate any table.
Let's prepare a mini appetizer that will decorate any holiday table. You can also check out other recipes for stuffed eggplants.

Cooking method:

Fry the minced meat in a frying pan until cooked. Choose the volume at your discretion, based on the size of the eggplant and the required amount of snack. I get 300-500 g.
Cut the eggplants into 2 cm thick slices. Add salt and wait 10 minutes.
Place the vegetable in a baking dish (on foil) and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
When browning, turn the eggplants over to the other side, coat with ketchup, sprinkle with oregano and add minced meat. You can repeat the layers. Crumble mozzarella on top.
Bake the appetizer until the cheese melts. If desired, you can use tomato slices instead of ketchup.

With lavash

Rolls with minced meat and herbs are ideal for a buffet table.
Method of preparing the snack:

Chop the onion and 1 carrot, fry in a frying pan, add 400 g of minced meat, salt and pepper. Simmer until done.
Cut 2 tomatoes into slices. Crush 1 clove of garlic into mayonnaise.
Grease a sheet of Armenian lavash with mayonnaise sauce, spread the minced meat, not reaching a couple of cm to the edges, sprinkle with chopped herbs.
Coat the second sheet of lavash with mayonnaise and place it on top of the first one. Place tomato slices and green salad on top.
Cover the appetizer with a third sheet, lightly coated with mayonnaise on both sides. Sprinkle with 100 g of coarsely grated cheese.
Roll up the appetizer. Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Then carefully cut into slices.

From dryers

An unusual and incredibly tender dish will surprise your guests.
Preparation method:

Soak 250 g of dried fruit in 250 ml of milk for an hour. They should soften but not fall apart.
Combine 500 g of homemade minced meat (beef + pork), egg, chopped green onions and 3 tbsp. spoons of mayonnaise, salt, spices. Stir the mass.
Place the dryers on a baking sheet and fill with meat. Cover with mayonnaise.
Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 25 minutes. If desired, sprinkle the dish with grated cheese (100 g) and cook for another 5 minutes.

Holiday roll

The roll is filled with quail eggs and optional vegetables and herbs.
Cooking method:

Make minced meat from 300 g of pork and 200 g of chicken fillet, add chopped onion, 2 slices of bread, egg, salt and pepper. Stir the mass.
Distribute the minced meat on cling film in the form of a rectangle. Place strips of 1/2 bell pepper, 1 boiled carrot in the middle, sprinkle with herbs. Next, distribute 9 boiled quail eggs.
Roll up the roll and place it in the pan, seam side down. Make strips of puff pastry (125g) and place them on the meat.
Brush the dish with egg yolk. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 45 minutes.
After cooling, cut the roll into slices and sprinkle with herbs.

I suggest considering other options for preparing meat rolls with a variety of fillings.

Meatballs in dough

The meatballs under the dough turn out juicy and flavorful.
Cooking method:

Combine the chopped onion with 300 g of minced chicken, add salt and pepper.
Roll out 125-200 g of puff pastry (between layers of cling film) to a thickness of 0.5 cm.
Cut the dough into strips. Form meatballs from the minced meat, size as desired.
Wrap each meatball with strips of dough and place in the pan on baking paper.
Coat the dough with yolk. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

Options for preparing simple meatballs in gravy are presented HERE.

Crab stick rolls

The shell of the rolls is crab sticks.
To make a snack, you should purchase crab sticks that can be unfolded (thick):

Remove 6 sticks from packaging and place in hot water for a minute.
Combine the chopped onion with 150 g of chopped mushrooms. Fry in a frying pan for 3-5 minutes, then add 150 g of minced meat (beef + pork). Simmer for 10 minutes.
Add beaten egg and 1 tbsp to the meat mixture. spoon of breadcrumbs. Mix the composition.
Forming rolls. To do this, unwrap the crab stick. Place a slice of processed cheese on top (for toast). Next, distribute the meat and mushroom filling and roll it up.
Beat the egg. Dip each roll in egg, flour and breadcrumbs. Fry on all sides in oil in a frying pan.

Burrito

Discover new facets of Mexican cuisine, because minced meat is one of the main ingredients!

You will need: 300 g minced meat, 100 g corn, 150 g canned beans, 1 sweet pepper, half a sweet onion, 50 g sour cream, garlic, spices, cheddar, 2 tbsp. BBQ sauce, tortillas.

Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions, and then add corn, beans, bell peppers, all the spices and a little cheese. Lay out the tortillas, sprinkle them with cheese and wrap the filling. The burrito can be fried in a pan or eaten as is.

Minced beefsteak

A juicy steak made from homemade minced meat is an excellent option for a family dinner. I suggest making mushroom sauce with them, it turns out to be simply delicious. For a side dish, boil potatoes or make mashed potatoes.

Compound:

600-650 g minced meat;
onion – 1 pc.;
a glass of breadcrumbs;
spices, salt.

For the sauce:

small onion – 1 pc.;
300-350 g of fresh champignons;
2 tbsp. olive oil;
50 g flour;
300 ml water;
mushroom flavored bouillon cube;
tbsp soy sauce;
3-4 tbsp. sour cream;
pepper and salt.

How to cook:

Peel the onion, chop finely, mix with minced meat in a bowl. Then add crackers to the bowl, season the mixture with spices and add a little salt. Add water to the bowl and stir again. Leave the cup aside for 10-15 minutes and let the contents sit.

Turn on the oven to 190 degrees. Place a sheet of foil on a baking sheet and lightly grease with oil. Make small cakes from the meat mixture and place them on a baking sheet so that they do not touch each other. Place the pan with the steaks in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.

Start preparing the sauce. Chop the onion and cut the mushrooms into cubes. Pour oil into the frying pan; when it is hot, add the mushrooms and onions into the frying pan. Fry for about 6-8 minutes.

Add flour little by little to the pan and stir. Add water and crushed cubes to the mushrooms. Bring the sauce to a boil, and then add soy sauce and sour cream. Once the sauce returns to a boil, turn off the heat and cover the contents of the pan with a lid.

Serve the steaks with the mushroom sauce; you can baste them immediately before serving or serve separately. Bon appetit!

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Mexican soup

Another delicious Mexican minced meat recipe that you just can't miss!

You will need: 500 g minced meat, 400 g tomatoes, 1 can of tomato paste, 1 can of beans, 1 can of corn, 2 carrots, 2 sweet peppers, 1 chili pepper, 1 onion.

Preparation: Preparing this soup is as easy as shelling pears: fry the minced meat with onions, add all the other ingredients and boil, bringing to a consistency with water.

Potato casserole with minced meat

If you need a tasty, quick and satisfying dish with potatoes and minced meat, this is it!

You will need: 500 g potatoes, 500 g minced meat, 350 g tomatoes, onion, cheese, butter and spices.

Preparation: Boil the potatoes, and during this time chop the onion and fry it with tomatoes. Make mashed potatoes with butter and place both components in the form in layers. Top with grated cheese and bake for half an hour at 180 degrees.

Additional components for tasty minced meat

Adding additional ingredients is necessary for cooking cutlets, meatballs, meatballs, etc. from minced meat. It is also possible to freeze clean minced meat and add additives immediately before preparing the dish. Remember that minced meat can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day.

To prevent the minced meat from coming out dry, it is flavored with chopped lard, vegetable oil or chopped frozen homemade butter.
Minced meat that is too dry can be diluted with milk, cream, or full-fat sour cream.
Onions are added to the minced meat, both raw and lightly stewed. It is recommended to grind it manually or together with meat using a meat grinder. Do the same with a clove of garlic.
Add a raw egg or just the yolk to the minced meat to bind all the components together. This mainly applies to minced meat for cutlets.
To make minced meat cutlets satisfying, white bread soaked in milk is often placed in it.
Salt, pepper and other spices are added at the very end of cooking the minced meat.

Meatballs

Classic meatballs with rice turn out just like mom's!

You will need: 700 g of mixed minced meat, 2 onions, 100 g of rice, 100 g of sour cream and tomato paste, 1 egg, spices, herbs, flour.

Preparation: Boil the rice until half cooked, and during this time chop and fry the onion. Mix the minced meat with onion, rice, egg and spices, and form it into meatballs. To prevent them from sticking together, roll each one in flour. Place the meatballs in a baking dish or deep pan, pour in a sauce made from sour cream, tomato paste and water, and cook for about an hour.

Other popular options

In addition to traditional recipes, there are countless others. Among them, the most popular and time-tested options stand out. All of them allow you to obtain food material for preparing a wide variety of meat dishes.

With semolina

For this recipe, you can choose the fish of your choice. Trout, cod, pike perch, pollock or any other river and sea fish are perfect. Everyone chooses it according to their taste and financial status. The only important criterion for choosing the starting product is the absence of a large number of bones. For minced fish you will need: 600 g fillet of any fish, parsley, semolina, seasonings.

This recipe is prepared like this:

Before starting work, you should cool the fish fillets.
After this, it is cut into small cubes and turned into a homogeneous mass using a blender.
Semolina and parsley are added to the minced meat.
The mixture is seasoned and mixed thoroughly.
You can make cutlets from the finished product and fry them breaded.

With apples and prunes

This method of preparing minced meat uses pork. It is fatty and nutritious, so the finished product will be satisfying and tasty. To lighten the dish a little, you can add prunes and apples. For 700 g of pork you need to take: a green apple, some prunes, an onion, flour, spices.

The recipe is simple and includes the following steps:

The pork is pre-cooled, the onion is peeled and cut into small pieces.
The prepared ingredients are ground in a meat grinder.
Salt, flour and spices are added to the mixture.
The mixture is kneaded by hand for several minutes.
Prunes, before cutting into small cubes, are poured with boiling water, and the apple is grated on a coarse grater.
Blanks are formed from minced meat and apples and prunes are placed in their middle.

With added beef

The front part of the carcass is perfect for preparing ground beef. The meat there is the most tender and not very fatty. In addition to 500 g of fresh beef, for minced meat you need: 100 g of lard, tomato paste, onion, pepper and salt.

Prepare ground beef in this way:

Meat and lard are cut into equal pieces and twisted in a meat grinder.
Ground pepper, salt and tomato paste are added to the minced meat.
All ingredients are mixed well.
The minced meat is beaten, after which you can make cutlets of any shape from it.

Using potatoes

This method is quite simple and popular. With its help, housewives prepare delicious meat products without adding eggs. This makes the cutlets even more fluffy and light. To prepare the dish you will need: half a kilogram of meat, potatoes, onions.

Step by step recipe:

Meat and onions are twisted through a meat grinder.
The mixture is salted and beaten for three minutes.
Raw potatoes are grated on a fine grater and added to the minced meat.
The mixture is stirred for several minutes, after which you can prepare cutlets from it.

Knowing how to make minced meat for cutlets and taking into account the recommendations of professional chefs, you can safely start preparing this meat dish.

Pancakes with meat

Fragrant and thin pancakes with minced meat will become a complete main course!

You will need: 400 g of minced meat, 3 eggs, 1.5 cups of milk, 1.5 cups of flour, 0.5 cup of boiling water, 1 onion, sugar, salt, spices.

Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions and spices, and during this time knead the dough from eggs, sugar, salt, milk and boiling water. Add flour gradually so as not to miscalculate the consistency and to avoid any lumps. Fry the pancakes and wrap the envelopes with the prepared minced meat.

Quick meals

Preparing minced meat snacks does not take much time.

Most of the dishes can be prepared “in a hurry” from products that are always available in the refrigerator.

Tartlets

When preparing the snack, you can use other fillings.
To prepare the dish, you can use ready-made tartlets, but we will make them ourselves.

Cooking method:

Combine 1.5 cups of flour with 150 g of butter, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix with a mixer at low speed.
Grease a mold (for example, for muffins) with butter and sprinkle with flour. Roll out the dough, cut out circles. Distribute them in the mold to form baskets.
Fry 300 g of lean minced pork and chopped onion, without bringing it to readiness, add salt and seasoning.
Distribute the filling into tartlets, sprinkle with 150 g of grated cheese. Beat 2 eggs, a glass of cream and pour the mixture into tartlets.
Bake the tartlets in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Serve the dish warm.

Sorcerers

The dish turns out delicious with any minced meat.
Cooking method:

Finely grate 8 potatoes, an onion, crush 2 cloves of garlic. Add 2 eggs, salt, 3 tbsp. spoons of flour. Mix the composition.
Prepare 150 g of minced meat - add salt, spices, you can add sour cream (to taste).
Place the potato dough pancake on a preheated frying pan, place the filling in the center and cover with dough again.
Fry on 2 sides until cooked. Serve with sour cream.

Cevapchichi

The sausages are spicy and flavorful.
Let's prepare spicy sausages cevapcici - Serbian kebab:

Combine 400 g of ground beef and the same amount of lamb, add salt, black pepper, 1.5 teaspoons of paprika, 3/4 teaspoon of soda. You can use other spices to taste. Mix the mixture with your hands.
Form sausages 6-7 cm long.
Fry on the grill or in a grill pan until golden brown and the meat is cooked through.

You can use other recipes for making sausage at home.

Taco

You can safely experiment with the filling.
The appetizer is prepared using ready-made taco tortillas.

Cooking method:

Combine minced meat (beef or chicken) with chopped onion, salt, pepper and fry until cooked.
Cut 200 g of tomato, the same amount of cucumbers, lettuce, add salt.
Warm the tortillas on a baking sheet (3-4 minutes).
Fill the tortillas with minced meat, optional beans and vegetables.

What I like about tacos is that you can vary the ingredients and add new components to suit your taste.

The main ingredients are flatbreads and meat.

Pancakes with minced fish

Pancakes can be prepared with any minced meat, including vegetables.
Cooking method:

Combine 3 eggs, 12 g sugar, salt, 480 ml milk, 180 g flour. Mix the mixture and add baking soda at the tip of a knife.
Bake the pancakes without turning them over.
Grind 500 g fish fillet and 1 onion in a meat grinder. Fry in a frying pan, add salt and pepper.
Place the fish filling on the pancakes and wrap them in envelopes. Fry on 2 sides. Serve the appetizer garnished with lemon slices.

My minced meat appetizers are always in demand among guests, so I prepare them for any holiday feast. And they don’t stay on the everyday table for long. By the way, I recommend preparing lasagna for the holiday. But this is rather a full-fledged second course, unusual and tasty. Good luck in your culinary experiments!

Navy pasta

A simple and quick homemade recipe that has been successful through the years!

You will need: 600 g minced meat, 300 g pasta, 1 onion, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, garlic, spices.

Preparation: Fry the minced meat with onions, garlic and spices, then simmer it with tomato paste for a couple of minutes. Add the pasta, boiled until half cooked, and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Cutlets with greens

Regular cutlets will be much more interesting if you add a bunch of your favorite greens to them!

You will need: 500 g minced meat, a bunch of greens, 1 egg, 2 tbsp. flour, 2 tbsp. sour cream, 50 g butter, spices.

Preparation: These cutlets are prepared in the same way as regular ones. Mix all the ingredients, bring to a consistency with flour, spoon them into a frying pan and fry in butter.

Quick minced meat pie with kefir

For lunchtime tea, you can bake a quick kefir pie with meat filling in the oven. I call it fast because it takes very little time to prepare, no more than 40 minutes. See the recipe and start cooking.

Compound:

500 ml kefir 3.2% fat;
chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
200 g flour;
2 tbsp. baking powder;
2 tbsp. vegetable oil;
onion – 2 heads;
minced meat – 500 g;
130 g cheese;
fresh dill - a bunch;
spices and salt to taste.

How to cook:

Remove the skin from the onion and chop finely with a sharp knife. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion into it and sauté for 5-6 minutes until it becomes transparent and soft. Without turning off the heat, place the minced meat in the frying pan and mash it with a spatula so that there are no lumps. Fry the contents of the pan for at least 7-8 minutes.

Finely chop the dill, divide the greens into 2 parts: the first will be added to the dough, and the second to the filling. Sprinkle some of the greens into the pan and continue frying for a couple more minutes. Then you can remove the frying pan from the heat and let the filling cool.

Start kneading the pie dough. To do this, break a couple of eggs into a bowl and pour kefir into them. Stir the mixture with a mixer until smooth.

Pour the sifted flour with baking powder into a bowl, continue mixing the dough with a mixer. At the end, add oil and dill, stir again. Your dough should resemble thick sour cream.

Fill a greased pan with about ½ of the dough. As you fill, tap the sides of the mold to ensure there are no gaps. You can add the filling. Transfer the contents of the cooled frying pan into the dough and gently smooth it out with a spatula. Scatter the filling not only in the center, but also along the edges.

Grate the cheese on a coarse grater, sprinkle cheese shavings on top of the filling, and then fill it with the remaining dough. Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40-50 minutes.

Sprinkle the finished baked goods with green onions or fresh dill for beauty and aroma. Brew some fresh tea and invite the whole family over for dinner. Bon appetit!

Attention!

Make sure the cake is completely baked by piercing the center with a wooden toothpick. When the baked goods are ready, there should be no dough left.

Breaded cutlets

Another delicious and simple interpretation of homemade cutlets!

You will need: 500 g of minced meat, 1 onion, 1 egg, 150 ml of milk, 2 pieces of white bread, spices, breadcrumbs.

Preparation: Soak the bread in milk and mash into porridge, mix with minced meat, grated onion, egg and spices. Make cutlets and roll each one in breadcrumbs before frying.

Keftedes appetizer

Ingredients:

500 g minced beef;
2–3 medium onions;
2 slices of white bread;
2 cloves of garlic;
1 egg;
4 tablespoons chopped parsley;
4 tablespoons milk;
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar;
1 tablespoon olive oil;
1 teaspoon dried oregano;
10 mint leaves;
salt and ground black pepper - to taste;
vegetable oil.

Cooking method:

Soak the bread in milk. Squeeze and add minced meat, egg, chopped onion, garlic, parsley and mint. Mix well. Salt, pepper, add oregano, sprinkle with olive oil and vinegar. Mix again, preferably with your hands.
Cover the bowl of minced meat with cling film and place in the refrigerator for an hour. During this time, the spices will release their aroma, and the meat will release juice (it will need to be drained). If you don't have ground beef, use lamb or pork and chicken (50/50).
Form the minced meat into balls and fry them in a large amount of very hot vegetable oil. Place the finished keftedes on a paper towel to remove excess fat.

Scotch eggs

You can definitely surprise everyone in your household with this dish!

You will need: 500 g minced meat, 5 eggs, 2 tbsp. flour, bread crumbs, oil and spices.

Preparation: Boil 4 eggs, and during this time divide the minced meat into 4 parts and form into flat cakes. Wrap a hard-boiled egg in each, and beat the last one and brush the balls with it. Roll the balls in flour with spices, put in the refrigerator for 10 minutes and fry in a deep frying pan, as if deep fat.

Recipe for juicy minced fish cutlets in a frying pan

The entire Internet is filled with a wide variety of recipes for “juicy cutlets.” In fact, the authors are somewhat disingenuous. There is no recipe for juicy cutlets. They are given a rich taste by the breading, which retains the meat juice inside.

Ingredients needed for juicy cutlets:

minced fish - 500 g;
onions - 2 heads;
breading mixture - this can be ground crackers, flour with starch, flax and sesame seeds, semolina, crushed rolled oats;
salt and spices to taste;
egg - 1 piece;
milk 30 ml;
vegetable oil - 50 ml.

Mix minced fish with chopped onion.
Roll the prepared cutlets in breading. To form a stronger crust, the cutlets can be dipped alternately in breading and beaten egg with milk.
Fry the cutlets in a deep frying pan. There should be enough oil in the pan so that the cutlets are 1⁄3 immersed in it. Fry until browned. If possible, it is better to use a fresh portion of oil for each serving of cutlets.
Place the fried fish cutlets in the oven. Depending on the size and type of fish from which the cutlets are prepared, the time can range from 10 to 25 minutes.
Check the cutlets for doneness. To do this, you just need to pierce them with a knife. If the juice that comes out is clear, the cutlet is ready. If the juice is cloudy or pinkish, the cutlets need to be cooked further.

However, it happens that fish cutlets, despite proper frying, remain dry. In this case, the situation can be corrected by stewing the cutlets in tomato or cream sauce.

Stuffed eggplants

You can stuff almost any vegetable with meat, and it goes perfectly with eggplants!

You will need: 200 g minced meat, 200 g mushrooms, 200 g cheese, 2 eggplants, 2 onions, spices.

Preparation: Cut the eggplants, remove the pulp to make boats, add salt and reserve. During this time, chop and fry the onion with mushrooms, minced meat and spices. Fill the boats, bake for half an hour at 220 degrees, sprinkle with cheese and put in the oven for another 10 minutes.

Dough rolls

If you love homemade dumplings, this is the quick and lazy version!

You will need: 900 g flour, 600 g minced meat, 10 tbsp. water, 2 eggs, onion, spices.

Preparation: Sift the flour, mix it with the egg and water until a homogeneous dough is formed, and leave it for half an hour. Mix the minced meat with onion and spices, roll out the dough into a thin layer of about 1 mm and roll the meat rolls. You can cut them or boil them whole, fry, bake with vegetables.

Minced poultry: it's interesting

Most often you can find minced chicken on the shelves of our shopping centers. It is made from chicken fillet and drumsticks of broiler chicken.

When choosing minced chicken, you need to look at the following:

Consistency: homogeneous, thick.
Color: light pink. A small addition of pieces of white fat is allowed.
Ingredients: no added cartilage, bones or chicken skin.
Smell: characteristic of fresh chicken meat. No rotten or musty smell.
The presence or absence of stabilizers, preservatives or dyes.

MMO. What it is

On the label of minced chicken you can find the abbreviation MMO. This designation refers to the method of preparing minced chicken – Mechanically Separated Meat. Such raw materials are most often used for the preparation of semi-finished chicken products or ready-made chicken dishes. It is made from connective tissue and chicken bones with a small addition of fillet by pressing under high pressure through a sieve.

The abbreviation MMO has only recently begun to appear on packaging with minced chicken. Compared to minced chicken, this product is fattier and may contain small pieces of bone up to 0.75 mm in size.

Green beans with egg

A simple and satisfying dish with minced meat that is equally good for breakfast or dinner.

You will need: 100 g minced meat, 300 g green beans, 2 eggs, onion, garlic, 2 tbsp. Greek yogurt, spices.

Preparation: Wash and chop the beans, boil them a little, and during this time fry the minced meat with onions and garlic. Add the beans, fry for a couple more minutes, add the beaten eggs and fry until done.

Cutlets with potatoes

The third and last variation for today on the theme of flavorful homemade cutlets!

You will need: 500 g of minced meat, 1 kg of potatoes, 2 eggs, 1 cup of breadcrumbs, cheese, spices.

Preparation: Boil and grate the potatoes, mix them with minced meat, spices, cheese and eggs. Leave the mixture to stand for about 20 minutes in the cold, form cutlets, dip in breadcrumbs and fry.

All about minced fish

Minced fish is used for baby and diet food due to its low calorie content and easy digestibility. This semi-finished product is sold in the form of a frozen briquette.

Most often, minced fish is made from a variety of lean fish: usually fish with white meat. This is due to the fact that fish oil contained in minced meat quickly oxidizes and goes rancid. However, recently, minced meat made from noble red fish: salmon and trout, has become increasingly popular.

Minced fish is divided into two categories:

Category 1: it contains at least 90% fish. Made only from fresh or chilled fish.
2nd category. The fish content should be about 80% fish fillet. The remainder consists of skins, seafood and soy products.

Unlike premium minced meat, fish mince certainly contains sea or table salt. And some types of it add sugar and spices. To enhance the taste, you can add a mixture of chopped sprat, shrimp and seafood.

Ramen with minced meat

The original recipe for the most popular Japanese soup!

You will need: 800 ml broth, 250 g noodles, 300 g minced meat, garlic, 50 ml soy sauce, 1 tbsp. miso paste, 2 eggs, green onions, brown sugar, sesame oil, spices.

Preparation: Add chopped garlic and spices to sesame oil, and fry the minced meat with soy sauce and a pinch of brown sugar. Heat the broth and add miso paste and a little soy sauce. Boil the noodles, chop the onion and cut the boiled eggs in half. Lay out all the ingredients nicely in one bowl.

Cauliflower with béchamel sauce

Bechamel goes perfectly with minced meat and vegetables!

You will need: 450 g minced meat, 500 g cauliflower, 2 onions, garlic, cheese, 300 ml milk, 1 tbsp. breadcrumbs, flour, butter, spices.

Preparation: Fry the onion with minced meat and spices, and boil the cauliflower to make it softer. Melt the butter, mix it with flour, add milk and beat without lumps.

Return the mixture to low heat, add the cheese and cook, stirring, until smooth. Place the minced meat in a mold, put cabbage on top, pour in the sauce, sprinkle with cheese and bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees.

Description

Nothing but meat and onions are put into minced meat for lula ; it does not contain binders or starchy components. No eggs, bread, potatoes, flour, semolina, etc. should be present. The whole secret of the viscosity and stickiness of minced meat lies in the addition of lamb fat or lard.

It is this that holds the minced meat together and prevents it from falling apart. In the classic version, minced meat for lula consists of finely chopped meat; in extreme cases, it is crushed into a large grinder. This preserves its juiciness.

Particular importance is given to the technology of preparing minced meat:

Knead it with clean hands for 10-15 minutes.
They are beaten and thrown from a height of 30-40 cm into a container.
Then knead again until it reaches the correct consistency.

During this time, protein threads are formed from the meat fibers, which mix with lard and tightly hold the minced meat. This technique makes it sticky, and it will not be able to slide onto the hot coals.

Also, before putting the minced meat on a skewer, it needs to be cooled in the refrigerator for about an hour and a half. This helps the fat to solidify, and it will be easier to make the cutlets.

In the East and Transcaucasian countries, lula kebab is traditionally prepared only from lamb , but it also works well with pork, beef, chicken or a mixture of different types of meat. Regular minced meat is not suitable for this dish. Binding components are added to it and ground too finely. There is a high probability of the presence of films, veins and cartilage in it. This is unacceptable for a lula. If you decide to make lula kebab, do not buy ready-made minced meat; you should work on it yourself.

Turkish cuisine is famous for its variety of meat dishes: cauldron kebab, cauldron kebab with potatoes, etc.

Eggplant with minced meat

You can make more than just boats from eggplant and minced meat!

You will need: 2 eggplants, 500 g minced meat, 4 tomatoes, onion, 250 g tomato paste, spices.

Preparation: Cut the vegetables into rings, mix the minced meat with spices and lay out the ingredients in layers. First the eggplant, then spices, minced meat, tomato sauce, onion, minced meat, sauce, tomatoes and more spices. Bake the dish for half an hour at 180 degrees.