Albanian patties are a popular and very tasty dish, analogues of which are found in national cuisines of different countries. They differ from ordinary cutlets in that they are prepared not from minced meat, but from minced meat, which is previously marinated with the addition of original spices and seasonings.
Further in the article interesting recipes are presented, with the help of which cutlets can be prepared from different types of meat.
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Albanian chicken cutlets
Experts believe that it is best to cook chicken cutlets in Albanian style. And it is advisable to take not any meat, namely the loin portion. It is very tender, moderately juicy and lends itself well to heat treatment.
To prepare, you need the composition:
• 2 chicken fillets;
• 90 grams of flour;
• 2 eggs;
• a tablespoon of mustard;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 0.5 cups of mayonnaise;
• some fresh dill;
• 0.5 teaspoon curry;
• salt;
• any vegetable refined oil.
Such cutlets need to be done in stages:
1. First wash the fillet, dry with a napkin, then randomly cut into small pieces. This will be easier to do if you first hold the meat in the freezer.
2. Finely chop the garlic and dill.
3. Add to the meat along with the rest of the ingredients (except oil), mix everything.
4. The container with the prepared "minced meat" should be sent to the refrigerator for at least one hour.
5.After this time, put the pan on a strong fire, pour out oil and calcine it.
6. Next, spread the semi-finished product with a spoon and fry the workpieces on both sides. A delicate golden crust should appear on their surface.
7. Put the fried cutlets in a pan, add water (about half a glass) and simmer for 10 minutes under the lid.
Cutlets are juicy, soft and very tasty. Moreover, any garnish will suit them (potatoes, pasta or any cereals).
How to cook pork
Some housewives prefer to cook pork cutlets in Albanian style. Moreover, for work it is better to use the scapular or rear part of the carcass. Although the pork neck is suitable. For this option, you need a minimum composition:
• 0.5 kilograms of pork;
• 2 eggs;
• 120 g flour;
• 100 g mayonnaise;
• 2 onion heads;
• any fragrant seasonings.
The cooking technology remains the same:
1. Cut the washed meat into cubes and put in a deep bowl.
2. Add finely chopped onions, spices, drive raw eggs.
3. Introduce flour, mayonnaise, mix everything.
4. The mass should be in the refrigerator for about 35-40 minutes.
5. After that, fry the patties in boiling oil, spreading them in a pan with a tablespoon. As soon as the surface of the workpiece is browned, it must immediately be turned over.
Chopped meatballs are well served with boiled buckwheat.
Cooking from fish
No less delicious are tender Albanian fish cutlets. It is better to do them with an already prepared fillet. This will significantly save time and facilitate the work of the hostess. For the recipe you will need the following components:
• 1 kilogram of any fish fillet (white or red);
• 6 eggs;
• salt;
• 75 grams of mayonnaise;
• 6 medium onions;
• pepper;
• 180 grams of potato starch.
Method for preparing fish cakes:
1. Lightly frosted fillet into small pieces.
2. Separately make a marinade. To do this, randomly chop the onion and mix it with the rest of the ingredients according to the recipe.
3. Combine the fillet with marinade and put the resulting mass into the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. Ideal - all night.
4. Fry meatballs on low heat, spreading the cake mix into the pan with a spoon.
Additionally, it is not necessary to extinguish finished products. They can be served right away.
Albanian Chicken Cutlets with Starch
Marinade in chopped cutlets plays a double role. First, it prepares the meat and makes it softer. Secondly, with its help, “stuffing” acquires a stable consistency. To do this, flour, semolina or starch is usually added to the marinade. The latter option is used most often. To cook, for example, chicken cutlets with starch, you can use a set of familiar ingredients:
• 0.5 kilograms of chicken fillet;
• 2 eggs;
• onion head;
• 75-80 grams of mayonnaise;
• 90 grams of starch;
• 3 grams of salt;
• a pinch of turmeric;
• a mixture of ground peppers (to taste).
How to cook:
1. Chop the fillet with a sharp knife into pieces no larger than 5 millimeters.
2. Finely chop the onion. In cutlets, his slight “crunching” will be felt. Those who do not like it can chop the onion on a grater.
3. Collect all the components in one container, mix and refrigerate for 1 hour. During this time, the starch will swell, and the liquid mass will become more viscous.
4. Form with a spoon, spreading the mixture in hot oil.
5. Fry on both sides until a bronze hue appears.
In addition, it is good to steam the finished products a little, holding them under the lid with minimal heating.
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Turkey filet recipe
Proponents of proper nutrition prefer to make cutlets in Albanian from turkey fillet. It contains less calories than chicken meat, as well as cholesterol and saturated fatty acids. Diet turkey can be given to children up to one year old or eaten by those on a diet.There is a very interesting recipe for chopped cutlets, where the following products are used:
• 400 g turkey fillet;
• 5 g of salt;
• 30 g flour;
• 150 g sour cream;
• 25 g of semolina;
• 100 g of yogurt;
• 1 tablespoon of chopped greens of dill and parsley;
• 1 raw egg;
• 2 cloves of garlic.
Cook sequentially:
1. Gently cut the fillet into 5 mm cubes.
2. Place in a convenient bowl, pour sour cream.
3. Put together the egg, cereal, a little greens, flour.
4. To send a container with a semi-finished product in the refrigerator for an hour.
5. Fry with added oil for 4 minutes on each side.
6. Extinguish after frying. Time 20-30 minutes, heating - moderate.
7. Separately prepare the sauce by mixing yogurt with crushed garlic, salt and chopped herbs. The mass should be well saturated with aromas. To do this, she needs to stand for several minutes.
No side dish required. Pour freshly prepared sauce before serving.
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Albanian beef patties
To cook cutlets in Albanian, you can also use beef. True, in this case, much more time will be required. Firstly, the meat must be prepared by cleaning it from tendons and thick films (they are absent in the chicken fillet). Secondly, beef pickles longer. For the preparation of chopped cutlets, it is advisable to use the following ingredients:
• 0.5 kilograms of beef;
• 2 eggs;
• 250 milliliters of kefir;
• 50 g of starch;
• 60 g of wheat flour;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• salt;
• 25 g mayonnaise;
• pepper;
• refined oil;
• a bunch of dill.
Cook cutlets in a certain sequence:
1. Rinse the meat, dry it with a napkin, process and cut into small cubes.
2. Add minced garlic.
3. After mixing kefir with flour, eggs, starch and chopped herbs, prepare a homogeneous mass with a smooth consistency.
4. Pour meat with it, pepper, add a little salt (to taste), mix, and then put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
5. Fry in a hot pan on both sides until golden brown.
The heat during heat treatment should be moderate so that the workpieces can warm up well.
With the addition of kefir in the oven
Chopped meatballs can also be baked in the oven. For this option, a semi-finished chicken breast is suitable. It is known that poultry meat is cooked quickly during high-temperature processing.
A set of ingredients:
• 0.7 kilograms of chicken breast;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 150 g flour;
• 2 onions;
• 50 g of kefir;
• 2 eggs;
• 20 milliliters of vegetable oil;
• salt and favorite spices.
The cooking method, in fact, remains the same:
1. Rinse the meat, then cut it into small cubes with a sharp knife.
2. To prepare the marinade, first chop the onion in a blender.
3. Combine the resulting slurry with meat and other ingredients (except oil). Mix well.
4. Cover the baking sheet with baking paper (or parchment).
5. Spoon the minced meat, spreading the workpieces on top with any vegetable-based oil.
6. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
Cutlets will turn out juicy, fragrant, with a pronounced appetizing crust.
How to serve cutlets in Albanian
Delicious tasty cutlets in Albanian style - this is a dish that is suitable even for a festive table. But they can also be used for the daily menu. True, in this case the question arises: what is the best way to serve such patties?
Experienced culinary experts advise here three possible options:
1. Fragrant sauce.
This may be a finished product or a mixture made according to a special recipe. Often chopped meatballs are served with tomato sauce or ketchup.
2. Vegetable salad.
This can be cut in the form of assorted or a mixture seasoned with oil (or vinegar filling).
3. Potatoes, various cereals or boiled pasta.
These options are most often used at home.
In each case, the hostess chooses exactly the addition that her household members like best.
