Ground beef cutlets - 4 recipes for preparing tasty and juicy cutlets

Hello! Today I will share 4 recipes for ground beef cutlets in a pan, in the oven and slow cooker. And I’ll also reveal a few secrets that will help make them tender, juicy and delicious.

Important points:

1. For soft cutlets it is better to choose a piece of meat with a small amount of fat and without veins. Cutting is considered the most suitable option.
2. To make the dish juicy, it is worth putting a little butter, sour cream, mayonnaise, lard. Or add pork (1 part to 2 parts of beef).
3. Vegetables - onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots will help to improve the taste of the dish. You can also put fresh herbs.
4. Bread before laying in minced meat is better to soak not in water, but in warm milk.

How to fry cutlets in a pan

• Cooking time: 45 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 8-10.

First I’ll give you the simplest recipe for ground beef cutlets. I cook in a pan, but you can bake them in the oven. In this case, the dish will turn out less caloric.

Ingredients:

• beef - 1 kg;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• potatoes - 1 pc.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• bread - 1-2 slices;
• milk - 150 ml;
• pork fat - 50 g;
• breadcrumbs - 1 cup;
• salt, seasonings - to taste;
• vegetable oil - as needed.

How do I cook:

1. I put slices of bread in a bowl, pour lightly warmed milk.
2. I remove the films and veins from the meat, rinse, cut into small pieces.
3. I pass the beef through a meat grinder along with lard, potatoes and onions. Lastly, I twist the bread pressed from milk.
4. I beat in the minced egg, put spices and salt. Mix thoroughly, beating off the mass with the edge of the palm.
5. I form flattened meatballs, bread crumbs and spread on a cutting board or flat plate. So that the stuffing does not stick to the palms, I moisten them with cold water. It is better to prepare all portions at once, so as not to be distracted later and control the frying process.
6. I heat vegetable oil in a frying pan until a light haze appears.
7. Fry meatballs on medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. The breading should be rich golden.

Attention! Workpieces can be laid out on the pan only after the oil has warmed up well, otherwise they will stick to the bottom.

Ground beef cutlets without bread

• Cooking time: 45 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 5-6.

Such cutlets are more like chopped beef steak. They are suitable as a dinner or lunch for lovers of meat dishes with a crispy crust.

Ingredients:

• beef - 700 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• sugar-free cornflakes - 1 cup;
• breadcrumbs for breading - 1/2 cup;
• salt, spices - to taste;
• vegetable oil - as needed.

Work sequence:

1. I grind beef in a meat grinder, salt and season with spices.
2. Mix and beat the minced meat thoroughly. To do this, take a small lump, with force I throw it back. I do this at least 10-15 times.
3. Beat eggs with a fork in a deep bowl. You can add salt, only a little so as not to oversalt the dish.
4. Pour breadcrumbs into one plate, and corn flakes crushed with a rolling pin to a state of large crumbs in another.
5. I form flat workpieces from minced meat.
6. Breaded in breadcrumbs, then dip in eggs, and then roll in cornflakes.
7. I fry the chopped steaks over medium heat from 2 sides until golden brown. This usually takes about 3-4 minutes.

Attention! The thickness of the workpieces should be no more than 10-15 mm, otherwise they will not be fried inside.

How to bake in the oven

• Cooking time: 1 hour.
• Servings Per Container: 4-5.

To cook juicy meatballs in the oven, I suggest baking them in a mixture of eggs and milk. The mass will turn into a magnificent omelet, and you will not need to cook a side dish. It is enough to put fresh or canned vegetables on the table, supplementing them with herbs.

Ingredients:

• beef - 400 g;
• potatoes - 1 pc.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• flour - 2 tbsp. l .;
• milk - 150 ml;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• dill or other greens - 5-7 branches;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
• salt, spices - to taste.

How do I cook:

1. I pass the beef with potatoes, onions and garlic through a meat grinder.
2. Add 1 egg, flour, salt and spices. Knead, beating with the edge of the palm, for at least 10 minutes.
3. I form balls from minced meat, put them in greased baking dishes with high sides.
4. I mix the remaining eggs with milk, add chopped herbs, salt.
5. I fill it with the mass of the workpiece and send it to the oven, heated to 180 degrees, for about half an hour. When the top of the omelet is browned and becomes a light brown, the dish is ready.

On a note. Lovers of liquid sauces can change the proportions by taking 1 egg and 300 ml of milk for pouring.

Steaming in a slow cooker

• Cooking time: 1 hour.
• Servings Per Container: 4-6.

So that the steam dish does not seem fresh, it is worth using spices (a mixture of peppers, marjoram, oregano), fragrant greens (dill, basil). And to give the meat a pleasant color, you can add a pinch of curry.

Ingredients:

• beef - 600 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• sour cream 20% - 2 tbsp. l .;
• basil (dried or fresh) - 1 tbsp. l .;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
• seasonings and salt to taste.

Order of preparation:

1. I prepare the meat, peel and cut the onion, free the garlic cloves from the husk. I pass through a meat grinder.
2. Add sour cream, basil, spices, salt and egg.If the last ingredient was not in the refrigerator, you can do without it, cutlets will not fall apart.
3. Thoroughly knead the minced meat, beat off with my hands.
4. Form flattened portions. Steam cutlets are tasty and without breading, but if desired, they can be rolled in flour or ground breadcrumbs.
5. I spread the blanks on the wire rack for steaming. It must be greased with fat, otherwise they will stick.
6. I pour hot water into the bowl of the multicooker. The container should be about half full.
7. I install a grate with meatballs on top, start the “Steam cooking” mode for half an hour.

Steamed cutlets are suitable for a children's or diet table. An excellent side dish for the dish will be mashed potatoes, buckwheat, boiled rice or a salad of fresh vegetables.