The claim that lean cuisine is monotonous is long outdated. There are a large number of delicious and satisfying dishes, for the preparation of which you will not need meat or fish. For example, lean bean cutlets. I’ll talk in detail about how to make them in this article.
- Cooking time: 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Servings Per Container: 10.
Ingredients:
- dry beans (white or colored) - 250 g;
- semolina - 25 g;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- water - 750 ml;
- cloves of garlic - 2 pcs.;
- breadcrumbs or flour - 50 g;
- vegetable oil - 80 ml;
- curry seasoning - 3 g;
- ground pepper, salt to taste.
Cooking method:
- To bean softened, it must be soaked in cold boiled water overnight. Rinse the swollen grains thoroughly and send to a deep saucepan. To fill with water. Since the process of boiling legumes is quite lengthy, most of the liquid will have time to evaporate. That is why it is important to pour into the water tank no less than that indicated in the recipe.
- Boil the beans until soft. It will take about 1 hour. Salt the water 5-7 minutes before being ready. If you do this earlier, the beans will become stiff.
On a note! Without soaking, the beans must be cooked for 4 hours over low heat, after washing it. After this time, drain the water, add a new one (better boiling, but you can cold), salt and cook for another 3-4 minutes after boiling.
- Drain the liquid from the container with beans. Leave the product to cool.
- Peel the onion from the onion, chop into cubes.
- Put a frying pan on the fire, pour vegetable oil into it. When it warms up, lay onion slices on the bottom. Strain until soft (the process takes about 10 minutes).
- Peel the garlic and send it to the meat grinder along with the legumes.
- Season the minced meat with curry, pepper and salt. Add semolina and onion. Stir until smooth.
- Cover the resulting mass with cling film and set aside for 20-30 minutes.This time will be required for swelling semolina.
- From the minced meat, form rounded cutlets, about 8 cm in diameter, breaded them in flour or breadcrumbs. Shake off excess so that it does not burn during frying.
- Pour vegetable oil into a pan, heat. Put the bean patties to the bottom and fry over medium heat under a lid for 3-5 minutes on each side.
The finished dish should be served with vegetables, fresh herbs and your favorite sauce.
Important! Since a lean recipe does not imply adding eggs, cutlets can stick to the bottom. To make them easier to turn over, it is advisable to take a non-stick pan for cooking.
Beans are combined with a wide variety of products, such as mushrooms or potatoes. Experimenting with the composition of lean cutlets, you can diversify the vegetarian menu and treat your home with an original dish.
Lean Bean Cutlets - Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g. Dry beans (white or colored)
- 25 g. Semolina
- 1 PC. Onion
- 750 ml Water
- 2 PC. Chives
- 50 g. Breadcrumbs or flour
- 80 ml Vegetable oil
- 3 g. Seasoning curry
- taste Ground pepper, salt
Step-by-step instruction
- To bean softened, it must be soaked in cold boiled water overnight. Rinse the swollen grains thoroughly and send to a deep saucepan. To fill with water. Since the process of boiling legumes is quite lengthy, most of the liquid will have time to evaporate. That is why it is important to pour into the water tank no less than that indicated in the recipe.
- Boil the beans until soft. It will take about 1 hour. Salt the water 5-7 minutes before being ready. If you do this earlier, the beans will become stiff.
- Drain the liquid from the container with beans. Leave the product to cool.
- Peel the onion from the onion, chop into cubes.
- Put a frying pan on the fire, pour vegetable oil into it. When it warms up, lay onion slices on the bottom. Strain until soft (the process takes about 10 minutes).
- Peel the garlic and send it to the meat grinder along with the legumes.
- Season the minced meat with curry, pepper and salt. Add semolina and onion. Stir until smooth.
- Cover the resulting mass with cling film and set aside for 20-30 minutes. This time will be required for swelling semolina.
- From the minced meat, form rounded cutlets, about 8 cm in diameter, breaded them in flour or breadcrumbs. Shake off excess so that it does not burn during frying.
- Pour vegetable oil into a pan, heat. Put the bean patties to the bottom and fry over medium heat under a lid for 3-5 minutes on each side.
