I remember a year ago my son didn’t quite get the whole present idea. Naively and cute he was thrilled about all the wrapping paper.
Today the morning started with “Mama! Birday? Presens!?” Oh! I was watching him opening all the presents, sadly wondering if his sweet innocence was forever gone,… when he asked my husband if Santa was coming… Oh, dear…
Today’s recipe is the one he actually likes (because of the bacon). I usually make a bunch of them, fry a few, and freeze the rest.
RUSSIAN CUTLETS
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 lb (450 g) of ground beef
- 1 lb (450 g) of ground pork
- 5 oz (150 g) of day-old sourdough bread
- 7 oz (200 g) of bacon
- 1/2 cup brown rice, cooked
- 1.5 cups of milk
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Oil for frying
- 2 eggs, bitten (optional)
- 3 cups of bread crumbs (optional)
Yields about 40 cutlets
DIRECTIONS:
Break the bread into chunks and pour milk over it. Let soak. Note: use your favorite bread – I usually go with my 5-seed one.
Grind bacon, rice, onion, and garlic. Grind soaked bread with all the milk.
Mix ground beef and pork with the bacon/bread mixture, salt and pepper, squeezing with your fingers so that all ingredients incorporate.
Shape oval patties. If you wish to, dip into the eggs and roll the patties in the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil on the skillet. Fry the patties covered on mid-low heat for 4-5 min on each side.
Traditionally served with mashed potatoes or pasta, or could simply be eaten with bread.
Make ahead: you can store uncooked cutlets for up to 3 months. Wrap each cutlet in plastic wrap, place in a zip-lock bag, and freeze. Thaw completely before frying.
Looks great!
Thank you!
These look really tasty – I bet the bacon gives them a lot of lovely flavour.
My husband said – you can make any food taste better with bacon! In this case I think he is right…
Sounds delicious!!!
Thanks for visiting and for the comments! Cheers (with your valentine’s strawberry shots!)
This is a lovely idea, I’ve never heard of it, but it sounds great!
Thanks for stopping by!
Yummy!! make room, I’m coming over lol! :)
By the way, my apologies on the late follow. Been super tied up :)
;-) Thank you for stopping by! I really appreciate your comments!
Looks delicious, Anastasia – and very close to home for me :)
True to that! Love your blog! Thanks for stopping by!
Delicious, and love the image! I haven’t heard of bacon in this recipe before, but it must add a delightfully woodsy, sweet flavor to the kotleti. Will have to try :)
Bacon is my own addition – otherwise my son refuses to eat them! Thanks for stopping by!
This sounds like the most comforting and delicious food I can imagine. This reminds me so much of my grandmother’s little hamburger steaks (she calls them this) I really enjoy your posts
Ooooooo more Russian recipes please! I love to try things from all over the world, and these look good!
awww! Your son is sooo cute!! :)