Lazy Chicken Patties

Golden, tender chicken patties, quick and easy. You don't need any special equipment beyond a knife and a cutting board. There's no shaping and no breading — just spoon the mixture into the pan and fry. And they come out even better than regular patties: juicier and softer.

Lyalich

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Chicken breast

500

Eggs

Wheat flour

Sour cream

Salt

Ground black pepper

Vegetable oil

Garlic

Dill

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 61 % 19 g

Fats 29 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 10 % 3 g

169 kcal

GI: 25 / 0 / 75

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

How do you make lazy chicken patties? Start by getting all your ingredients ready. That keeps everything within reach and saves time.
Step 2:

Rinse the chicken, pat it dry, and chop it finely with a sharp knife. Any cut of fillet works, but chicken breast is best here — it's the easiest to cut into small pieces, has no sinew, and cooks much faster. Prepared this way the breast won't be dry; it stays juicy because each piece gets coated in the batter. And if you're feeling really lazy, you can run the breast through a meat grinder using the coarsest plate.
Step 3:

Put the chopped chicken in a bowl. Wash and dry the egg thoroughly to remove any dirt and bacteria. Crack the egg into a bowl, beat it smooth with a fork, then add it to the chicken and stir.
Step 4:

Add the sour cream to the bowl with the chicken and egg, then season with salt and pepper. Use only real, full-fat sour cream, or the patties will turn out rubbery. If you don't like sour cream or can't have dairy, swap in regular mayonnaise in the same amount — but then cut back on the salt, since mayo is already salted. Mix well.
Step 5:

Add the sifted flour to the mixture. Be sure to sift it so no debris or packed lumps end up in the batter. Mix everything well. For even more tender patties, replace half the flour with cornstarch.
Step 6:

Wash and dry the dill and chop it finely. Peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater, then add both to the bowl.
Step 7:

Mix the batter well and let it rest for 10 minutes so the gluten can develop.
Step 8:

Pour the vegetable oil into a skillet and heat it up. Spoon in the batter, shaping round patties. Cover and cook for 7 minutes over low heat until golden. Uncover, flip the patties, and cook for another 5–7 minutes until done.
Step 9:

Turn off the heat, plate the patties, and serve.
Step 10:

Enjoy!

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Here's an easy way to check whether the oil in the pan is hot enough: dip in a wooden spatula. If bubbles gather around it, you're ready to start frying.