Minced meat cutlets with cheese filling inside

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make minced meat cutlets with cheese filling inside? Prepare the products. My minced meat is homemade pork / turkey with onion and garlic, if you just have meat, then you should add an onion and a clove of garlic to it, after grinding them. I take soft cheese "Mozzarella", but some do with melted. Oat flakes for adding to minced meat, you can use white bread pre-soaked in milk or cream.

2. Step 2:

   

   Put the minced meat in a deep bowl, add oatmeal (instant) or soaked white bread. This is added so that the cutlets are juicy and soft. Then add the egg, having previously broken it, salt and pepper to taste. You can add your favorite spices.

3. Step 3:

   

   Beat the egg into the minced meat, stirring evenly so that all the ingredients are evenly distributed over it and there are no lumps. If there is time, then the minced meat can be put in the refrigerator for a few minutes so that it cools down. It will be easier to form cutlets from chilled minced meat.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cut the selected cheese into rectangular plates. I always take "Mozzarella" for such cutlets. After frying the cutlets, it melts inside and then stretches very appetising. But here you need to remember that cutlets with cheese filling are best served hot, when the cheese cools down, it becomes hard again.

6. Step 5:

   

   To form cutlets, moisten your hands in cold water, pinch off some minced meat and make a flatbread out of it. Then lay out a piece of cheese and wrap it with minced meat on all sides. Then give the cutlets the shape of an oval (like a pie). So do it with all the minced meat and cheese. We must try to make sure that the cheese is completely inside the minced meat, it does not look out anywhere, otherwise it can leak into the pan and the appearance of the cutlets will be spoiled.

7. Step 6:

   

   Then roll each cutlet in breadcrumbs. To do this, it is convenient to use a bowl with a small recess. If there were no breadcrumbs available, you can use any flour, semolina or the same oat flakes, pre-crushed; or you can completely do without breadcrumbs.

8. Step 7:

   

   Preheat the frying pan for frying cutlets and pour vegetable oil, evenly distributing it over the entire area of the pan. Put the cutlets in a frying pan and fry over medium heat on each side until golden brown.

9. Step 8:

   

   Serve cutlets with cheese filling hot. Pasta, rice, potatoes are suitable for garnish. If the cutlets have cooled down, then they must be warmed up before serving.