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Cutlets with cottage cheese and apple

Chicken Patties with Cottage Cheese and Apple

These patties come out incredibly juicy thanks to the cottage cheese and apple. The recipe won me over right away with how unexpected it is. "Apples... and cottage cheese, in the meat mixture? Is that actually good?" — that was my first reaction. Turns out I worried for nothing. Not only does it work, it's the secret to how juicy these patties are, even though you can barely taste the cottage cheese or apple in the finished dish. My kid, who won't touch any fruit, never spotted the apple — and happily cleaned the plate.

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Ground chicken

500

Cottage cheese

200

Breadcrumbs

Apple (sweet-tart)

Egg

Garlic

Dill (2 sprigs)

Vegetable oil (for frying)

Ground black pepper

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 54 % 14 g

Fats 27 % 7 g

Carbohydrates 19 % 5 g

143 kcal

GI: 33 / 0 / 67

Cooking method

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients. For chicken patties with cottage cheese and apple you'll need: ground chicken, cottage cheese (a firmer, drier type makes for juicier patties here), an apple, dill, an egg, garlic, vegetable oil for frying, ground black pepper, and salt.
Step 2:

Wash the apple, peel it, and grate it on the coarse side of a grater.
Step 3:

Peel the garlic and put it through a press.
Step 4:

Wash and dry the dill, then chop it very finely.
Step 5:

Mash the cottage cheese thoroughly with a fork until smooth. Add it to the ground chicken along with the grated apple, garlic, dill, egg, black pepper, and salt.
Step 6:

Knead the mixture thoroughly until well combined. If it's too loose, work in 2–4 tablespoons of semolina and let it sit for 20 minutes to firm up.
Step 7:

Shape the mixture into medium patties and coat them in breadcrumbs.
Step 8:

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet and fry the patties on one side until golden brown.
Step 9:

Flip the patties, cover, and fry the other side until golden brown.

If you're using loose (bulk) cottage cheese, try to pick one that isn't too dry or too lumpy — otherwise you'll feel the lumps in the finished patties.