Steamed minced meat patties in a slow cooker

Juicy and fragrant, easy to prepare! Steam cutlets in a slow cooker turn out very tasty. They are great for baby food, they will be useful for those who cannot eat fried dishes. This is a simple and quick diet dish!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 24 % 10 g
Fats 59 % 24 g
Carbohydrates 17 % 7 g
280 kcal
GI: 33 / 0 / 67

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h 15 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to cook steamed cutlets in a slow cooker? Prepare all the necessary products. Peel the onion and garlic from the husk. You can take the minced meat ready, or make it yourself from any meat fillet. Rinse vegetables and meat well in water, then, before slicing and rolling, dry with paper towels. The butter should be at room temperature.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Both purchased and homemade white bread are suitable for cutlets. If the bread has a soft crust, then you can crumble the pulp together with it. Put the bread in a deep bowl, pour milk on top of it. Stir with a spoon.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Cut onion into small cubes. Squeeze the garlic through a press, or finely grate it. You can also pound in a mortar or crush with a knife on a board.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Transfer the minced meat to a large plate. Add the chopped vegetables, stir the whole mass with a spoon.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Crumble the softened butter into pieces and add to the minced meat along with the soaked bread. Stir the minced meat until smooth. If you are in doubt whether to add oil, you can skip this step. It's just that cutlets with it turn out to be more tender, saturated and soft. By the way, oil can be replaced with fat.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Now pour salt and spices to taste into the minced meat. Beat a raw egg into it. Stir the minced meat with your hands until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Pour the breadcrumbs onto a dry plate. From the minced meat, form medium-sized cutlets. Roll each one in breadcrumbs on all sides.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Take the grill for steaming, and put the cutlets made into it. You can stack them closer to each other.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Pour clean water into the bowl of the slow cooker according to the instructions. Place the steam grate. Close the lid. Select the "Steaming" program for the time recommended in the instructions for your slow cooker. I have it for 1 hour.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Minced meat cutlets are being prepared in a slow cooker for a couple under the lid. If desired, you can keep them on the heating program for another 10-15 minutes.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Steamed meat patties are very fragrant due to breading. Such cutlets can be eaten with potatoes or pasta. Enjoy your meal!

It is advisable to take a mixed minced chicken and pork or beef. The pulp of white bread or loaf should be soaked in milk or cream. Breadcrumbs can be used ready-made or breaded from unsweetened cookies. Cutlets can be served with mashed potatoes, pearl barley porridge or pasta.

Tips:
Cutlets are well molded if you moisten your hands with water.
If desired, semolina, starch or wheat flour can be used instead of breadcrumbs. And you can do without breading at all.

Keep in mind that the cooking time and mode are indicated approximately in the recipe. All slow cookers work differently and even the same models of the same manufacturer may have their own characteristics. Before you start cooking a new dish for you in a slow cooker, carefully study the instructions for it, and then in practice try to cook dishes that are familiar to you first, and then new ones, choosing the mode and time individually for your own technique. 

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

Note that the quality and taste of the finished dish largely depends on the proper defrosting of the ingredients. How to avoid mistakes and choose the best way, read the article about defrosting.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68   kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64   kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60   kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47   kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140   kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Mixed minced meat - 351   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80   kcal/100g
  • White bread - 266   kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347   kcal/100g

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