Potato patties with mushrooms

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make potato patties with mushrooms? Prepare the products. As mushrooms, it is faster and more convenient to use champignons. But in general, any mushrooms are suitable — both forest and store-bought.

2. Step 2:

   

   First of all, wash and peel the potatoes well. Cut it into small pieces and fill it with cold, clean water. Put a saucepan with potatoes on a small fire to cook.

3. Step 3:

   

   Meanwhile, get busy with the mushroom filling. First peel the onion and cut it into small cubes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wipe the mushrooms with a damp sponge, removing dirt from the hats. This will be quite enough, since champignons are quite pure mushrooms. If they are washed under running water, they will absorb a lot of moisture and become watery and tasteless. Cut the champignons into small cubes.

5. Step 5:

   

   The water in which the potatoes are cooked will boil in the meantime. Add salt, make the fire small and leave the potatoes to cook for 20-30 minutes, depending on its quantity, variety and size of pieces.

6. Step 6:

   

   Simultaneously heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and put the onion on it. Fry it on low heat until transparent, about 5 minutes. Then add the mushrooms to the onion and mix. Add salt. Fry the mushrooms and onions, stirring, for about 10 minutes, until golden brown.

8. Step 7:

   

   The potatoes will be ready in the meantime. You can determine readiness with a sharp knife — it will easily pierce the tubers. Drain the water from the potatoes, and mash them into mashed potatoes, adding butter.

9. Step 8:

   

   Then pour flour into the puree and mash it again. The amount of flour may differ from what is stated in the recipe, look at the consistency of the puree — it should not become too tight. Add the fried mushrooms and onions to it and mix well. Let the puree cool down a little, and then beat the egg into it. And knead well again.

10. Step 9:

    

    Form oblong cutlets from minced potatoes and roll them in breadcrumbs. If it will be difficult to sculpt them because of the stickiness of the minced meat, then add more flour.

11. Step 10:

    

    Preheat a frying pan, pour vegetable oil into it. Put the pan-fried cutlets in the oil. I got 8 pieces.

12. Step 11:

    

    Fry them on both sides until golden brown. Remove the finished cutlets, you can put them immediately on a paper towel, it will absorb excess fat.

13. Step 12:

    

    Serve the cutlets hot, they are very tasty with fresh vegetables and sour cream. Enjoy your meal!