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Meat Patties with Mashed Potatoes

The go-to weeknight lunch or dinner! Meat patties with a side — mashed potatoes, pasta, or buckwheat — are about as classic as comfort food gets. You'll find them everywhere, from school cafeterias to restaurants to home kitchens, and for good reason: they're quick and easy to put together, hearty, and genuinely delicious. The combination of meat and a starchy side keeps you full and fueled for hours.

Snezhana

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Vegetable oil (for frying the patties)

Pork

200

Beef

200

White bread

100

Milk

150

Egg

Salt

Ground black pepper

Onion

All-purpose flour

Salt

Potatoes

500

Butter

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 28 % 8 g

Fats 28 % 8 g

Carbohydrates 45 % 13 g

153 kcal

GI: 67 / 25 / 8

Cooking method

Step 1:

For the side, we'll make mashed potatoes — a favorite with just about everyone, kids especially. You can make the patties from any meat you like, but a mix of pork and beef has the best flavor. Start with the potatoes: wash, peel, and cut them into large, roughly even chunks.
Step 2:

Put the potatoes in a saucepan, give them a rinse to wash off the excess starch, and cover with cold water. Set the pot over the heat. Once it comes to a boil, lower the heat to medium, add a pinch of salt, and cook for about 25 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Test them with a fork or knife.
Step 3:

While the potatoes cook, make the patties. Rinse the fresh pork and beef well, pat them dry with paper towels, cut into small pieces, and run them through a meat grinder. In a bowl, crumble the white bread, pour the milk over it, and let it soak and soften for 15 minutes.
Step 4:

Add the ground meat to the bowl with the soaked bread.
Step 5:

Peel and finely chop the onion and add it to the meat. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste, then crack in the egg.
Step 6:

Mix everything together thoroughly until the mixture is smooth and even. The patty mixture is ready.
Step 7:

The potatoes are done. Drain off some of the cooking water, then mash the potatoes with the bit of remaining liquid using a potato masher or blender until smooth. Stir in the butter and salt to taste. The mashed potatoes are ready.
Step 8:

Put the flour on a plate (you can use breadcrumbs instead). With hands dampened in cold water, shape the mixture into small patties and dredge each one in flour on all sides. Pour the vegetable oil into a skillet and heat it up. Add the patties and fry for about 3 minutes on the first side, until golden brown.
Step 9:

Flip them and fry the other side until golden brown as well.
Step 10:

Pour in a little water — just enough to come about halfway up the patties. Cover the skillet, turn the heat down to low, and let them simmer for about 25 minutes, until the liquid has cooked off completely. Take the lid off and let the patties dry out a moment. Serve them hot with the mashed potatoes on the side. Enjoy!