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Cutlets with an egg inside

Cutlets with an Egg Inside

A bright, showstopping meat dish for a special table! These cutlets with an egg tucked inside come to the rescue when the usual patties have gotten boring. The dish is so eye-catching that it grabs every guest's attention the moment it hits the table — and yet it's wonderfully simple to make. Give it a try!

Julia M.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Ground meat

500

Ground chicken

300

White bread

150

Milk

Onion

Garlic

Eggs

Vegetable oil

Breadcrumbs

0.5

Salt

Dry spices

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 31 % 11 g

Fats 46 % 16 g

Carbohydrates 23 % 8 g

219 kcal

GI: 25 / 0 / 75

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

How do you make cutlets with an egg inside? Start by gathering your ingredients. You can use any kind of meat for these; I'm making mine with pork and chicken. Run both meats through a grinder, or just buy them already ground. Boil the eggs ahead of time in simmering water for 7–8 minutes, then drain off the hot water and cool the eggs in cold water.
Step 2:

Peel the onion and rinse it in cold water. Pour the milk over the bread and let it sit so it soaks through.
Step 3:

Right after the meat, run the onion, garlic, and the milk-soaked bread (lightly squeezed out) through the grinder. The soaked bread makes the mixture more tender and juicy.
Step 4:

Add salt, ground pepper, and a little paprika — feel free to adjust the seasonings to your taste. Mix everything together well until the mixture is smooth and even. Slap the meat against the bottom of the bowl a few times; this firms it up.
Step 5:

With wet hands, flatten a portion of the meat mixture into a patty and set a peeled boiled egg in the center.
Step 6:

Wrap the meat around the egg and shape it into a large cutlet. Roll the cutlet in breadcrumbs.
Step 7:

Pour a little vegetable oil into a hot skillet and add the egg-stuffed cutlets.
Step 8:

Fry them on all sides over low heat so they have time to cook through inside — this takes about 3–4 minutes. Then cover the pan with a lid and cook the cutlets another 3–4 minutes so they steam a little.
Step 9:

The cutlets with an egg inside are ready! Serve them hot alongside some fresh vegetables. Enjoy!

Important! The wrong pan can ruin even the best recipe. For all the details on choosing the perfect skillet for different dishes, read here.
Since everyone's sense of salty, sweet, bitter, spicy, and sour is different, always add spices and seasonings to your own taste. If you're using a seasoning for the first time, keep in mind that some are especially easy to overdo (chili pepper, for example).
To check whether the oil in the pan is hot enough, try a simple trick: dip in a wooden spatula. If little bubbles gather around it, you're ready to start frying.