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Breadless Meat Patties

The tastiest patties, made from everyday ingredients — a family dinner for everyone! Both grown-ups and kids love these breadless meat patties. It's one of my tried-and-true patty recipes, and the best part is their pure, natural meat flavor. You can swap the beef for chicken, veal, or lamb.

Julia M.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pork

600

Beef

400

Egg

Onion

Starch

Vegetable oil (for frying)

Breadcrumbs

100

Dry spices

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 38 % 14 g

Fats 41 % 15 g

Carbohydrates 22 % 8 g

220 kcal

GI: 38 / 0 / 63

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make breadless meat patties? Gather your ingredients. Choose pork with a bit of fat so the finished patties come out juicier.
Step 2:

Run the meat through a meat grinder with a fine plate to grind it. Put the ground meat in a bowl and mix.
Step 3:

Peel the onion, rinse it in cold water, and chop it however you like. You can mince it very finely with a knife, grate it, or run it through the meat grinder. I don't like seeing chunks of onion in my patties, so I always grind it for them. It doesn't change the flavor much, but to me it makes them juicier.
Step 4:

Then add the salt, spices, and egg to the ground meat. Pick whatever spices you like. Mix the whole patty mixture well.
Step 5:

Add a little starch to the meat mixture to firm it up. Work the starch in so it's evenly distributed. Then throw the mixture against the bottom of the bowl a few times to make it denser, so the patties don't fall apart while frying.
Step 6:

With your hands, shape the mixture into small patties and roll them in breadcrumbs. Place them in a hot skillet with a little vegetable oil and fry over medium heat until golden.
Step 7:

Then flip the patties and fry them the same way on the other side. How long should you fry them? Give meat patties about 10 minutes per side. Transfer the cooked patties to a small pot and cover with a lid. While the next batch fries, the patties in the pot will rest and finish cooking through.
Step 8:

The finished patties come out very tasty, juicy, and fragrant. Serve them on their own or with any side dish. Enjoy!

The best side for these patties is mashed potatoes — it complements the meaty flavor beautifully. A vegetable salad or a plate of sliced fresh vegetables rounds out the table nicely too.
Here's an easy way to check whether the oil in the skillet is hot enough: dip a wooden spatula into it. If bubbles gather around it, you're good to start frying.
Use an oil with a high smoke point for frying. Every oil is only good up to a certain temperature — its smoke point — beyond which it begins to burn and form harmful compounds, including carcinogens. Most unrefined oils have a low smoke point; they hold a lot of unfiltered organic particles that scorch quickly. Refined oils stand up to heat better and have a higher smoke point. Whenever you cook in the oven, in a skillet, or on the grill, reach for a high-smoke-point oil. The most common ones are refined sunflower, olive, and grapeseed oil.
Important! The wrong pan can ruin even the best recipe. It's worth learning how to choose the ideal skillet for different dishes.