Lard cutlets

Juicy, soft, fragrant and very tasty! A very unusual version of cutlets is made of lard. There is no meat in them at all. But do not be afraid that a lot of fat will be released during frying. No! That's not going to happen. You will get unusually tender cutlets.
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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 8 % 4 g
Fats 62 % 32 g
Carbohydrates 31 % 16 g
364 kcal
GI: 35 / 0 / 65

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 50 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make cutlets from lard? Prepare all the necessary ingredients for this. Lard is suitable for the kind that is usually used for salting. It can be with small meat layers or without them at all. The loaf can be used after lying down a little.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Fill the loaf with milk and let it lie down for a while so that it gets wet.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Cut the skin from the fat and cut it into small pieces so that they pass into a meat grinder.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel onions and potatoes and rinse them in running water from dirt. Then cut into pieces.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Squeeze the soaked loaf from the milk and pass it through a meat grinder along with bacon, potatoes and onions. Combine all the crushed ingredients in one bowl. Use a spacious bowl so that it is convenient to knead the cutlet mass.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Then add an egg to the bowl. Sprinkle with a little salt and spices to taste. Mix everything well with your hands until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Pour some breadcrumbs into a separate plate. From the resulting cutlet mass, form small cutlets and roll them in breadcrumbs.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Preheat the frying pan to a hot state. Pour a small amount of vegetable oil on it. Lay out the cutlets and fry for 2-3 minutes on low heat, on both sides.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    The finished cutlets will become an appetizing, golden color.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Put the finished cutlets on a platter and serve hot. Bon appetit!

The number of potatoes and loaf can be slightly changed in one direction or another.

You can check whether the oil has warmed up well enough in a frying pan in a simple way. Lower a wooden spatula into it. If bubbles have gathered around it, then you can start the frying process.

So that the mucous membrane of the eyes is not irritated when slicing onions, rinse the onion and knife with cold water. The cutting board will not absorb the unpleasant onion smell if you rub it with a piece of lemon before slicing.

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

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80   kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70   kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380   kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82   kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74   kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192   kcal/100g
  • 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
  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Pork fat - 871   kcal/100g
  • Melted pork fat - 947   kcal/100g
  • Pork rinds - 895   kcal/100g
  • Fat - 797   kcal/100g
  • Spy - 658   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347   kcal/100g
  • Loaf - 273   kcal/100g

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