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Estonian Kotletid

Name: Estonian Kotletid
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Estonia
Ingredients: 500g Mixed ground meat; 1 Bread; 50ml Milk; 1 Onion; 1 Egg; To taste Breadcrumbs; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 2 tbsp Sunflower oil; 4 Potato; To taste Cucumber pickles; A pinch Dill

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Ground meat with bread and onion, coated in breadcrumbs and fried — Estonia's classic home patties.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kotletid are among the meat dishes most often made in Estonian homes: ground pork or mixed meat is combined with milk-soaked bread, onion, and egg, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried. The classic plate pairs them with boiled potatoes, brown sauce, and pickled cucumber or beet salad.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a weekday dinner in an Estonian home, golden oval patties, boiled potatoes, and pickles share the plate.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Mixed ground meat 500g
Bread 1
Milk 50ml
Onion 1
Egg 1
Breadcrumbs To taste
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Sunflower oil 2 tbsp
Potato 4
Cucumber pickles To taste
Dill A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the bread in milk and break it up.
Knead the ground meat, bread, grated onion, egg, salt, and pepper well.
Shape into ovals and coat with breadcrumbs.
Heat oil in a frying pan, brown both sides, then cover and cook on low for 8 minutes.
Scatter dill over boiled potatoes and serve with the patties and pickles.

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