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Kotleta (Russian Meat Patties)

Name: Kotleta (Russian Meat Patties)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 250g Ground beef; 1 slice Bread; 3 tbsp Milk; 1/4 Onion; 1 Egg; As needed Breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Bread kneaded into ground meat for a fluffy finish — made almost daily in Russian homes.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A signature Russian home dish, kneading bread soaked in milk into ground meat for a fluffy, juicy result. Common enough to appear on school lunch menus, it's served alongside mashed potato or grechka — truly "mom's cooking" for many Russians.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A weekday dinner in St. Petersburg, the smell of freshly cooked kotleta drifting from the kitchen — a familiar taste of home from childhood for many Russians.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Ground beef 250g
Bread 1 slice
Milk 3 tbsp
Onion 1/4
Egg 1
Breadcrumbs As needed
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the bread in milk to soften.
Add the softened bread, minced onion, and egg to the ground beef and knead well.
Shape into oval patties.
Coat in breadcrumbs.
Heat oil in a pan and fry both sides until golden.
Cover and cook through over low heat to finish.

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