Best Bitky Russian Minced Meat Patties Recipes

KOTLETY (RUSSIAN/UKRAINIAN MEAT PATTIES)

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These are some seriously savory Kotlety (Russian/Ukrainian meat patties) that are like bun-less burgers or large meatballs. This recipe makes about 16 Kotlety so feel free to double if you need them for a larger crowd. They will freeze well also for a future meal.

Provided by Katia

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 lb grass-fed ground beef
1 lb ground pork
2 slices of whole wheat sandwich bread
1/3 cup milk or water (I prefer milk, but water is fine too)
1 tsp sea salt
3/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
1/3 cup yellow or white onion, grated
2 eggs
Olive oil to grease pan

Steps:

Add beef and pork to a large mixing bowl.
Place bread in small bowl and pour milk or water on top and let bread soak for 2-3 minutes. After time is up, mash up bread and milk with fingers until it's all wet and smashed up into a thick paste.
Mix garlic, paprika, salt and pepper together in a small ramekin.
Add bread mixture, grated onion, eggs and spices large mixing bowl with meat.
Mix meat mixture well (fingers work best) until fully combined.
Preheat your cooking device: cast iron skillet or griddle to Medium/ Medium low and once warm add enough oil just to coat bottom. (If using panini press preheat it now) I do like to use a cast iron skillet sometimes to make these as well, but you need to watch the heat on the cast iron more closely to not burn the kotlety.
Form patties with meat mixture, I use a 1/4 cup measuring cup and make them about 1" thick (round or oval, your preference)

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 kotlety, Calories 350 calories, Sugar 1 g, Sodium 305 mg, Fat 27.2 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 2.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 22.8 g, Cholesterol 173.8 mg

BITKY (RUSSIAN MINCED MEAT PATTIES)

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This recipe for a Russian Zakuski (appetizer) is taken from a 1982 cookbook entitled 101 Recipes of Old Russia issued by Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, IN.

Provided by Dan-Amer 1

Categories Meat

Time 1h5m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef, of the best quality
2 slices white bread, with the crusts removed
1/2 cup milk
1 small onion, finely chopped
butter
salt & pepper
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg
breadcrumbs

Steps:

Soak the bread in the milk for 30 minutes and then squeeze out the excess milk: Mix the bread with the ground beef, finely chopped onion, egg, salt & pepper until all is well blended together. Form the mixture into small balls. Push a bit of butter into the center of each ball and press each into round, flat cakes. Roll each small cake in bread crumbs and fry in butter over low heat in a covered pan for 5 minutes on each side. When the Bitky are all fried, remove them from the pan and pour the sour cream into the pan, mixing it in well. Heat this up for 5 minutes or so, pour over the Bitky and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.9, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 92.7, Sodium 122.8, Carbohydrate 5.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.7, Protein 18.1