What to add to minced meat and what to avoid: essential and unnecessary ingredients

Properly prepared minced meat increases the chances that the cutlets will turn out whole, juicy and tasty.

There are ingredients that are essential for the cutlet base.

And there are products that should not be in the mince. If there is an extra component in the meat mass, the dish may turn out dry.

So, let's figure out what to make cutlet mince from.

Required Ingredients

It is clear that you can't do without meat. Moreover, it is advisable to use two varieties at once - pork and beef.

Onions are also of great importance for minced cutlets. This vegetable makes cutlets juicier and improves their taste. Moreover, it is desirable that the onion ingredient be pre-processed in a frying pan.

It is worth adding bread to the meat base. But in small quantities. The crumb should be pre-soaked in plain water. But you should not use a milk drink to soak the bread.

Extra ingredients

The egg component has no business being in minced meat.

Yes, many housewives add an egg to the meat base "for cohesion". However, the cutlet mass will turn out like that anyway. And the protein and yolk will only "dry out" the future dish.

However, there are exceptions to the rule. For example, an egg should be added to cutlets based on vegetables or fish.

Breadcrumbs should not be an ingredient in minced meat. The same applies to extra spices: salt and ground pepper are quite enough.

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• 23 March 2023

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