Why Do Cutlets Fall Apart? Inconvenient But Correctable Frying Mistakes

26.12.2024 05:50

Unfortunately, it often happens that as a result of the frying process, instead of the expected dense and juicy fruits of our hands, we get falling apart cutlets.

It seems to you that you did everything correctly and didn’t make any mistakes, but is that really true?

The most common mistakes were discussed by Yulia Arkhipova , an expert of the online publication Belnovosti and a chef.

According to her, there are several reasons why cutlets fall apart.

One of them is related to the fact that the minced meat may not have been mixed well.

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The second mistake is having too much oil in the frying pan.

The third mistake is that the process of preparing the cutlets was carried out according to the wrong recipe.

How to fix it? Or better yet, how to avoid these offensive and extremely annoying for many housewives mistakes?

Here is the question of questions. And the answer is simple: you need to add something to the mince.

These ingredients will not only prevent the meatballs from falling apart, they will also make your cutlets tastier.

Add any of the following products at your discretion: eggs, white bread crumbs, grated raw potatoes or semolina.

And here's another piece of advice from housewives who have had their hands full with this: before frying, it's best to heat up the frying pan and only then add the cutlets.

Pavel Gospodarik Author: Pavel Gospodarik Internet resource editor

Julia Arkhipova Expert: Julia ArkhipovaExpert / Belnovosti