Juicy fluffy cutlets are the dream of any housewife. But not everyone can boast of their culinary talent. Often the cutlets turn out shapeless, burnt on the outside and raw on the inside, or, conversely, so dry that you can’t eat without sauce. Well, we are not talking about pomp. Meanwhile, there are secrets, revealing which you will be able to cook perfect juicy cutlets with fluffy sides! Let's talk about these secrets.
The author of the Zen channel “In Valentine’s Garden” (16+) shares his observations on the issue of cooking cutlets. So, here are 4 secrets that will help you prepare fluffy meat cutlets.
Bread
Many housewives do not add it, considering it the lot of low-income people. But the bread here is needed not for volume, but precisely for juiciness. The bread prevents the meat juice from leaking out and keeps it inside the product during frying. And it is bread that creates splendor and lightness. According to the standards of old GOSTs and according to classic recipes all over the world, bread in cutlets should be up to 40%.
Milk
Many housewives soak bread in milk, but the author of the blog believes that this is unnecessary. And all because milk protein, getting into the minced meat, when folded at high temperatures, gives rigidity and density. Therefore, it is better to soak bread in water.
Eggs
We are used to adding this product to combine components, but in the world of haute cuisine, eggs are not added to minced meat, since the protein makes it tough and reduces fluffiness. The author does not call for giving up eggs, but recommends reducing their number. So, for 500-600 g of minced meat, 1 egg is enough.
Breading
According to the rules, breadcrumbs should be used, but the author of the blog believes that the “crust” after breading is good only when fresh, and “yesterday’s” cutlets, in the preparation of which breading was used, are not always successful. The summer resident prefers not to bread, but to lightly dust the products in flour, so that the crust remains meaty, thin, and not “bread-like.” Then both fresh and yesterday’s cutlets will be good.
