Chopped chicken cutlets with pumpkin
The easiest way to make chicken cutlets juicy is to add vegetables to the minced meat. So today I suggest making chicken cutlets with pumpkin, onions and garlic. Chopped cutlets prepared this way are very tasty and aromatic. Pumpkin not only adds juiciness to the chicken fillet, but also makes the cutlets brighter and more appetizing.
Bulgur, mashed potatoes, crumbly rice or vegetable salad are suitable as a side dish for chicken cutlets with pumpkin. The specified amount of ingredients makes 8 medium-sized products.
For a dietary or children’s menu, cutlets can be baked in the oven or steamed.
Ingredients for making chopped chicken cutlets with pumpkin:
Ingredients:
Chicken fillet – 350 g.
Pumpkin – 200 g.
Onion – 1 pc.
Garlic – 2 cloves.
Kefir – 100 ml.
Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
Wheat flour – 2 tbsp.
Vegetable oil – 100 ml.
Salt – 1 tsp.
Ground black pepper – 0.25 tsp.
Chicken seasoning – 0.5 tsp.
Dill and parsley – 1 bunch.
Recipe for making chopped chicken cutlets with pumpkin
Step-by-step instructions:
1. Wash the chicken fillet, clean it from fat and films. Cut the meat into small cubes, put it in a deep bowl.
2. Peel the onion, cut it into small cubes. Peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Grind the pumpkin pulp on a grater with large holes.
3. Put the chopped vegetables in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Stirring occasionally, sauté the onion with pumpkin until soft.
4. Cool the sautéed vegetables to room temperature, add to the chopped chicken fillet.
5. To make the chicken cutlets with pumpkin flavorful, add the garlic cloves pressed through a press and finely chopped fresh herbs.
6. Pour kefir into the mince, add 1 chicken egg.
7. Add wheat flour, salt and spices to taste to the mince for the cutlets.
8. Mix the mince thoroughly, achieving a uniform consistency.
9. Put a small amount of mince in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil with a tablespoon, forming cutlets.
10. Fry the products over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
11. Place the finished cutlets on a plate lined with paper napkins to remove excess oil.
Serve the aromatic chicken cutlets with pumpkin hot with your favorite side dish.
Bon appetit!
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