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Estonian Ground Meat Patties (Hakklihakotlet)
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Estonian Ground Meat Patties (Hakklihakotlet)

10 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1194
Calories
74g
Protein
49g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Veal not in our table 0
Tea not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ lb lean ground beef
  • ½ lb lean ground veal
  • ½ lb lean ground pork
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ tea spoon fresh ground black pepper
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ¾ cup cold water
  • 4 table spoon vegetable oil

Directions

1

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine everything except bread crumbs and oil, and mix with your hands for 5-10 minutes until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.

2

2. Moisten your hands with cold water and shape the mixture into 8 thick, round patties, then dip each in the bread crumbs, fully coating both sides.

3

3. Heat the vegetable oil over high heat until a haze forms above it.

4

4. Fry the patties 2-3 at a time for about 5-10 minutes on each side, Change the sides so to regulating the heat so that they brown deeply, but don't burn.

5

5. To make sure that they are fully cooked insert the tip of a knife into one of the patties, spreading it slightly apart, and look to see that there is no pink.

6

6. If it is still pink in the middle, lower the heat and cook a few minutes longer, remove from the oil.

7

Serve them hot. Serve with braised red cabbage. Serving will be enough for 4-5 people.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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