One of the most popular dishes of Russian cuisine - meat and fish cakes, each housewife has a recipe and the secret of their preparation. Depending on the method of preparation - fried in fat or oil, steamed - they can be both a very satisfying and high-calorie, and dietary dish. Therefore, they can be found in the menu of those who want to lose weight. Garnish to them can also be selected depending on the benefits and calories.
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Hearty and high-calorie side dishes for cutlets
When preparing the side dish, you should consider: no matter how tasty your meatballs are, the side dish should also be delicious. This is a separate full-fledged dish that not only sets off the taste and aroma of cutlets, but also complements them. A classic garnish that can be served with both cutlets made from minced meat and those for which fish was used is mashed potatoes. To make it beautiful and tasty, try to achieve an even consistency using a crush. Be sure to add milk and butter to it. Some housewives add mashed and beaten raw egg. When serving mashed potatoes with fish or meat patties, put in a bowl a spoonful of canned green peas, sprinkle finely chopped fresh herbs on top. Young boiled potatoes will also be an excellent side dish for meatballs.
Boiled rice also goes well with meat and fish cakes. But do not cook it like porridge. Cook the rice for a side dish in the pan. First, fry it in a small amount of vegetable oil, and then cook, stirring constantly and adding 70-100 g of vegetable, fish or meat broth as it is absorbed. Do not forget to put spices. When the rice is almost cooked and only in the middle it will be a little damp, turn off the stove, add another broth, tightly cover the pan with a lid and leave it to stand on the stove for another 10 minutes.
Do not serve fried potatoes to the side dish for cutlets - this will become a pretty strong test for your liver.
With meat cutlets, you can serve pasta or vermicelli, adding butter to this side dish. As gravy, you can use the juice that remained after frying the cutlets, but you can also make a separate sauce, for example, frying the onions with carrots and fresh tomatoes, and then stewing slightly over low heat.
Serve the patties with a side dish, adding some pickles to the dish: chopped thinly pickled cucumber, a spoon of sauerkraut, and salted tomato.