The Best Ukrainian Pork Kotleti Recipe
These pork kotleti are juicy, tender, and a great protein side dish to add to your meal. It is easy to make and great for meal planning.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 40-45 patties 1x
Ingredients
Scale
2 lbs ground pork
1 cup of milk
4 slices of bread
1 small onion
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup of flour
Olive Oil
Instructions
- Place 4 slices of bread into a bowl and pour the milk over the bread. Allow the bread to soak in the milk for a few minutes. Mash the bread into small pieces.
- Using a hand grater, grate the onion into the bowl.
- Add the meat, salt and pepper in to the bowl and mix everything together.
- Preheat a cast iron pan with as much olive oil as desired, typically 1-2 tbsp per batch fried.
- Place the flour into a shallow bowl
- Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scooper, add the meatballs to the flour bowl and coat and roll them to coat on each side.
- Flatten each meatball with your hands to about 1/4 inch thick and fry in the olive oil on low to medium heat until golden brown and cooked through on both sides.
- Enjoy warm or cold.