Pozharsky chicken cutlets
Learn how to make Pozharsky chicken cutlets with 8 ingredients and 14 clear steps.

Before you start
A quick setup makes the method easier to follow and keeps important steps from being missed.
Preparation checklist
- Read all 14 method steps from beginning to end.
- Measure and arrange all 8 listed ingredients.
- Set aside about 60 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.
Recipe notes & preparation tips
Read the full method before you begin and prepare all ingredients in advance.
Taste near the end of cooking and adjust the seasoning before serving.
Adapted from the source recipe's notes.Method
- 01
The history of the recipe "Fire" cutlet begins in the 19th century, and it belongs to a certain count with the same name.
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Once the Grand Duke was granted to Count Pozharsky, but the first one had nothing in the kitchen except chicken, from which he ordered to cook patties. Since then, cutlets made from chicken mince mixed with white bread, were called “Fire”.
- 03
In our days, these cutlets have gained great popularity due to their delicate taste, juiciness and softness.
- 04
So, firefighters' cutlets.
- 05
Cut white bread without crusts and soak with cream. Let's swell for 30 minutes.
- 06
Skip chicken meat along with soaked white bread and cream through the meat grinder, add salt and pepper. It is better to use a meat grinder with a large grille or cut the meat with a knife.
- 07
Onions are very finely cut, like a rice grain, and roasted in butter until transparent, not fried. Add the onions to the mince.
- 08
Mix the minced meat thoroughly.
- 09
White bread to rub on the grater to obtain breading mixture.
- 10
From minced meat to form cutlets and to pat each cutlet in the resulting breading mixture.
- 11
Roast the patties on both sides to the rossyness in butter or olive oil.
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Roasted "Fire" cutlets fold in a form for baking.
- 13
The shape with cutlets put in a preheated to 200 degrees oven for 30 minutes.
- 14
After the specified time, take out the "Fire" patties and turn off the oven. You can lay them out on plates and serve them with fresh vegetables.
Ready to serve
Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.
Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!Source & licence
This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Osiyo.ru / Аймкук . Text: Used with permission. Image: Used with permission, credited to Татьяна Алексеевна; view original image record .



