Polish Patties (Kotlety)

Ingredients

• 1bread roll, soaked in milk to soften
• 1/2 cupmilk, for soaking bread roll
• 1onion, chopped
• 7 tbspvegetable oil, for frying onion and patties
• 1 1/8 lbground beef
• 1egg
• 1 clovegarlic
• marjoram, dried
• 3/4 cupdried breadcrumbs, for coating

Method

1. 1

   Tear the bread roll into a bowl, pour the milk over it and leave it to soak until completely soft.

2. 2

   Meanwhile, fry the chopped onion in a splash of the oil for about 8 minutes, until soft and golden at the edges. Let it cool a little.

3. 3

   Squeeze the milk out of the bread with your hands and drop the bread into a large bowl with the beef, the egg, the garlic, the marjoram and plenty of salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Add the cooled onion and mix everything with your hands until it holds together evenly. Fry a teaspoon of it to taste the seasoning before you shape the rest.

5. 5

   Divide the mixture into 8 and shape each piece into an oval patty about 2 cm thick.

6. 6

   Tip the dried breadcrumbs into a shallow bowl and turn each patty in them until coated all over, including the edges.

7. 7

   Heat the rest of the oil in a deep skillet and fry the patties in batches for 6–7 minutes a side, until the crust is deep brown and the center is cooked through.