Oven-Baked Minced Meat Cutlets with Gravy

Appetizing, filling and tasty, for the whole family! Minced meat cutlets in the oven with gravy are made from available ingredients and turn out surprisingly soft and tender. They can be served for lunch or dinner. Mashed potatoes, boiled rice or pasta are perfect as a side dish.
cook time: 1h
Isla Thatcher
Oven-Baked Minced Meat Cutlets with Gravy

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

182
Calories
14g
Fat
8g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

For minced meat:

Minced meat 400 g
Eggs 1 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Bun 50 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Paprika 0.5 tsp
Wheat flour 3 tbsp

For the gravy:

Bulb onions 1 pc
Carrot 1 pc
Tomato sauce 4 tbsp
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Water 250 ml
Sugar 0.5 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make minced meat cutlets in the oven with gravy? Prepare all the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Step 2
Take a loaf of bread, break it into pieces, put it in a bowl and cover with cold water, leave for 10 minutes. You need to fill it with cold water so that the bun becomes soft, but retains its structure. Hot water boils it and turns into porridge. Instead of a roll, you can use white bread, but then cut off all the hard crusts.

Step 3

Step 3
Squeeze the loaf lightly and place it in the blender bowl. Peel the onions, rinse and cut with a knife, add to the bun. Beat everything until smooth. Instead of a blender, you can pass everything through a meat grinder with a fine grid.

Step 4

Step 4
Place the minced meat in a bowl and beat in the egg. It is best to take homemade minced meat from pork and beef in equal proportions. Minced pork and chicken are also perfect. Wash the egg with baking soda first, as there may be harmful bacteria on its surface.

Step 5

Step 5
Add chopped bread and onions to the bowl with minced meat.

Step 6

Step 6
Salt, pepper and add paprika. If you donʼt have it or donʼt like it, just donʼt add it. If you wish, you can add any other spices to the minced meat to your taste.

Step 7

Step 7
Mix everything well and beat until the minced meat is compact and elastic. To do this, lift the minced meat above the bowl and throw it back. Do this about 10-15 times.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour flour into a bowl. It can be of absolutely any type, the main thing is that it is free of debris and not spoiled. With wet hands, divide the minced meat into equal parts and form them into cutlets. Place in a bowl with flour.

Step 9

Step 9
A baking dish, I have 20*15 centimeters, grease with vegetable oil. Dredge the cutlets on all sides in flour and place tightly in the pan.

Step 10

Step 10
Place the pan in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake the cutlets for about 20 minutes. The cutlets should thicken and become elastic. This is to prevent them from falling apart after adding the gravy.

Step 11

Step 11
While the cutlets are baking, peel the onion and chop finely. Pour vegetable oil into a heated frying pan and add onions. Fry over medium heat, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes.

Step 12

Step 12
Wash the carrots with a brush in running water, peel, rinse and grate on a fine grater. Add it to the pan with the onions.

Step 13

Step 13
Place over medium heat and fry for another 2 minutes.

Step 14

Step 14
Add tomato sauce to the pan, add water and stir. Instead of tomato sauce, you can use ketchup in the same proportion. Or tomato paste, but 2 times less.

Step 15

Step 15
Add sour cream to the pan. Take good quality sour cream, without vegetable fats, so that it does not curl into flakes later.

Step 16

Step 16
Season everything with salt and pepper and add a little sugar to balance out the acidity from the tomato. Stir, bring to a boil, but do not boil.

Step 17

Step 17
Remove the meatballs from the oven and pour the prepared gravy over them.

Step 18

Step 18
Return the pan to the oven and bake the cutlets in the gravy for 15 minutes. The times are approximate and will depend on the operation of your oven.

Step 19

Step 19
Remove the cutlets from the oven and serve immediately. Absolutely any side dish goes well with juicy cutlets in the oven with tomato sauce, due to the fact that they are served with gravy.

Step 20

Step 20
Bon appetit!

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