Onions are a useful remedy during the winter colds that can relieve you of colds and flu. Lovers of vegetable dishes will love the savory sweetish onion cutlets, which can be cooked very quickly.
Onion cutlets
To make onion cutlets, you will need:
- onions - 4 pcs.;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- 5 tbsp. l. flour;
- paprika;
- parsley;
- salt;
- vegetable oil.
First, peel the onion, rinse and chop it finely, then transfer to a special container, salt, pepper and let it brew for 20-30 minutes. If you frequently moisten the knife and onions with water during the cutting process, the chilled onions will slow down the release of sulfur compounds that cause tears.
After the onion has let the juice out, you can add an egg and flour to the container, as well as paprika, which can give the cutlets a special taste and aroma. Keep in mind that semolina can be used instead of flour. Stir the minced meat until smooth and wait another 15-20 minutes until the mixture is infused.
Pour vegetable oil into the skillet and place on the stove, then use a spoon to spread the onion cutlets for frying. Make cutlets medium to small. They will turn out to be of an interesting shape, similar to pancakes. If you want the patties to be thicker, add more flour. Onion cutlets are quite fragile, so in order not to damage them during frying, use the following advice: put potatoes cut into a flat piece in the pan and put the minced meat on this stand. Fry the cutlets on both sides until golden brown.
Onion cutlets can be served both warm and cold. Use herbs, sour cream or mayonnaise, sauce or ketchup, gravy as an additive to cutlets.
Tomato sauce for onion cutlets
An excellent addition to onion cutlets will be tomato sauce, for the preparation of which you will need:
- onions - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- dill;
- vegetable oil;
- salt (to taste);
- sugar (to taste);
- tomato paste.
Peel and wash onions, carrots and dill, then chop: onion - in half rings, and carrots - in small strips, chop the dill. Heat a skillet with vegetable oil, add the onions and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, dilute the tomato paste with water, stir and salt to taste. If you do not like sour sauce, then you should add a little sugar. Keep the tomato sauce on low heat for a few more minutes, and then put the onion cutlets and simmer under a closed lid in a pan for 5 minutes. Onion cutlets in tomato sauce are ready. Also, the sauce can be prepared separately and served along with the cutlets, then each person will take the amount he needs.
The benefits of onions for the human body
Even fried, onions contain a large amount of liquid, vitamins and minerals that are able to resist toxic substances and harmful bacteria. Onion cutlets can be used as a means to strengthen immunity in case of vitamin deficiency, since onions protect the human respiratory tract from inflammation and prevent ARVI.
Eating onions is necessary for the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system, blood vessels of the brain and nervous system.
