Fans of chicken dishes will name many recipes for cooking poultry: fried, stewed, baked, with oranges, in breadcrumbs, etc. Chicken fillet pancakes are not very popular, but after the first preparation they often become one of the favorite recipes. Their advantage is that the meat in them turns out to be very juicy. There are a lot of recipes for preparing this dish.
To make chopped chicken fillet pancakes you will need:
- 0.4 kg chicken breast fillet;
- medium onion;
- 1 egg;
- 1 teaspoon of mustard;
- dill;
- fresh carrots;
- 1 tablespoon flour;
- sunflower or olive oil;
- salt, pepper if desired.
Rinse the skinless chicken breast (fillet), dry well and cut into pieces. Grate or chop the carrots in a blender, chop the onion and herbs as small as possible. Stir, salt, pepper, add mustard, beat in an egg, add flour. Mix everything again. Spoon into small portions in a preheated frying pan greased with sunflower or olive oil. Fry until the pancakes are golden brown.
Chicken meat, especially breast, has a fairly low calorie content, so pancakes from it, fried in olive or sunflower oil, can sometimes be afforded even by those who follow a low-calorie diet.
Very unusual is the recipe for a pancake for their chicken fillet and oatmeal. For cooking you will need:
- 1 glass of cereal;
- 0.5 kg of chopped fillet;
- a glass of kefir;
- small onion;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- an egg;
- salt, spices;
- sunflower or olive oil.
It is better to take kefir of medium fat content. Pour the prepared flakes with kefir and leave to swell for a while, about 10-15 minutes. Finely chop the onion and garlic cloves. You can not cut the garlic, but pass it through a crusher. Add flakes, chopped onion and garlic to the chopped fillet. Then add one egg, salt and spices to taste, mix well. Put in small portions in a frying pan with heated oil. Fry until the pancakes are golden brown.
The addition of oatmeal to the minced meat makes the cutlets or pancakes lush and juicy. In addition to oatmeal, you can add others, including multigrain ones. They improve the taste and supplement the dish with fiber and vitamins.
Another simple fillet pancake recipe. Required:
- 500 g fillet;
- 2 medium potatoes;
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrot;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 400 ml of kefir (it is better to take a low fat content);
- 2 eggs;
- a teaspoon of baking soda;
- 6 tablespoons of flour;
- salt pepper.
Cut the breast fillet into small cubes. Grate or chop potatoes and carrots in a blender, finely chop the onion. Beat eggs a little. Beat until firm foam is not necessary, it is enough to destroy the protein structure. Pour kefir into eggs, add flour sifted with soda, mix thoroughly. Add fillet, grated potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic to the mixture. Mix everything well. Fry the chicken pancakes in oil until golden brown. If desired, these pancakes, after frying, can be baked in the oven for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of about 160 degrees. In this case, the pancakes will become even more tender and juicy.
Parsley or dill can be added to chicken fillet pancakes. You can also add cheese to the mass or sprinkle the finished dish with cheese and put in the oven for a few minutes. You will get chicken pancakes with a cheese crust.