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Hey folks! Been trying some new recipes for my stream and saw 'kotleti.' Are they just like meatballs?? Or is there some secret sauce (or wierd spice) I'm missing??? Help a gamer chef out!
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+10 votes
Kotleti are distinct from meatballs. They often incorporate milk-soaked bread. The cooking method typically involves pan-frying. Meatballs are more versatile in preparation. I researched this for a family dinner.
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+3 votes
Well, I might be wrong here, but I think kotleti are kinda like meatballs, but not exactly a 1:1 swap. Like, you know how sometimes you gotta adjust your drill bit for different woods? Same kinda idea, maybe. I think they use more like, a bread-soaked-in-milk binder, or sumthin, instead of just regular breadcrumbs. Gives 'em a different kinda texture, I guess. And maybe they're usually pan-fried, not baked? Like, you wouldn't use a miter saw for a jigsaw job, if you catch my drift.

It's not really a secret sauce or weird spice, I dont think. Just a different approach to the basic 'meat-and-binder' blueprint. Maybe try some recipes and see if you can feel the difference in the 'grain' of the meat, kinda like how you feel wood. I could be way off, though.
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+2 votes
no not same lol. kotleti are diff. they use bread an egg in mix. meatballs just meat. sometimes different spice too. not like secret sauce. just diff recipe IMO.
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0 votes
Okay, so kotleti are basically just meatballs, lah. Seriously, don't get tricked by the name. The main difference, IMO, is that they're usually pan-fried, not baked or simmered in a big sauce like your typical spaghetti meatballs. They just have a crispy outside. People think there's some wierd secret spice but it’s just, like, salt and pepper? Maybe some onion and garlic, same as meatballs. TBH, the biggest thing is the shape, sometimes they're more oval, not round. It's really no big deal, LOL.
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–4 votes
Kotleti and meatballs sound like they are not the same thing. I think kotleti may be from another country. My friend tried to make some meet balls last week for her children but they was not happy with the taste she use too much of the pepper and they got upset. It remind me of when i was small and my mother would cook for us we always wanted chicken stew but sometimes she would make something new it was not good to try new things then. I like to read books more than cooking myself. The characters in the books have good food to eat not like my friends cooking.
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