Welcome to a delightful twist on a classic Eastern European comfort food! Kotlety, or meat patties, are a beloved staple, but this recipe elevates them into a modern, healthy, and incredibly flavorful meal. We're swapping traditional breadcrumbs for nutritious quinoa and adding finely shredded cabbage for extra moisture and nutrients. Instead of frying, these tender chicken patties are gently simmered in a velvety cream sauce, making them wonderfully juicy and light. This dish is a complete meal in itself, perfect for a cozy family dinner. Get ready to fall in love with this simple, yet elegant, recipe!
Chicken patties with quinoa in a creamy sauce.
Ingredients for Chicken Patties with Quinoa
- 280 g ground chicken
- 100 g cooked quinoa
- 150 g young cabbage
- 15 g rapeseed oil
- salt, Herbes de Provence blend
Ingredients for the Creamy Sauce
- 200 g 10% fat cream
- 12 g rice flour
- 1\2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1\2 teaspoon Herbes de Provence spices
- 12 g butter
- salt to taste
How to Make Chicken Patties with Quinoa in a Creamy Sauce
Thinly shredding the young cabbage.
Adding cooked quinoa to the cabbage.
Adding the ground chicken.
Thinly slice the young cabbage. If it’s not in season, you can substitute it with Napa cabbage, as regular white cabbage will take longer to cook.
Sprinkle the cabbage with a pinch of salt and gently squeeze it with your hands to release its juice and soften it.
Add the cooked quinoa to the cabbage. You can cook the quinoa in advance; it will keep in the refrigerator for several days in an airtight container. To cook, add one cup of quinoa to cold water, rinse thoroughly, and drain through a fine-mesh sieve. Sometimes quinoa can be bitter, so rinsing is important. Pour two cups of cold water over the rinsed quinoa, bring to a boil, and salt. Cook on low heat for 20 minutes with the pot tightly covered.
Add the ground chicken. This recipe uses ground skinless chicken fillet. At home, you can pass diced fillet through a meat grinder with a medium plate or finely chop it with a cleaver on a cutting board.
Adding half a teaspoon of a dry Herbes de Provence blend.
Mixing the ground meat mixture thoroughly.
Refrigerating the mixture for 20-30 minutes.
Add half a teaspoon of a dry Herbes de Provence blend, or dried thyme, oregano, and rosemary. Pour in one tablespoon of rapeseed oil. Salt to taste.
Mix the ground meat mixture thoroughly.
Place the mixture in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
Forming oval patties from the mixture.
Grease your palms with rapeseed oil. Divide the mixture into four equal parts, form oval kotlety (meat patties), and place them on a board greased with oil.
Melting the butter.
Placing the patties into the boiling sauce.
Cooking for 20 minutes over low heat.
Prepare the sauce. Melt the butter. Add the rice flour (you can substitute with wheat flour). Sauté the flour in the butter for 2 minutes, then slowly pour in the 10% fat cream, stirring constantly. Add the ground turmeric and half a teaspoon of Herbes de Provence. You can replace the cream with low-fat milk if you want to make a lower-calorie dish.
Pour in about 150 ml of hot water and bring the sauce to a boil. Place the patties into the boiling sauce.
Cover the pot with a lid, leaving a small gap for steam to escape. Cook for 20 minutes over low heat.
No side dish is needed, as the patties already have everything – grains and cabbage!
Place the patties in a deep plate and pour the sauce over them. Serve warm. They are delicious with whole-grain wheat bread. No side dish is needed, as the patties already have everything – grains and cabbage!
And there you have it – perfectly tender and flavorful chicken patties swimming in a delicious creamy sauce! This dish is a wonderful example of how traditional comfort food can be reinvented to be both healthy and satisfying. Serve these kotlety warm, generously spooning the sauce over the top. They pair beautifully with a slice of crusty whole-grain bread to soak up every last drop. For a fresh touch, garnish with some chopped parsley or dill. Enjoy this wholesome and heartwarming meal with your loved ones!
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