One of our favorites growing up were Kotlety. We used to call them Russian hamburgers. A recipe for a more Russian version of these is in our cookbook but I wanted to share this recipe that has a Persian twist.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of ground meat
• 1 cup grated onion
• 1 egg
• 1 slice bread soaked in milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1-2 cups fine bread crumbs or Panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil for sautéing the patties

Method:

1. Put first 9 ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
2. Form patties with this mixture, you can choose round or oval.
3. Roll the patties in bread crumbs.
4. Saute them in butter and olive oil flipping half way through the cooking process till they are cooked through.
5. Serves 4.
6. Serve with your favorite sides.

I used panko this time instead of fine bread crumbs and I liked the result.

I served them with my mother’s rice and a salad but the cutlet would pair nicely with potatoes in any form. My mother always formed the patties in this oval shape. These are also great cold in a sandwich form.