Kotleti Po-Kievski
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Chicken Kotleti:
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 slice Italian bread, toasted
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 small onion, grated
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
Flavored Butter:
  • 6 Tablespoons butter softened
  • 3-5 garlic cloves, roasted
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh dill, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
  • ⅓ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
Flavored Butter:
  1. Make the flavored butter first, since it needs time to firm up.
  2. Roast the garlic in a skillet or wrap it in aluminum foil with a bit of oil and roast in a 400-degree oven until soft.
  3. Press the roasted garlic cloves through a garlic press or mash with a fork. Combine all the ingredients for the flavored butter until evenly mixed.
  4. Form a log shape in between a piece of parchment paper. Wrap the parchment paper around the butter.
  5. Place the butter in the refrigerator or freezer and chill until completely firm. You can make this flavored butter ahead of time and store it in the freezer for several months.
Chicken Kotleti:
  1. Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients for the kotleti.
  2. Soak the bread in the milk until soft. Pulse in the food processor. You can also puree the onions in the food processor or use a box grater. Add to the ground chicken. Add the egg, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Mix to combine. The meat mixture will be very soft.
To assemble and cook:
  1. Cut the butter into approximately 16 pieces.
  2. Use damp/moistened hands to shape the kotleti, otherwise, they will be too soft to handle. Keep moistening your hands every time you make another kotleta.
  3. Take a portion of meat, form it into a meatball and make an indentation in the center. Place the flavored butter into the indentation.
  4. Take the edges and cover the butter with the meat. Shape into an oval. Make sure to have a good amount of meat mixture all around the butter, or else it will leak out and you'll have a hole in the center of your kotleta and no yummy filling.
  5. Dredge the kotleta in the flour, brushing off the excess. Repeat with the remaining meat and butter. You should have approximately 16 kotleti.
  6. Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the kotleti and cook until golden on both sides, approximately 3-5 minutes per side.
Recipe by Olga's Flavor Factory at https://www.olgasflavorfactory.com/recipes/main-course/poultry/kotleti-po-kievski/