Chicken cutlets with zucchini and green peas
6 servings
60 minutes
Chicken cutlets with zucchini and green peas are a tender and juicy dish that pairs wonderfully with a light vegetable salad. This recipe combines traditional European motifs with hints of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom that give the cutlets a refined aroma. Zucchini makes the filling lighter while green peas add freshness and a hint of sweetness. These cutlets can be served as a standalone dish or as an accompaniment to sides. They are perfect for family dinners due to their simplicity and exquisite taste. The light crispy crust after frying complements the soft texture inside, while baking in the oven makes the dish even more tender. The flavor is harmonious, rich in spice aromas and the juiciness of fresh vegetables, transforming ordinary chicken cutlets into a culinary masterpiece.
1
Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater, salt it, and let it sit for 5-10 minutes to release its juice. Then squeeze it well.
- Zucchini: 1 piece
- Salt: to taste
2
Fry the chopped onion in sunflower oil until golden brown.
- Onion: 1 head
- Sunflower oil for frying and salads: 150 ml
3
Add zucchini, fried onion, peas, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, salt and pepper to the minced meat, mix well and beat.
- Ground chicken: 500 g
- Zucchini: 1 piece
- Onion: 1 head
- Green peas: 100 g
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Ground cinnamon: to taste
- Nutmeg: to taste
- Ground cardamom: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
4
Shape the patties, coat them in flour, and fry in sunflower oil for 3-5 minutes on each side. Then transfer the patties to a baking sheet and send to an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
- Wheat flour: 100 g
- Sunflower oil for frying and salads: 150 ml
5
Cut the tomatoes into large cubes, chop the dill, and slice the red onion into feathers. Mix the salad, season with salt and pepper, and dress it with aromatic oil. Serve the cutlets with the salad.
- Tomatoes: 600 g
- Dill: 30 g
- Red onion: 1 head
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Unrefined (aromatic) sunflower oil: 70 ml
