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Veal and Pork Patties with Herbs

Hand-minced veal and pork, softened with soaked bread and loaded with parsley, mint and basil. A little baking soda and vinegar make the patties puff up light, with a crisp flour crust.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total2 h 17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 500 gveal stewing meat, trimmed
  • 250 gpork shoulder, with some fat left on
  • 3 slicesstale white bread, thick, crusts removed
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, finely chopped
  • 3 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 tspmint, chopped
  • 1 tspbasil, chopped
  • 1tomato, peeled and chopped
  • 1egg
  • 1 tbspwhite wine vinegar
  • 1 tspbaking soda
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 60 gall-purpose flour, for coating
  • 120 mlneutral oil, for pan-frying

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Basil
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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