Egg Cutlets: Polish Kotlety Jajeczne Recipe
Egg cutlers (kotlety jajeczne in Polish) is a well-know recipe that got popular during the interwar period of the XXth century.
It’s a fast and tasty quick lunch, a simpler and easier version of stuffed eggs (not to confuse it with Deviled Eggs) that we always prepared for Easter with my mom.
The recipe below is a popular one that I pulled from a cookery book from 1929 by Elżbieta Kiewnarska called “100 potraw z jaj” (100 dishes from egg).
Egg cutlets got even more popular in the 80s during Polish People’s Republic era, as they were cheap and filling.
Additional alternative ingredients:
- cheese (I always add cheese, as it sticks better together, but some people prefer to add a spoon of sour cream or mayo instead)
- garlic
- mushrooms
- broccoli
- mashed potatoes to make it half egg and half potato cutlets
Polish Egg Cutlets
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
7 minutes
Total Time
27 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup of grated cheese
- 3 tablespoons of chopped chives or green onions
- salt, pepper
- oil to fry
Instructions
- Put 7 eggs in cold water in which you previously dissolved a tablespoon of salt.
- Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, remove, remove the boiling water, and let it cool in cold water for about 5 min.
- Remove the shells and mash the eggs with a fork or potato masher.
- Add flour, salt, chives, cheese and one raw egg it and mix well.
- Form cutlets with your hands and roll them in breadcrumbs. Fry for about 3 minutes on each side.
- Serve with garlic sauce and salad.
