Bitky Russian Minced Meat Patties

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This recipe for a russian zakuski (appetizer) is taken from a 1982 cookbook entitled 101 recipes of old russia issued by christ the savior orthodox church in indianapolis, in.

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Steps

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Soak the bread in the milk for 30 minutes and then squeeze out the excess milk: mix the bread with the ground beef , finely chopped onion , egg , salt & pepper until all is well blended together.

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Form the mixture into small balls.

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Push a bit of butter into the center of each ball and press each into round , flat cakes.

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Roll each small cake in bread crumbs and fry in butter over low heat in a covered pan for 5 minutes on each side.

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When the bitky are all fried , remove them from the pan and pour the sour cream into the pan , mixing it in well.

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Heat this up for 5 minutes or so , pour over the bitky and serve.

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Ingredients

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ground beef, white bread, milk, onion, butter, salt & pepper, sour cream, egg, breadcrumbs