Small Fried Meat Patties Ijeh Food

SMALL FRIED MEAT PATTIES (IJEH)

Steps:

• Place the meat in a large bowl and mash with a fork for 2 minutes. Add the onions, parsley, eggs, bread crumbs, salt, allspice, cinnamon and pepper and mix well.
• Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium heat and cover the bottom with a generous layer of oil. When hot, working in batches, drop the meat mixture by slightly rounded tablespoons into the oil. Fry, turning once, until the patties are lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer them to paper towels to drain. Repeat, adding more oil as needed, until all the meat is cooked.
• Serve the patties warm with small pita wedges and spicy ketchup.

BEEF PATTIES WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• Fry the onions in 2 oz of butter until they are turning brown.
• Add the water and continue cooking until it has evaporated.
• Remove onions and keep them warm.
• Shape the beef into round flat hamburgers (about 1" thick) and dip into seasoned flour.
• Melt remaining butter and fry the hamburgers flipping once.
• The hamburgers should be crispy brown on the outside.
• ,about 7 min each side.
• Arrange cooked hamburgers on a platter, cover with the onions, keep warm.
• Pour stock into the fry pan and bring to a boil, add salt& pepper to your taste.
• Serve with the hamburgers.

FRIKADELLEN (GERMAN MEAT PATTIES)

Steps:

• Soak the bread in water, then squeeze out the water.
• In a bowl, mix the meat, onion, eggs, bread, mustard, stock cube, parsley and pepper and knead until you get an even mixture.
• Form flat hamburgers no bigger than the palm of your hand.
• In a frying pan, fry the hamburgers in olive oil until cooked through.