Juicy meat patties without eggs: The surprising raw potato trick

Many cooks find dry and crumbling meat patties on the pan a nightmare. There are many tricks to achieving juicy and tender patties, but one is incredibly simple and effective. It also allows you to prepare the patties without eggs and breadcrumbs.

Is it even possible? Preparing patties without eggs and breadcrumbs is feasible and doesn't require many complications. Just add one ingredient. My family loves it when I make patties this way.

Some add soaked bread to the meat mixture. However, the water in the bread can spoil the structure of the patties, causing them to crumble on the pan during frying. A better choice is bread soaked in milk, which eliminates the unpleasant smell of meat.

If you are wondering what to add to meat patties instead of eggs and breadcrumbs, be sure to try the trick with raw potato. For 450 grams of minced meat, one potato grated finely is sufficient (to prepare soft, juicy patties, you can also use mashed potatoes). This addition, similar to bread, gives the patties delicacy, and the starch contained in the potatoes will be an excellent ingredient that "binds" the patties. Therefore, eggs will also be unnecessary.

Ingredients:

• 450g minced beef and pork mix,
• 1 large potato,
• 1 small onion,
• 2 cloves of garlic,
• marjoram, salt, pepper,
• parsley,
• breadcrumbs for coating,
• oil for frying.

Preparation:

1. Peel the potato and grate it finely, then set aside the potato mixture in a sieve to remove excess water.
2. Combine the grated potatoes with the minced meat and add the starch that settles at the bottom of the container with the water after draining the potato mixture.
3. Pass the garlic through a press, and grate the onion finely as well.
4. Add the onion and garlic to the potato and meat mixture. Add spices. Thoroughly knead the meat mixture, incorporating as much air as possible.
5. Form patties from the ready mixture, then coat them in breadcrumbs and fry in well-heated oil.
6. Place the ready patties on a plate lined with paper towels.