Healthier Tofu, Cabbage and Ground Meat Cutlets

Name: Healthier Tofu, Cabbage and Ground Meat Cutlets
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 grams Combined ground beef and pork; 150 grams Firm tofu; 150 grams Cabbage; 1 Egg; 1 tsp Soy sauce; 3/4 tsp Salt; 1 Plain flour; 1 Egg; 1 Panko

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I'm fine after eating croquettes, but after eating menchi-katsu (breaded and deep fried ground meat cutlets) I get hearburn. So this version is lighter and delicious.
My husband doesn't like the usual menchi-katsu either, but he says "This I can eat" (how rude!) about these.

If you are serving these with shredded cabbage, shred up the leaf ends and use the parts near the core in the cutlets to eliminate waste. Chop up the cabbage a bit coarsely (not too coarse, not too fine) to put in the cutlet mixture, so that you can still taste it. The tofu dilutes the flavor so it's seasoned well. You don't need sauce with these cutlets. For 4 servings. Recipe by SYNDY

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the cutlet mixture:
250 gramsCombined ground beef and pork
150 gramsFirm tofu
150 gramsCabbage
1Egg
1 tspSoy sauce
3/4 tspSalt
The coating:
1Plain flour
1Egg
1Panko

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Steps

1

Blanch the cabbage in boiling water, drain and chop up fairly finely. You can use the cores too - just slice thinly and chop.
2

Squeeze out the cut up cabbage with your hands as tightly as possible.
3

Drain off the water from the tofu by wrapping it in paper towels and squeezing hard between your hands. It will become quite flat.
4

The patties will be easier to form if you squeeze out as much moisture from the cabbage and tofu as possible.
5

Mix all the cutlet ingredients together with your hands until it's very well combined and turns rather white.
6

Divide into 8 portions and form into patties, slapping them between your palms to eliminate any air pockets. Coat with the flour, egg and panko and deep fry in 180°C oil until golden brown and cooked through. Handle the patties gently since they are soft.
7

Additional note: If you drain off the tofu very well, you can use a whole block of tofu (320 g).