Ukrainian Meat On A Stick (Patychky)
- 3 lb. veal
- 3 lb. lean pork
- 6 cloves garlic
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 cups breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tsp. curry powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 eggs
- Oil
- 2 md. onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp. butter, softened
- Cut veal and pork into 1-inch cubes and place cubes in a large bowl.
- Chop garlic.
- In a small bowl, mix garlic water, wine vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Pour over meat cubes and stir.
- Marinate meat cubes for at least 3 hours, or overnight, to allow flavors to blend.
- Leaving about 2 inches at the bottom of each skewer, arrange pork and veal cubes alternately on wooden skewers.
- Squeeze cubes together.
- Continue to add meat until all the meat is used.
- You should fill 12 skewers.
- In a shallow bowl, combine breadcrumbs, curry powder, salt, and pepper.
- In a second shallow bowl, beat eggs.
- Dip skewered meat cubes in breadcrumbs.
- Coat with egg, then dip in crumbs again.
- Pat them down with your hands.
- At this point I like to place them in the refrigerator overnight on parchment paper.
- If you must, layer them between parchment paper.
- Then continue the rest of the recipe the next day.
- In a large skillet, heat about 1 inch of cooking oil.
- Fry skewers of meat cubes, a few at a time, until meat is lightly browned.
- Combine onions and butter and spread in a large shallow baking dish.
- Place meat sticks on onions and bake in 275 degree F. oven for about 45 minutes, or until meat is tender and no longer pink.
- Serves 12.
veal, lean pork, garlic, water, wine vinegar, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, curry powder, salt, pepper, eggs, oil, onions, butter
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/20146 (may not work)