Moldavian Breaded Lamb Patties With Creamy Cucumber Sauce#rsc

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
• 6 shallots, finely chopped
• 3 ounces dry ranch dressing mix
• 4 ounces baby carrots, finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 large potato, peeled and grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 slices bread
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried dill weed, divided
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 large eggs, beaten
• 8 ounces breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 sauce.
• 2 finely chop cucumber into strainer, toss with a little salt and let set 15- 30 minutes.
• 3 mix sour cream,1 oz of ranch seasoning 3/4 tsp dill weed and chives until blended.
• 4 squeeze liquid out of cucumbers lightly with hands.
• 5 place in bowl with rest of ingredients and mix well. refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 6 patties.
• 7 place beef, lamb, onions, garlic, carrots and potato in large bowl, mix. add, salt, black pepper, 2 oz ranch seasoning and mix well using your hands or a wooden spoon.
• 8 place bread and milk in a medium bowl and soften with your fingers. add to meat mixture along with parsley and rest of dill, and mix well.
• 9 shape into 16 patties. dredge each patty in flour, eggs and breadcrumbs. allow to dry a little while heating oil.
• 10 place olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. when hot, carefully add patties and fry on medium heat in batches, adding oil if necessary, about 5-7 minutes per side.
• 11 ** i like to clean the pan and change the oil half way through the frying process.