Another Czech classic recipe..Karbanatky (Meat patties)

I love karbanatky! This recipe is delicious; although my mum never made them with the bellow listed sauce it is a fresh addition to the dish. You can decide if you like them “naked” or “dressed” with sauce…..

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground meat
• 1 olderFrench bagette “veka” (= about 3-4 slices of bread)
• 1 onion, chopped into small pieces
• 1 egg
• 2 tbs hot mustard
• 1 cup of chicken broth
• 3/4 cup of half-n-half
• 1/2 tsp of marjoram
• 3 tbs cornstarch
• 3 tbs of oil
• salt, pepper
• Optional: about 4 slices of bacon, thinly sliced

Method:

1. Mix ground meat, onion, bread, egg, mustard, salt, pepper, marjoram and stir well
2. Form about 8 patties, about 1 inch thick
3. Optional: wrap each patty with 1/2 slice of bacon (and fasten with a toothpick if necessary)
4. Fry them on an oiled pan, about 6 minutes each side
5. Remove meat patties from the pan and keep them warm
6. For the sauce:

• Mix cornstarch with cold half-n-half and
• the cornstarch/half-n-half mixture and broth to the pan with all of the meat drippings left in it
• Simmer until sauce gets thicker and bubbly

8. Serve the meat patties with potatoes; pour gravy over the meat as well as the potatoes

Good Appetite! Dobrou Chut! It’s delicious!