Czech Vepřenky Pork Patties

Join me for a taste of Czech-style pork patties, called vepřenky. The recipe is straightforward to prepare, and the fried cakes have an absolutely delicious flavor.

Course Main Course, Snack

Cuisine Czech

Keyword Czech recipes, ground pork recipes

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings patties

Calories 209kcal

Author Petra Kupská

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1 teaspoon sweet ground paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cup white bread such as a French baguette
¼ cup cold water
canola for frying (or sunflower oil)

For topping:

2 medium onions peeled, cut into thin circles
4 Tablespoons yellow mustard

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Instructions

Place 1 ½ cup white bread in a bowl, cover them with ¼ cup cold water. Let the bread soak for about 10 minutes. Then, remove the bread and squeeze out the excess water.
Place 1 pound ground pork in a bowl and add 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sweet ground paprika, and cold water. Mix everything with your hands, kneading well between your fingers until you get a smooth meat mixture.
Add the squeezed bread to the meat mixture and stir to combine. Avoid kneading the meat for too long, ensuring the mixture remains cold and does not become warm.
Heat a non-stick frying pan to medium heat and pour a little canola oil into the pan.
With wet hands, shape the meat mixture into patties that are 3-4 inches in size and about ⅓ inch thick.
Fry the patties in the heated oil for about 3 minutes on each side.
Peel 2 medium onions and cut it into circles. Serve the pork patties spread with 4 Tablespoons yellow mustard and topped with the onion rings.

Notes

The basic recipe makes 10-12 pork patties.
SERVING: Before serving, brush one side of each pork patty with yellow mustard. Arrange them on a plate with the side dish, and sprinkle the patties with thinly sliced onion rings. Pork patties are served warm. Boiled or mashed potatoes, drizzled with melted butter, make a suitable side dish.
Vepřenky patties are a perfect on-the-go meal. Czechs enjoy them smeared with mustard and garnished with onion rings, placed between two slices of rye bread for a tasty snack during family trips.
Use a non-stick frying pan and flip the patties carefully, as they can sometimes stick to the bottom of the pan.
If you are unsure whether the ground pork is sufficiently seasoned, fry a small sample of the meat in a pan. Taste it and adjust the seasoning as needed.

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