Russian Cutlet with Mushrooms (Котлеты с грибами)

These cutlets are very light and tasty, and very easy to make. My husband and I used to buy these cutlets in our local Russian store, but I decided to come up with my own recipe and stop wasting our money on store bought pre-made food, and not knowing what they are made of, and who touched them and if they washed their hands. After all, my homemade cutlets turned out to be a lot tastier and juicier than store bought. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 big yellow onion, 1/2 finely chopped, 1/2 chopped
1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
2 medium sized slices of white bread
1 cup milk
5 oz provolone cheese, grated 
6 oz white mushrooms, sliced
1 tbsp dill, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely diced
4 tbsp sour cream
6 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt, pepper to taste







1. Soak bread in milk for 15 mins.
2. Over medium heat, heat 2 tbsp oil in a skillet. Fry chopped onions and 1 garlic clove until soft and browned on edges.
3. Add mushrooms, fry for 8-10 mins. Salt and pepper.

Add 2 tbsp sour cream, mix and cook for another minute. Take off of heat, add dill and mix well.
4. Press milk out of the bread. Break into crumbs or run it in food processor (I pressed it with garlic press).
5. Add bread, finely chopped onion, garlic, cilantro, salt, pepper, to ground meat.

Mix well, and pick it up and throw it back in the bowl few times.
6. Over medium heat, heat 2 tbsp oil in a large skillet.
7. Form 2 inch diameter patties, 1/2 inch thick. Fry for 4 mins, flip, cover with a lid and fry for 4 more mins.

If you have another batch of patties to cook, change oil.
8. Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Place cooked patties on a baking sheet, spread some sour cream on each patty.

9. Place 1 tbsp of mushrooms on each patty. 

Top with cheese, pressing the mushrooms down a little, so that the cheese wouldn't fall off. 
10. Bake for 25 mins.