A Pozharsky cutlet (Russian: пожарская котлета, pozharskaya kotleta, plural: пожарские котлеты, pozharskie kotlety; also spelled Pojarski) is a breadedgroundchicken or vealpatty that is typical of Russian cuisine.[1][2][3] A distinct feature of this cutlet is adding butter to minced meat, which results in an especially juicy and tender consistency.[1][4][5][6] The dish was created in the beginning of the 19th century in Russia and later adopted by French haute cuisine.[1][2][6]
^Пелагея Павловна Александрова-Игнатьева (1909). Практические основы кулинарного искусства. Saint Petersburg, 1909, p. 317 [Pelageya Alexandrova-Ignatieva (1909). The Practical Fundamentals of the Cookery Art (in Russian)]
^Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище. Moscow: Пищепромиздат (Food Industry publishing house), 1952, с. 191 (in Russian) [English translation: Book of Tasty and Healthy Food: Iconic Cookbook of the Soviet Union. Pozharskie croquettes. SkyPeak Publishing, 2012. ISBN978-0615691350]
^ abAuguste Escoffier. A guide to modern cookery. London: W. Heinemann, 1907. pp. 513, 421