On Aug 13, 6:27*pm, Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:
> Corey Richardson wrote:
> > Why oh why do some people insist that homemade burgers and meatballs
> > should have breadcrumbs in them?
>
> > Just to bulk them out? So that they're spongy? What?
>
> > Breadcrumbs have some place in a meatloaf, but none in a burger or
> > meatball, IMHO.
>
> > What say you?
>
> For me, plain bread crumbs no, but seasoned bread crumbs yes, the
> exception being if the individual likes plain bread crumbs in their
> ground meat, for what ever reason, economy or flavor.
>
> I take garlic herb croutons i have made for salads, give them a whirl in
> the FP to make them 'crumbs' and add to my ground meats.
> But then one of my favorite ways to eat a steak is as a schnitzel,
> pounded and then egged and bread crumbed, with highly seasoned bread
> crumbs and quickly pan fried.
> --
> JL

Congratulations! I believe you have invented "gravy free chicken-
fried-steak" ;-)
Lynn in Fargo
Who thinks Joseph's name is wonderful!