Breaded Ground Meat

Description
In Romanian: Snitel din carne tocata

Ingredients

 * 1¼ lb / 600 g ground sirloin
 * 2 tablespoons butter or lard
 * ½ cup bread crumbs
 * salt
 * pepper

Directions

 * 1) Mix the ground meat with salt and pepper.
 * 2) From this paste, shape 6 flat patties about ½ inch thick.
 * 3) Dredge with bread crumbs and fry in hot shortening.
 * 4) Serve with French fries, mashed potatoes or boiled vegetables with melted butter on top of them.