Breadcrumb

Used in 6 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Breadcrumbs are crumbs of bread, and this page covers both fresh crumbs and fine dried ones, which behave quite differently. Fresh crumbs, made by blitzing day-old bread without crusts, are soft and absorbent, and they bind and lighten Kotlety and the meatballs of Albóndigas in Almond Sauce tender. Fine dried crumbs are for crunch: they coat Chicken Kiev for frying and form the golden topping on Oysters Rockefeller and Lobster Thermidor. Use the type the recipe asks for, because swapping one for the other changes both texture and how much liquid they absorb. Fresh crumbs freeze well in a bag and can be used straight from frozen.

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Recipes with breadcrumb

Albóndigas in Almond Sauce — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Albóndigas in Almond Sauce

Pork and beef meatballs simmered in a pale sauce thickened with fried bread and almonds rather than flour.

1 hr 15 minServes 4

Chicken Kiev — shot from directly overhead: crumbed chicken breast sealed around garlic-and-herb butter

Chicken Kiev

Crumbed chicken breast sealed around garlic-and-herb butter, chilled hard so the filling stays in until cutting.

2 hr 25 minServes 4

ChickenMain coursesRussian

Kotlety — shot from directly overhead: everyday Soviet-era mince patties bound with milk-soaked bread

Kotlety

Everyday Soviet-era mince patties bound with milk-soaked bread, which keeps them tender rather than springy.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

Main coursesRussian

Lobster Thermidor — shot from directly overhead: lobster meat returned to its shell in a mustard and brandy cream sauce

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster meat returned to its shell in a mustard and brandy cream sauce, glazed under the grill until the top is spotted brown.

DinnerFrenchMain courses

Oysters Rockefeller — shot from directly overhead: oysters on the half shell under a green butter of herbs and greens

Oysters Rockefeller

Oysters on the half shell under a green butter of herbs and greens, baked on rock salt until the topping blisters.

AmericanPescatarian

Zapekanka — shot from directly overhead: curd cheese baked with semolina

Zapekanka

Curd cheese baked with semolina, egg and raisins into a light set pudding, eaten warm with soured cream.

1 hr 25 minServes 6

BreakfastRussianVegetarian