Pancreatitis is a common disease in which the pancreas becomes inflamed. The patient’s digestive functions are seriously impaired, pain, discomfort, and indigestion are a concern, so it is imperative to follow a diet. But this does not mean that now a person is doomed to eat pureed soups and cereals with water.
Steamed cutlets for inflammation of the pancreas will become a real culinary feast if you prepare the dish correctly
Strict dietary restrictions are imposed in the first days and weeks after an attack. Then the menu expands. If desired, you can make the therapeutic diet tasty and varied. Minced meat dishes are not strictly prohibited in the remission stage. It is important to choose the right types of meat and recipe for steamed cutlets for pancreatitis.
How to cook minced meat correctly
The main goal of dietary nutrition for pancreatitis is to relieve the inflamed pancreas as much as possible, but not to deprive the body of the substances necessary for restoration and recovery. All types of fatty meat are completely excluded. Only lean varieties are introduced into the patient’s daily diet.
To prepare dietary cutlets, fresh lean meat is used; it should be passed through a meat grinder 2-3 times, after which it should be beaten well
It is prohibited to use:
- pork;
- lamb;
- fatty beef.
Recommended for use:
- chicken;
- turkey;
- rabbit;
- lean beef, veal.
For pancreatitis, it is recommended to prepare minced meat yourself from fresh, lean meat. A ready-made product, especially a frozen one, may turn out to be too fatty, stale and cause a new attack of exacerbation of the disease. Before cooking, the meat is cleaned of fatty streaks, and the skin must be removed from the bird. For chicken cutlets, breast and pieces cut from the drumsticks are used. Grind the meat using a meat grinder or food processor. The minced meat, ready for cooking, should be homogeneous, without large pieces.
Tip: To make the steamed cutlets tasty, aromatic, and not dry, you should mix several approved types of meat: chicken and veal, beef and rabbit. Veal and beef have a higher percentage of fat content, which, in combination with tender white poultry or rabbit meat, gives a wonderful taste.
What dishes can you prepare?
As you feel better, add eggplants, tomatoes, and sweet peppers to the dish
In the dietary nutrition of a patient with pancreatitis, various recipes for vegetable stew are used. First, prepare the simplest dish from 2-3 ingredients. Then, if exacerbations do not recur, more varied recipes with 5-6 components are included in the menu. It is recommended to introduce each new vegetable in turn, so that in case of a negative reaction, it is possible to determine exactly which ingredient provoked it.
Recipe for pancreatitis in the subsiding acute stage
To prepare you will need:
- two medium potatoes;
- half a carrot;
- half an onion;
- half a young zucchini;
- salt.
Vegetables are peeled and washed. Potatoes and zucchini are cut into cubes, the onion is finely chopped, and the carrots are grated. To ensure that all ingredients are cooked evenly, they are placed in a thick-walled saucepan or deep frying pan in layers: potatoes, carrots and onions, with zucchini on top. Then add enough water to cover the vegetables approximately halfway. The dishes are placed on low heat, covered with a lid and simmered for half an hour. At the end of cooking, add salt to the dish. Serve the stew strictly at room temperature.
We recommend that you read articles about the use of other products for pancreatitis:
- Marshmallows and marshmallows;
- Meatballs;
- Beef Stroganoff;
- Gingerbread;
- Turmeric.
Cooking features
Dietary meals are prepared for a patient diagnosed with pancreatitis by steaming or in the oven. It is convenient to use a multicooker. The main thing is not to add fat. Do not season the minced meat generously or pepper it. It is not recommended to use onions and garlic. Onions are added only in the stage of stable remission in a well-chopped form.
Thanks to some secrets of preparing your favorite minced meat dishes, they turn out tasty and safe
What you can add:
- breadcrumbs;
- eggs;
- salt;
- wheat bread soaked in milk or water.
The cutlets are made small so as not to overload the pancreas. It is important to thoroughly cook the meat, then the patient will receive gastronomic pleasure and benefits from the cutlets. But you also can’t cook it for too long, so as not to destroy the proteins and microelements. In a double boiler, multicooker, or oven, 20-30 minutes is enough.
Note: lard is often used to prepare classic cutlets to make them tender and juicy. In case of pancreatitis, lard is strictly prohibited in any form; it is not added to dietary dishes.
To improve the taste of the dish, add grated raw potatoes and chopped herbs to the minced meat - in case of stable remission without unpleasant symptoms
Benefits and harms
Beef meat is a source of animal protein, which prevents inflammation and helps restore damaged organs during pancreatitis. Constant consumption of beef allows a person to be more energetic and active due to the content of useful substances. This type of meat contains:
- vitamins: E, PP, B, H;
- amino acids: isoleucine, lysine, valine, arginine;
- minerals: manganese, magnesium, copper, zinc, iron, calcium, potassium, molybdenum, fluorine, phosphorus.
Beef products are included in children's menus and used to prepare dietary dishes that are designed to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract. For pancreatitis, beef stabilizes the acidity level of the stomach and normalizes metabolic processes.
However, excess beef in the diet can harm the body. Uncontrolled addition of meat to dishes with pancreatitis will cause excessive stress on the intestines and negatively affect digestion. The product contains extractives and animal fat, which affects the secretory activity of the pancreas.
Constant consumption of beef allows a person to be more energetic and active due to the content of useful substances.
The following is considered the norm for beef consumption for pancreatitis:
- for women - 150 g per day;
- for men - 170 g per day;
- per week - maximum 0.5 kg.
Beef products are stored in glass or enamel containers at a temperature not exceeding +4°C. Freezing meat deprives it of some nutrients.
Healthy recipes
Diet cutlets for inflammation of the pancreas are prepared differently from ordinary ones. There won’t be any difficulties, but you will have to unlearn old habits and learn new cooking methods. The various recipes for cutlets for pancreatitis given below will help you prepare delicious, dietary dishes.
Chicken balls
Steamed white chicken meat is well digestible, satiating, and can be consumed daily
An ideal meat dish that provides the patient with well-digestible proteins, micro- and macroelements is light, tender cutlets steamed from white poultry meat. They can be prepared as desired without bread and crackers in any way except frying or stewing.
Ingredients for cooking:
- chicken without skins and fat, preferably breast fillet – 300 g;
- egg - one piece;
- wheat breadcrumbs - a tablespoon;
- salt.
Instead of crackers, you can add a slice of white bread soaked in milk to the minced meat; the meatballs will come out more tender.
Cooking algorithm:
- Free the chicken from skins, films, bones and cartilage, chop and mince twice.
- Beat in the egg, add salt, add bread or crackers, mix well.
- Make small cutlets - one full tablespoon will be needed.
- Place the cutlets in a double boiler or slow cooker and cook for 20 minutes.
Chicken cutlets for pancreatitis are served with vegetable salads, cereals, mashed potatoes, cooled to a comfortable temperature.
Tip: many patients complain that chicken breast meatballs turn out dry and tasteless. To preserve the aroma, taste, and beneficial properties of the dish, you should not cook it in the oven. This method is more suitable for veal or beef.
Recipe for mixed minced meat cutlets
If the patient likes and tolerates beef, lean pieces can be added to the bird for a variety of flavors
Particularly tasty and aromatic are meatballs made from two or three types of meat, but such a dish may not be well tolerated by the affected pancreas. Therefore, cutlets made from mixed minced meat are served to patients with a chronic form of the disease if good health persists for a long time. For those who don't eat chicken, this recipe will be a real find.
Ingredients for cooking:
- rabbit and turkey meat without skins and fat – 200 gr.;
- beef, lean veal meat – 200 gr.;
- one chicken egg;
- salt;
- breadcrumbs or a slice of wheat bread.
Cooking algorithm:
- Peel the meat from films and fatty layers, cut into pieces, grind in a food processor or meat grinder.
- Add salt, egg, crackers or soaked bread.
- Form small cutlets with wet hands and cook in a convenient manner for 30 minutes.
The taste of beef is rich, you can add chopped onions to the meatballs, and it is better to cook them in the oven.
Tip: Minced meat dishes should be eaten fresh, immediately after cooking. Chopped meat can be stored in the refrigerator for several hours, and products made from it can be stored for no more than a day without loss of taste and beneficial properties.
Stuffed cabbage rolls are lazy
If you are tired of steamed cutlets, in the stage of stable remission you can prepare juicy, healthy cabbage rolls with rice and white cabbage
Cabbage rolls stuffed with meat are a favorite dish for many. It is not necessary to give it up if you have pancreatitis; you just need to change the recipe and method of preparation. So that the coarse fiber contained in white cabbage does not irritate the affected organ and is well absorbed, it is first boiled, crushed and added directly to the minced meat.
Ingredients for cooking:
- chicken, turkey, veal – 300 gr.;
- broken rice – 100 gr.;
- egg - 1 piece;
- young white cabbage – 100 gr.
Cooking algorithm:
- Remove fat and skins from the meat, cut into pieces, and pass through a meat grinder two or three times.
- Rinse the rice and boil.
- Wash the cabbage, chop and boil in boiling water for 10 minutes. Place in a colander to drain the liquid.
- Combine the prepared ingredients, beat in the egg, add salt, and mix thoroughly.
- Form medium-sized oblong cabbage rolls, place on a baking sheet, cook in the oven, if you used chicken, turkey - 20-25 minutes, beef, veal - 30-35 minutes.
In case of stable remission, it is allowed to add a small onion to the minced meat and simmer cabbage rolls in gravy with carrots and sour cream. The gravy is prepared in vegetable broth left after boiling the cabbage. It is better not to use tomato paste, spices and seasonings. You shouldn’t eat cabbage rolls every day; the optimal amount is one serving per week.
