DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Chiftele
Romanian beef patties with onion, garlic, thyme and paprika.
About Chiftele
Savori Urbane’s chiftele follow the author’s family recipe, with beef selected from the offered meats. Soaked bread and eggs bind the minced meat, alongside onion, garlic, thyme and paprika.
Onion and garlic give the patties their aromatic flavour. Black pepper, salt and sweet paprika season the beef, with dried thyme adding an herbal note.
The mixture forms round, slightly flattened patties that are fried in oil. This version selects the mother’s uncoated preparation, keeping the meat surface itself as the browned exterior rather than adding a breadcrumb crust.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chiftele
Savori Urbane’s family chiftele with beef and soaked bread.
- Ground beefProtein
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Freshly ground black pepperSeasoning
- Sweet paprikaSeasoning
- Dried thymeSeasoning
- EggsBinder
- Crustless white breadBinder
- WaterLiquid
- Frying oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ground beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual beef version285/321 selected over pork/mixed options303.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Freshly ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sweet paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Sweet branch308 selected over hot.
- Dried thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader thyme link for dried leaves309.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed
- Crustless white bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual soaked bread311/321 selected over dry crumbs312; ordinary wheat bread, full loaf formula unprovided.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit bread-soaking311/321; hands left ungreased/dry330.
- Frying oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic oil313/332, botanical species/refinement unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Romania
- MoldovaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Romanian Cuisine
- Moldovan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.