Turkey cutlets with garnish

15.04.202127.05.2017

Everyone loves meatballs. But not everyone knows how to cook them. Today I will tell you how to make juicy soft turkey cutlets. There will be no dancing with a tambourine around the stove. The recipe is extremely simple and applicable to any type of lean meat, be it chicken or beef. Go.

Turkey cutlets with a side dish of mashed potatoes. As an option, boiled buckwheat or stewed vegetables are suitable.

How to cook delicious lean meat patties

I will never forget (and my husband will never forget me either) my first meatballs. They looked more like a sole than something edible, both in appearance and in taste. Adding a little - or a lot - of rice to the minced meat helped. But the cutlets became just crumbly. No juice.

Then bags of seasonings for cutlets appeared on sale, which you just need to pour water over, add minced meat and voila. It was just the salvation I had been waiting for. But what if there is no magic bag? And here I began to figure out what makes a good diet cutlet.

If you have watched the recipe for meatballs, then you know that the minced meat should be ground as much as possible and more like pancake dough. It is easy to combine additional components with such meat. Use no more than one egg per 500 - 700 grams of minced meat. Or take only the yolks. Egg white always makes cutlets tough. Add some liquid. It can be water, milk or cream. And if you still doubt that it will turn out delicious, use cheese. It always works flawlessly.

The book is also great as a side dish.

Turkey cutlets

I never advise taking purchased minced meat, especially if it is important to get the most dietary product. They always try to add dark meat with fat or skin to minced meat. Better do it yourself. To do this, run the turkey fillet through the finest sieve along with onions or garlic. Unlike beef or veal, once is enough for poultry.

Use a small amount of tempura, breadcrumbs, or breadcrumbs. I prefer the latter, as it contains only oatmeal and bran without salt. Oatmeal absorbs and retains moisture well. From spices, sweet paprika (can be smoked) and black pepper are well suited for turkey. Take fresh dill or parsley. In order for the cutlets to be guaranteed juicy and not lose a drop of precious moisture, you will need a batter.

You can cook minced turkey cutlets both in a frying pan and steamed. If you plan to fry, do so over medium to low heat with a lid on.