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Author: * SkyEyes Sequoyah -
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Date: Sep 20, 2007 - 08:55
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BREADED
TURKEY CUTLETS
Quick, easy and delicious. The old standard veal cutlet using a slice
of turkey breast.
In the United States, veal is expensive
and difficult to find. It is quite the opposite in Europe where it is
more common and less expensive than beef. When once I found myself seated
next to a cattle rancher on a transcontinental flight, I asked him why.
The answers are quite simple and logical. The small size of the ranches
in Europe make it necessary to keep the herds small and they are continually
culled. The price of the feed is another factor. In The United States
government farm subsidies keep the price of feed so low that it is more
cost effective to raise beef than veal due to the profit per pound. Unfortunately
for us, that all makes good business sense and we get little veal. A
good substitute is turkey breast slices. Here I have made a classic breaded
veal cutlet using slices of turkey breast which are cheap and readily
available everywhere. They are pounded thin, dredged in flour, dipped
in egg wash, and then coated with crumbs. I use Panko bread crumbs now
as they never get soggy in the oil. The cutlets are deep fried for just
a few minutes in whatever oil you prefer. I like to bread the meat well
in advance and let the coating dry for some time before frying. Put the
breaded cutlets on a wire rack and keep them in the refrigerator until
just before you are ready to serve them.
They are served here with baked slices of
butternut squash cooked with onions and bacon and flavored with sage
and dark molasses. The green vegetables are fresh baby green beans with
butter. It was a fine dinner with little trouble and expense. The turkey
without the skin, is nutritious and a lower fat substitute for veal in
many recipes.
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