Cornmeal-Crusted Turkey Cutlets

Tender, tasty, quick turkey cutlets! Turkey is considered a lean, healthy meat — full of good nutrients and nicely balanced. You can boil it, bake it, or fry it. Today we're making cutlets. They come together fast and turn out incredibly tender.

Angel

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Turkey breast fillet

600

Hard cheese

Eggs

All-purpose flour

Cornmeal

Salt

Pepper

Vegetable oil (for frying the cutlets)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 57 % 17 g

Fats 27 % 8 g

Carbohydrates 17 % 5 g

161 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

How do you make turkey cutlets? Gather all your ingredients. Chilled turkey fillet works best — it stays more tender. If yours is frozen, thaw it slowly on the bottom shelf of the fridge. I used chilled fillet; rinse it and pat it dry with paper towels.
Step 2:

Slice the fillet into pieces about ⅓ inch (7–8 mm) thick.
Step 3:

Pound each piece with a meat mallet. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4:

Set a skillet over the heat and warm the oil in it. Use an odorless oil with a high smoke point. While the pan heats up, make the batter: crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them lightly with a fork or whisk. No need to whip them — just mix until smooth.
Step 5:

Stir the grated hard cheese into the batter. Mix well.
Step 6:

Combine the flour and cornmeal on a separate plate and mix. Now take a cutlet and dredge it in the flour mixture on both sides...
Step 7:

...then dip it into the egg-and-cheese batter.
Step 8:

Send it straight into the hot skillet. A handy test before you start: dip a spatula into the oil — if bubbles form around it, the oil is ready for frying.
Step 9:

Once the first side is done (about 3–4 minutes), flip the cutlet and cook it through on the other side. Fry all the cutlets the same way.
Step 10:

Here are the turkey cutlets we ended up with. Wonderfully tender and fragrant.
Step 11:

Serve them hot with vegetables or a side dish — whatever you like best. Enjoy!

Everyone's tolerance for salt, sweetness, bitterness, heat, and acidity is different, so always add spices and seasonings to your own taste! If you're using a spice for the first time, keep in mind that some are especially easy to overdo (chili pepper, for one).
If you use pre-made spice blends, be sure to check the label. Many already contain salt, so factor that in or you risk over-salting the dish.
You can swap the turkey for chicken or any other meat you like. Just remember that the cooking time and calorie count will change accordingly.