Lemon and Soy Glazed Turkey Cutlets
Winter Rice Pilaf
Broccoli with Bacon and Mustard
Cooking time: 30 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
If you can't find turkey cutlets, substitute thinly sliced turkey tenderloin, pork cutlets or chicken breasts. The Pilaf should finish the mushrooms.
Lemon and Soy Glazed Turkey Cutlets
Total time: 20 minutes
Turkey cutlets, are thin slices of turkey breast meat. They cook quickly and are particularly well suited to savory marinades and sauces. If you can't find them, substitute thinly sliced turkey tenderloin or chicken breasts. This is an intensely flavored, savory dish.
Ingredients:
- 2 - 3 turkey cutlets, 12oz (360gr) total weight
- 1 small onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/3 cup (3oz, 90ml) chicken stock
- 3 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tbs brown sugar
- 1 tsp minced, fresh ginger substitute 1/4 tsp powdered ginger
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tsp cornstarch (or thickener of choice) dissolved in 1 tbs water
Instructions:
- Combine soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar and stock in a dish.
- Add turkey cutlets, turning to coat and allow to marinate for a bit.
- Thinly slice onion.
- Mince garlic.
- Mince ginger if using fresh.
- Sauté onion, garlic and ginger in oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add turkey (reserving marinade) and sauté until golden, turning once - pushing onion mixture to sides of pan to prevent burning.
- Add reserved marinade, reduce heat and cook, covered 4 - 6 minutes longer or until done.
- Remove turkey from pan.
- Thicken pan juices by adding cornstarch mixture and stirring well.
- Spoon over turkey and serve.
Winter Rice Pilaf
Total time: 30 minutes
I often make Rice Pilaf in summer with fresh tomatoes and herbs. This is a winter version. Use quick-cooking brown rice or substitute Basmati.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) quick-cooking brown rice
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken stock
- 2oz (60gr) mushrooms
- 2 shallots
- 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) walnuts
- 1/4 cup Greek olives, about 10
- 2 tsp olive oil
Instructions:
- Combine rice and stock in small saucepan.
- Cover and cook according to package instructions.
- Trim and chop mushrooms.
- Chop shallots.
- Break walnuts into smaller pieces if needed.
- Pit olives if needed and roughly chop.
- Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add shallots, mushrooms and walnuts and sauté until shallots are tender and it all starts to brown.
- Add olives and heat through.
- When rice is done add to skillet and stir well. Serve.
Broccoli with Bacon and Mustard
Total time: 25 minutes
This could be called 'German-Style' with the hot mustard, bacon and vinegar... We just called it delicious!
Ingredients:
- 2 slices bacon, 1oz (30gr)
- 1/2 medium head broccoli
- 1 tbs whole grain mustard
- 3 tbs red wine vinegar
- 2 tbs water
Instructions:
- Cut broccoli into bite size florets and stems.
- Put into a medium skillet with 1/2" (1.5cm) water on the bottom. Cover and simmer on medium heat for 8 -10 minutes or just until done, careful not to overcook.
- Remove from pan and set aside, discarding water. Cover to keep warm.
- Cut bacon into sticks. In the same pan sauté bacon until crisp.
- Add water, vinegar, mustard and stir well, reducing slightly.
- Add broccoli, stir well to coat. Heat through and serve.
Cooking schedule: 30 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives,
large skillet with lid, dish for marinating, medium
saucepan with steamer basket, lid, small saucepan
with lid, medium skillet
Make marinade for turkey, spoon over
Slice onion
Mince garlic, ginger
Clean, cut broccoli
Chop shallots
Trim, chop mushrooms
Pit chop olives
Start to cook rice
Sauté onion, garlic, ginger for turkey |
Start to steam broccoli
Sauté turkey
Cut bacon
Turn turkey
Sauté shallots, mushrooms, walnuts for rice
Dissolve cornstarch in water
Add reserved marinade to turkey, cover, simmer
Remove broccoli
Drain pan, sauté bacon for broccoli
Add olives to shallot / mushroom
Add water, vinegar, mustard to bacon
Remove turkey, thicken sauce, spoon over turkey
Add rice to shallot / mushroom skillet, stir well
Add broccoli to bacon / vinegar, stir to coat
Serve all
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