How to cook turkey cutlets in the oven according to a step-by-step recipe with photos

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Turkey meat has a large amount of vitamins and minerals that are easily absorbed by the body. One hundred grams of the product contains 109.0 milligrams of cholesterol, which corresponds to 0.11% and makes it possible to classify it as dietary.

The low tendency to cause allergic reactions is the first reason why turkey dishes are recommended for children. Children's cuisine requires special attention, because the stomach cannot yet digest complex foods rich in fats and proteins. Below is information on how to cook turkey cutlets in the oven.

Turkey cutlets in the oven

A dish called “cutlet” is present in Russian and European cuisines; it is characterized by the shape of a flatbread. A distinctive feature is that the cooking uses minced meat as the main ingredient (pork, beef, chicken, turkey). It is possible to make minced meat yourself or purchase it ready-made.

By the way, if you like minced meat dishes, then on our blog there are excellent recipes for lazy cabbage rolls, where minced beef can be replaced with turkey. It will turn out not only very tasty, but also healthy.

When choosing, you should pay attention to quality:

• you should take only fresh meat;
• The product available on the store shelf must meet its expiration date, have a bright color, smell good, and be visually uniform.

The characteristics of the minced meat used in preparation determine the taste characteristics of the cutlets. Variations of vegetables or combinations with them are possible.

The modern recipe includes:

• a raw egg;
• crackers or bread soaked in milk (white);
• onion (grated or finely chopped);
• salt (add to taste).

These components are added to make the mass sticky, and to give it certain taste properties, additional ingredients are required:

• potatoes;
• cheese;
• spices.

Each added component plays a specific role in the final dish.

It is worth noting: turkey meat contains a very small amount of fat. This fact determines the subtleties of working with it: to get juicy cutlets, you need to add onions - otherwise the product will turn out a bit dry.

When the minced meat is selected, you need to knead it thoroughly, add the necessary products, mix everything well with a spatula or with your hands.

Next, it is recommended to do the following: lift the resulting mass above the bowl and throw it into it. Repeat the beating procedure at least three times. This will give the cutlet mince fluffiness.

According to many sources, you can move on to the next stage immediately, but some chefs are of the following opinion: for greater juiciness, it is advisable to keep the mixture in the refrigerator for about thirty minutes.

When everything is ready, you will need to form small cakes from the thoroughly mixed mass, roll them in flour, and prepare your choice:

• in a frying pan;
• in a steamer;
• in the oven.

Turkey cutlets in the oven. How to cook juicy and soft cutlets for a child?

The dish can be prepared from store-bought minced meat or made independently at home. To obtain it yourself, you need to grind pieces of fresh poultry meat (odorless, rich in color) using a blender, food processor, or meat grinder until the mass is homogeneous.

The following parts of the bird are used for this:

• sirloin;
• shin.

The product does not require prior immersion in marinade. For children's meals, it is recommended to prepare cutlets from self-prepared minced meat. All stages should be carried out in compliance with the rules: turkey meat has less fat content compared to beef and pork, which can affect the finished dish in the form of excessive dryness.

If the main component is purchased ready-made, it is better to opt for freshly chilled. Leave frozen minced meat or meat until completely thawed; it is strictly forbidden to speed up the process by any means (by immersion in water). The thawed product should contain a small amount of water - its absence indicates the content of synthetic additives.

To get juicier cutlets, it is recommended to use minced meat. Pre-frying of products is allowed to give an appetizing appearance (not advisable when preparing dishes for children).

The step-by-step recipe for cooking is as follows:

1. The pulp of white bread, cut into pieces, in the amount of 100 grams, is immersed in milk (125 milliliters).

2. The bread is set aside until it swells, and then squeezed out (excess moisture is removed).

3. One onion and one clove of garlic (optional) are chopped in any convenient way (grated, finely chopped).

4. Add one egg, chopped onion, bread, salt and pepper (to taste) to the minced meat (weight half a kilogram).

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5. The oven heats up to 190 degrees.

6. The cutlet mass is beaten and, if desired, cooled (this will simplify the formation of the products).

7. The formed cutlets must be rolled in flour, then they are laid out on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or greased with butter.

8. Cooking time is thirty minutes, this parameter depends on the type of oven used (gas, electric).

9. After the specified time, the readiness of the product is determined before turning off the kitchen appliance according to the characteristics of the juice remaining on the fork when pierced:

• cloudy - continued cooking is necessary (not enough time has passed);
• transparent - the cutlets are ready and can be removed from the cabinet.

It is recommended to serve the dish with gravy to make it more juicy and soft.

Cooking features

To make turkey cutlets truly tasty, you need to know how to bake them in the oven correctly. Almost everything matters: the choice and preparation of products, the time and method of cooking.

• You can buy minced turkey meat at any supermarket, but it is better to prepare it yourself from poultry fillet. The purchased product may contain skin and cartilage. You yourself will make minced meat from the drumstick or breast, which will give you confidence in its quality.
• Fresh and chilled meat will make minced meat more juicy. If using frozen food, allow it to thaw in the refrigerator without trying to speed up the process by immersing it in warm water or heating it in the microwave. A sharp temperature change contributes to a change in the structure of the protein, due to which the properties of the meat deteriorate, it becomes tough and dry.
• How finely you chop the meat to make cutlets depends on your preference. If you put it through a meat grinder, the cutlets will be more tender. Chopping meat by hand will produce juicier cutlets.
• To help the cutlets retain their shape better, beat the minced meat on a bowl or board. Excess liquid leaves it, it becomes denser. Eggs, flour, starch, oatmeal, and semolina give minced meat its viscosity.
• It will be easier to form cutlets if you wet your hands in cold water and cool the minced meat a little.
• Before putting the turkey cutlets into a pan and baking them in the oven, you can fry them until golden brown in a frying pan. This will make them a little less healthy and higher in calories, but they will become much tastier and more appetizing.
• When baking turkey cutlets in the oven, it is advisable to use a sauce that will add juiciness to the products.

It is recommended to serve turkey cutlets with a side dish. Vegetables, pasta, rice, and buckwheat prepared in any way are suitable.

Recipe for juicy and soft cutlets with cheese and butter

In some recipes, cutlets formed according to the previous scheme are sprinkled with cheese and butter to add more piquancy to the dish. Below is an option with a different sequence: all ingredients are added to the cutlet mass.

The method involves the use of fresh meat. The cooking process is simplified by the ability to immediately immerse the entire batch, laid out on a baking sheet, into the oven.

The preparation diagram looks like this:

1. Wash 800 grams of turkey fillet, dry with a paper towel and place in a blender for grinding.

2. Pre-cut one onion into pieces, add to the minced meat, chop.

3. Pour 125 grams of bread crumbs with 100 milliliters of cold milk and leave until swelling.

4. Add 150 grams of cheese cut into pieces, swollen breadcrumbs, salt and ground black pepper to taste to the minced meat.

5. Beat everything using a blender.

6. Next, make small cakes from the resulting mass, place a small piece of butter inside each (the whole thing will take about 70 grams).

7. Roll the cutlets in flour.

8. Place parchment paper, pre-greased with vegetable oil, on a baking sheet.

9. Immerse the baking sheet with the contents in an oven preheated to 200 degrees, after 15 minutes turn the cutlets over and leave for another 10-15 minutes.

The total baking time for the cutlets is thirty minutes, depending on the type of oven.

The parameter may differ: the readiness of the dish must be assessed by the characteristics of the juice when pierced. It is recommended to serve hot, with a side dish; no gravy is required.

Turkey cutlets with herbs

Compound:

• turkey flesh (thigh, drumstick) – 1 kg;
• loaf – 100 g;
• milk – 125 ml;
• onions – 100 ml;
• green onions – 50 g;
• cilantro – 50 g;
• parsley – 50 g;
• dill – 50 g;
• butter – 50 g;
• chicken egg – 1 pc.;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

• Wash the turkey meat and dry it with a napkin. Cut into large pieces and grind through a meat grinder.
• Chop the peeled onions in the same way.
• Soak the loaf in milk, squeeze and grind through a meat grinder.
• Combine the minced meat with onion and bread, season and add salt, stir.
• Break an egg into a bowl with minced meat and mix thoroughly.
• Wash, dry and finely chop the greens with a knife. Pour it into the minced meat. Knead it with your hands, beat it and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
• Melt the butter until liquid.
• Dipping your hands into cold water, form the minced meat into cutlets.
• Coat them with butter and place on a baking sheet or in a mold.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place a baking sheet with cutlets in it.
• After 15 minutes, pour a little water or milk onto the baking sheet with the cutlets. Continue baking the items for another 15 minutes.

This recipe for turkey cutlets can be called traditional, but it has its own twist - greens, which give the products a fresh aroma and appetizing appearance.

Cutlets with cabbage cooked in the oven: step-by-step recipe

The recipe differs by the addition of white cabbage or other cabbage to the minced meat purchased ready-made. When choosing components, you should definitely pay attention to quality - this is the determining factor in the final result.

The step-by-step scheme is simple and consists of the following steps:

1. 250 grams of white cabbage and an onion (you will need one) cut into pieces and grind in a blender.

2. To the resulting mass add 600 grams of minced turkey, one egg, one tablespoon of mayonnaise, salt, ground black pepper, dill and mix thoroughly.

3. Next, beat the minced meat (you need to lift it above the container and throw it back).

4. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet (grease with vegetable oil).

5. Lay out the cutlets on parchment and place them in an oven preheated to 170 degrees.

6. Bake for 20 minutes, after this time check readiness.

When preparing cutlets with cauliflower or broccoli, the vegetables are first boiled for five minutes in salted water, then separated from the broth and added similarly to cabbage in a blender with onions (step 1).

The remaining steps are identical to the given recipe. The dish is served with a side dish or vegetables.

Juicy turkey and zucchini cutlets

The balls in which the zucchini and chopped oatmeal are disguised turn out to be very juicy. They are delicious both hot and cold.

You will need for 8 servings:

• 500 g turkey pulp;
• 1 young zucchini;
• 1 onion;
• 3 sprigs of fresh parsley;
• 3 tbsp. ground oatmeal;
• 17 g butter;
• to grease the baking sheet with a little olive oil;
• salt, pepper - to your taste.

The total time will be 45 minutes, the energy value of the dish is 127.8 kcal.

How to cook turkey cutlets with zucchini in the oven:

1. Grind the young zucchini on a fine grater, season with salt and place in a colander to remove the liquid;
2. Grind the turkey pulp in a meat grinder once;
3. Chop the parsley and onions, add to the meat along with oatmeal and butter, mix well;
4. Squeeze the zucchini mass with your hands, mix with the meat base, season with spices;
5. Form cutlets of the desired size and shape;
6. Place them on a greased baking sheet, place them on the middle level of a preheated oven;
7. In 25 minutes the cutlets will be ready.

Diet cutlets in the oven - very soft and juicy

According to this recipe, the cutlets are very soft and juicy. It is assumed that fresh turkey meat (loin) is used to prepare minced meat.

Preparation:

1. Half a kilogram of washed and slightly dried fillet with a paper towel is cut into pieces, immersed in a blender or meat grinder, and chopped.

2. Chopped onion (one piece), sweet pepper (you will need one), half a medium-sized carrot, grind using a meat grinder or blender.

3. Mix the minced meat with vegetables, add salt and ground black pepper (to taste).

4. Beat the resulting mass, form cutlets, place on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

5. The oven is heated to a temperature of 200 degrees, the cutlets are baked for about forty minutes.

After the specified time has passed, check readiness before removing from the oven. Serve hot with a side dish.

Step-by-step recipe with photos - cutlets with cheese cap

It is more common for all of us to prepare this food by frying, but this method is not suitable for everyone due to gastrointestinal diseases, because frying increases indicators such as cholesterol, which negatively affects the body.

Many may think that when baking the meat will be a bit dry, however, if you follow some subtleties, you will not only not feel the difference, but will also enjoy the excellent taste. Required ingredients:

• Turkey thigh fillet – 1 kg;
• Chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
• White loaf – 5-6 slices;
• Milk – 150 ml;
• Cheese (Gouda, Russian) – 200 grams (of which 50 grams for filling);
• Tomato – 2 pcs.;
• Sour cream – 50 ml;
• Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
• Butter – 50 grams for filling;
• Salt, ground black pepper.

You can buy minced meat ready-made or make it yourself. In our case, we will prepare it ourselves. First remove the crusts from the loaf slices and soak them in milk.

Grind the poultry fillet through a meat grinder, add eggs, salt, spices, ½ part sour cream, bread soaked in milk. Mix the minced meat thoroughly, cover the container with cling film, and refrigerate for half an hour.

Cut the butter and cheese for the filling into oblong pieces of equal size.

With wet hands, form the minced meat into a flat round layer, use your fingers to make a depression in the center, add pieces of cheese and butter, and fold the edges.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry the cutlets on both sides (2-4 minutes on each side).

Grease a baking tray with a piece of butter and place the pieces. Place thinly sliced ​​tomatoes on cutlets.

You will get juicy cutlets if you pour a little warm boiled water onto a baking sheet (50-100 ml will be enough).

Place the baking sheet on the middle level of the oven, bake the dish at a temperature of 180 degrees for about half an hour.

Grate the remaining cheese on a medium grater and sprinkle on the dish. Grease the cheese cap with sour cream, bake the cutlets for about 15 minutes.

Juicy and tasty minced turkey cutlets baked in the oven are ready. What side dish should you serve with this great dish? Any one of your choice, everything goes together perfectly.

Video on how to cook cutlets in the oven so that they are not dry

And now I present to your attention a video taken from the YouTube channel, which describes another recipe for preparing juicy and soft cutlets. Enjoy watching!

Each method requires compliance with certain nuances and gives the final product distinctive properties. Baked foods have the following benefits:

• all necessary vitamins (B12, K) are preserved;
• no need to use oils (olive or sunflower);
• a golden brown crust appears without frying;
• no need to stand at the stove (you need to put the ingredients in a mold and put it in a preheated oven);
• suitable for children's kitchens.

Despite the large number of positive qualities, food cooked in the oven can burn. For this reason, each housewife adjusts the required temperature to suit her appliance.

When using it for the first time, you must carefully monitor the preparation process. Even if a recipe is prepared repeatedly and regularly, leaving the oven unattended with the timer set is highly undesirable: the process requires control from start to finish.

The given recipes for preparing cutlets differ from each other in the addition of certain components to give the dish juiciness, which is very important when working with turkey meat.

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