Poultry meat is the basis of dietary and baby food, especially in crushed form. And among all the variety of poultry meat, turkey is considered the most dietary. Therefore, steamed turkey cutlets are the most dietary dish you can imagine.

Such cutlets are suitable for feeding children, for a diet after an exacerbation of gastritis, for those seeking to lose weight and for those who just love to eat tasty, but right.

How much do you usually need to steam cutlets

Much depends on the cooking method. There are several ways to steam them:

• in a multicooker with a "steamer" or "cooking" function;
• in a steamer pan;
• in an electric double boiler;
• in a saucepan on an iron colander.

Unlike the meat of other poultry - chicken, the turkey is steamed for about two times longer. But turkey is considered more dietary meat than chicken. Firstly, turkey is better kept, and it is difficult to add growth hormones to its feed, it is more whimsical than chicken.

And secondly, turkey meat contains 4 times less fat. Depending on the size and thickness of the turkey cutlets, they are steamed for 30 to 60 minutes. It takes a little longer in a multicooker than in a specialized steamer.

Steamed turkey cutlets recipe for a child

These cutlets are a great option for baby food. If you cook them in a double boiler, then all the fat will drain away, and only the most useful will remain in the cutlets. Therefore, most mothers choose turkey puree for the first complementary feeding, and such cutlets for subsequent nutrition after the appearance of the first teeth.

Since the child does not eat much at a time, it is better to immediately prepare several cutlets and freeze them. And cook immediately before meals for 1-2 cutlets. This will be better than storing ready-made cutlets or fiddling with minced meat every time.

As a side dish, vegetables are perfect, which can be cooked at the same time as steamed cutlets. For children who are still choking on large food, cutlets can be crushed with a fork or even a blender.

Diet turkey cutlets

For juiciness, you can add oatmeal or ordinary rolled oats to the cutlets. This recipe is for true adherents of a healthy lifestyle, as oatmeal will replace a roll or rusks to add juiciness.

Required Ingredients:

• 600 g turkey meat;
• half a glass of low-fat sour cream;
• water;
• 1 onion;
• 1 carrot;
• half a glass of oatmeal;
• salt, spices to taste.

Cooking time: 70 min.
Caloric content per 100 g: 95 Kcal.

1. At the very beginning, dilute the sour cream with three tablespoons of very warm water, add the flakes and let them swell for 20 minutes;
2. At this time, roll the turkey meat through a meat grinder along with the onions;
3. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater and add to the minced meat;
4. Mix flakes swollen in sour cream and minced meat;
5. Salt and pepper the cutlet mass;
6. Form into round patties and place in a steamer bowl;
7. Steam.

Juicy minced poultry cutlets

In a slow cooker, cutlets take a little longer to cook, due to the fact that the water is brought to a boil longer and does not boil as intensely as on gas. But then you can put the cutlets in a slow cooker, setting the required time, and go about your business. To make the cutlets juicier, it is recommended to add boiled potatoes.

Required Ingredients:

• 500 g turkey meat;
• 5 potatoes;
• 2 eggs;
• a slice of butter;
• 2 onions;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking time: 75 min.
Caloric content per 100 g: 90 Kcal.

1. Boil potatoes for 10 minutes, cool and grate;
2. Turn the turkey meat in a meat grinder along with the onions;
3. Add eggs, stir. Salt and pepper the minced meat;
4. Mix potatoes and prepared minced meat;
5. Form cutlets and place in a steamer bowl, having previously greased it with butter;
6. Cook in the "steamer" mode or, in the absence of such, on the "cooking" mode for 60 minutes.

How to make turkey cutlets with courgette

Since turkey is a low-fat dish, all recipes boil down to making the cutlets juicier. For juiciness, it is more useful to add zucchini or zucchini instead of potatoes. These cutlets are also very tasty.

Required Ingredients:

• 400 g turkey;
• 2 slices of roll;
• 2 eggs;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 medium or 2 small zucchini;
• half a glass of sour cream;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking time: 60 min.
Caloric content per 100 g: 46 Kcal.

1. Scroll the turkey in a meat grinder;
2. Add eggs, spices and salt to the minced meat;
3. Grate the zucchini and attach to the minced meat;
4. Add sour cream, crushed garlic and mix thoroughly;
5. Allow excess liquid to drain in a colander;
6. Form the patties and steam them.

Turkey cutlets with cheese

This dietary dish can be varied with cheese filling. It is possible that in this way its dietary properties are a little diminished, but the taste will only benefit.

Required Ingredients:

• turkey meat 600 g;
• hard cheese
• 2 large eggs;
• 2 slices of bread;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• greens;
• salt pepper.

Cooking time: 65 min.
Calories per 100 g: Kcal.

1. Make minced meat from turkey fillet, add slices of bread while scrolling;
2. Mix minced meat with egg, chopped herbs, crushed garlic, spices, salt;
3. Squeeze the minced meat well from the excess liquid and let it drain in a colander;
4. Grate cheese;
5. Form round pieces of meat and flatten it strongly, so that a flat circle is obtained;
6. Put a spoonful of grated cheese in the center of this circle and carefully roll the meatball so that the cheese remains inside;
7. Steam cutlets.

Cutlets should be eaten warm. So you can enjoy the cheese melted and flowing from the core when cutting the cutlet.

To make the cutlets truly tasty and juicy, you need to heed a few tips.

1. Fresh turkey meat of light color does not have a pronounced odor, slightly moist;
2. These cutlets go well with any greens. For example, green onions, parsley, dill, or mint;
3. Vegetables, couscous, boiled rice, buckwheat, potatoes are perfect for a side dish;
4. The most dietary part of a bird is the brisket. The thighs and legs are fatter;
5. The skin must be cut off, as it contains a lot of fat and harmful substances;
6. It is better to do minced meat yourself, as in addition to fillets, by-products are added to the factory minced meat. If there is no meat grinder, you can finely chop the meat;
7. For juiciness, it is proposed to add a roll, bread, semolina or crackers soaked in milk to steamed turkey cutlets. Alternatively, add slices of bread to the meat while scrolling. They may even be a little stale, but without signs of mold;
8. Spices such as zira, sumac, mint are great for turkey, and lemon juice also perfectly complements their taste.

Bon Appetit!