Servings: 6
Cooking time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Recipe Description

Do you want something tasty? Turkey cutlets in a slow cooker are a great option.

Turkey meat is a low-calorie, low-allergenic and dietary product.

Ground turkey makes tender and tasty cutlets that the whole family will love. And if you steam them and simmer them in a creamy sauce, you simply won’t be able to tear yourself away from such deliciousness!

To cook turkey cutlets in a slow cooker you need:

• Ground turkey – 600 grams;
• White bread – 1-2 slices (without crust);
• Milk – 50 grams;
• Egg – 1 piece;
• Carrots – 1 small;
• Onion – 1 piece;
• Potato – 1 small;
• Salt, ground black pepper;
• Flour or breadcrumbs.

For the gravy:

• Homemade full-fat sour cream – 2 tbsp. spoons;
• Water – 1 cup;
• Salt, bay leaf.

Cooking step by step:

Separate the bread from the crust and fill it with milk.
Grate the carrots and potatoes on a fine grater, and cut the onion into cubes.
If you make minced meat yourself, it is better to pass the onions and potatoes through a meat grinder, along with the meat.
Mix minced meat, egg, grated carrots, potatoes, onions and softened bread.
Salt, add ground black pepper and mix.

Form cutlets and roll in flour.
Turn on the multicooker, pour in vegetable oil and lay out the cutlets.

There were a lot of cutlets, so I fried some of them below and placed the rest in a double boiler.
It’s very convenient, time-saving, and you get an assortment of fried and steamed cutlets for everyone.
Set the “Baking” mode for 25 minutes and close the lid.
After 10-15 minutes, remove the steamer, turn the cutlets over at the bottom and put everything back.

While the multicooker was preparing the cutlets, my youngest son and I managed to have breakfast and get ready to go outside.

After the signal, put all the cutlets into the multicooker bowl and pour in the sauce.
For the sauce, I had homemade sour cream, salt, bay leaf and some water.
Homemade sour cream is very good for baking, but if you don’t have it, you can replace it with cream.
We set the “Stew” program for 1 hour and go outside to work up an appetite;).

Soak any cereal flakes or just rolled oats in water, broth, milk, yogurt or a mixture of sour cream and milk. The flakes should soften and swell. While the oats are preparing, make the stuffing for the steamed turkey cutlets.

Fillet from almost any part of the turkey is suitable for minced meat: from the breast, from the thighs or, as in this recipe, from the drumsticks. It is enough to simply cut the breast meat into pieces that are convenient for loading into a meat grinder. Meat from thighs and especially drumsticks must be separated from skin, bones and cartilage.

Scroll the pieces of turkey meat into a meat grinder along with onions and, if desired, garlic. These vegetables will give the cutlets the necessary juiciness and improve the taste.

To prepare the cutlet mass, combine ground turkey with chopped onion and swollen flakes. Lightly salt the minced meat and add the selected spices (fresh chopped herbs, aromatic dry herbs, ground peppers and/or ready-made national spice mixtures).
Mix the ingredients well and thoroughly knead the minced meat into a homogeneous sticky mass.

Give the cutlet mass a round shape, flatten it and distribute it into equal portions with a knife or, simply, with the edge of your palm. First, mark out an even quantity, and if an odd number is required, then in the very center, grab a portion of minced meat in approximately the same quantity as for the “even” cutlets. The procedure is simple and guarantees that all cutlets will be the same size.

Form the patties into the desired shape: round, oval with a blunt end, or oval with a pointed end.

Place the turkey cutlets on a steaming surface. Steamers usually provide the ability to cook on several required levels at once.

Multicookers often have a basket that is installed on the top of the bowl. This is very convenient because at the same time you can prepare a side dish, for example potatoes, in a bowl under the basket.

There are also stands for steaming, which are placed directly on the bottom of the multicooker bowl. They are especially convenient in combination with the upper basket when you need to cook a large number of steamed cutlets.

Steaming time depends on the size of the cutlets and averages 20 minutes of intense boiling.

When serving, ready-made steamed turkey cutlets can be sprinkled with grated cheese, sesame seeds, fresh chopped herbs or sauce.

Step 1: Prepare the turkey fillet.

Wash the turkey fillet thoroughly under running warm water and place on a cutting board. Using a knife, we clean the meat from veins, films and cartilage. Now cut the component into small pieces and immediately transfer it to a medium bowl.

Step 2: prepare the parsley.

Wash the parsley well under running water, shake off excess liquid and place on a cutting board. Using a knife, finely chop the greens and pour them into an empty plate.

Step 3: prepare the onions.

Using a knife, peel the onion and then rinse it thoroughly under running warm water. Place the component on a cutting board and cut into four parts. Place the chopped onion into a clean saucer. Attention: If you wish, you can immediately finely chop the onion into cubes, but I prefer a blender, as it is quick and painless (usually the juice of the component gets into my eyes, which always makes me cry, and the electrical appliance takes the blow).

Step 4: prepare the minced meat for the cutlets.

Place pieces of turkey fillet into a blender bowl and then chop everything at high speed until the meat is minced. It usually takes me 1–2 minutes(depending on how big the pieces are).

Transfer the ground turkey from the container back to the bowl, and place the onion quarters in its place. Again, finely chop everything until it turns into shavings and then pour it into a common container.

Next, place the chopped parsley in a bowl and add salt. Using a tablespoon, mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is formed. That's it, the minced meat for the cutlets is ready!

Step 5: Prepare steamed turkey cutlets.

With clean hands, take a little minced meat from the total mass and form medium-sized oval cutlets. Important: To prevent the mixture from sticking to your fingers, be sure to wet them under running water every time. Immediately place the finished cutlets in the steamer bowl so that there is still a little space between them (during the cooking process they will slightly increase in size).

Turn on the electrical appliance and set the time 20 minutes. Close the container with a lid and prepare the cutlets. Attention: upon expiration 10 minutes Be sure to turn the dish over to the other side using a kitchen spatula. This way it will steam well and become more tender and juicy. At the end we turn off the steamer, but we are in no hurry to take out the cutlets. Just remove the lid and let it cool slightly.

Step 6: Serve the steamed turkey cutlets.

When the cutlets have cooled slightly, use a kitchen spatula to remove them from the steamer and transfer them to a special plate. But you can treat your friends and family with such a delicious dish along with all kinds of side dishes. For example, these are mashed potatoes, boiled rice, fresh vegetable salads, fried potatoes and much more. My kids, oddly enough, love to eat such cutlets along with green beans, which are always cooked in parallel with them at a level below in a double boiler. It turns out both tasty and very healthy!
Enjoy your meal!

If desired, you can pour soy sauce over the cutlets before serving. This makes the dish more piquant and less dietary;

To make cutlets, it is best to use fresh turkey fillet. But if it happened that you had meat in the freezer, that’s also okay. The main thing is to defrost it in advance by placing it in a medium bowl and completely filling it with warm water. Let it sit like that for a couple of hours. But under no circumstances should you speed up this process by using a microwave oven or running hot water from the tap. This can ruin the structure of the meat and the cutlets simply won’t work out;

To make the dish more satisfying, you can add a handful of semi-cooked rice to it. In this version, of course, it is better to serve the cutlets with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetable salads. Boiled rice should still be excluded.

Turkey is considered a dietary, nutritious, fortified and low-calorie product. Children love steamed turkey cutlets. This dish can be included in your diet. You will learn about the features of preparing steamed turkey cutlets in our article.

Many housewives have cooked steamed turkey fillet cutlets at least once in their lives. To make this dish soft, juicy and aromatic, use the advice of professional chefs:

• to prepare cutlets, you can use turkey fillet or minced meat;

• You should grind the turkey flesh in a meat grinder several times so that the minced meat is homogeneous;

• To form cutlets, add a chicken egg to the minced meat;
• Onions and fresh herbs will add taste and aroma to the cutlets;
• To make the cutlets soft and appetizing, you can place pieces of hard cheese on top;
• minced meat should be salted and seasoned with spices in accordance with personal taste preferences;
• steam cutlets can be cooked in a slow cooker or a double boiler; the choice of mode depends on the power and model of the kitchen appliance;
• To ensure that the cutlets are evenly fried, it is best to turn them periodically after about 10-12 minutes;
• steamed turkey cutlets can be served with any side dish;
• These cutlets are best combined with rice, potatoes and green beans;

• by excluding eggs from the minced meat, you can prepare a dietary dish with low calorie value;

• To make the cutlets soft and juicy, you can add bread soaked in whole milk to the minced meat.

As already mentioned, you can cook steamed cutlets in both a steamer and a slow cooker. Let's look at the classic recipe for making turkey cutlets. This meat dish can be introduced into the diet of children over one and a half years old. For flavor, you can add fresh or frozen parsley to the minced meat. If you took too large an onion, then you need to add half of it to the turkey fillet.

Compound:

• 1 onion;
• turkey pulp - 0.6 kg;
• fresh chopped parsley;
• table salt - to taste.

Preparation:

Steam cutlets in a slow cooker

An excellent meat dish for an everyday or holiday table will be cutlets made from steamed turkey pulp. Set the appropriate program mode depending on the features of your multicooker. Don’t forget to pour water into the multi-cooker container and install a special mesh on top.

Compound:

• turkey pulp - 0.7 kg;
• salt;
• fresh parsley;
• 1 onion;
• 1 carrot;
• 100 g milk;
• 1 chicken egg;
• 2 slices of white bread;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• seasonings - to taste.

Preparation:

Turkey diet dish

As has been said many times, turkey pulp is considered a dietary product. If you exclude chicken eggs and bread from the minced meat, you can prepare a low-calorie meat product. Turkey is included in the diet not only by people struggling with extra pounds. Often, treating specialists advise eating this product in case of the development of various pathologies of the digestive tract, as well as in young children.

Compound:

• turkey pulp - 0.5 kg;
• semolina - 1 tbsp. l.;
• 1 carrot;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• any greens;
• cabbage - to taste.

Preparation:

1. We prepare the turkey flesh as described in previous recipes, and then grind it in a meat grinder.
2. Grind the cabbage in a blender and place it in a container with minced turkey.
3. Any variety of cabbage is suitable for dietary cutlets; it is this vegetable that will give the dish juiciness and fluffiness.
4. Add semolina, salt and seasonings to the minced meat according to your taste preferences.
5. Finely chop any greens (parsley, basil, dill) and place in the minced meat.
6. Mix all components thoroughly.
7. We make cutlets and put them in a steamer.
8. We cook diet cutlets for half an hour. After 15 minutes, the cutlets need to be turned over to the other side.

Poultry meat is the basis of dietary and baby food, especially in minced 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 trying to lose weight and for those who simply like to eat tasty but healthy food.

How long does it usually take to steam cutlets?

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

• in a multicooker with the “steamer” or “cooking” function;
• in a steamer pan;
• in an electric steamer;
• in a saucepan in an iron colander.

Unlike the meat of another bird - chicken, turkey is steamed about twice as long. But turkey is considered a more dietary meat than chicken. Firstly, the turkey is better kept, but it is difficult to add growth hormones to its feed; it is more demanding than chicken.

And secondly, turkey meat has 4 times less fat. Depending on the size and thickness of the turkey cutlets, steam them for 30 to 60 minutes. It takes a little longer in a slow cooker than in a specialized double boiler.

Recipe for steamed turkey cutlets for a child

These cutlets are an excellent option for baby food. If you cook them in a double boiler, then all the fat will drain off, and only the most beneficial parts will remain in the cutlets. Therefore, most mothers choose turkey puree for the first feeding, and such cutlets for subsequent feeding 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 1-2 cutlets immediately before eating. This will be better than storing ready-made cutlets or fiddling with minced meat every time.

Vegetables that can be cooked at the same time as steamed cutlets are perfect as a side dish. For children who still choke on large foods, the cutlets can be crushed with a fork or even a blender.

Diet turkey cutlets

For juiciness, you can add oatmeal or regular rolled oats to the cutlets. This recipe is for true adherents of a healthy lifestyle, as oatmeal will replace bread or crackers 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.
Calorie 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, grind the turkey meat through a meat grinder along with the onion;
3. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater and add to the minced meat;
4. Mix the flakes swollen in sour cream and minced meat;
5. Season the cutlet mass with salt and pepper;
6. Form round cutlets and place them in a steamer bowl;
7. Steam.

Juicy minced poultry cutlets

In a slow cooker, cutlets cook a little longer, due to the fact that the water takes longer to boil and does not boil as intensely as on gas. But you can put the cutlets in the 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.
Calorie content per 100 g: 90 Kcal.

1. Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes, cool and grate;
2. Turn the turkey meat in a meat grinder along with the onion;
3. Add eggs, mix. Salt and pepper the minced meat;
4. Mix potatoes and prepared minced meat;
5. Form cutlets and place in a steamer bowl, after greasing it with butter;
6. Cook in the “steamer” mode or, in the absence of one, in the “cooking” mode for 60 minutes.

How to make turkey cutlets with zucchini

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

Required ingredients:

• 400 g turkey;
• 2 slices of bread;
• 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.
Calorie content per 100 g: 46 Kcal.

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

Turkey cutlets with cheese

This dietary dish can be varied with cheese filling. It is possible that this way its dietary properties will be slightly 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;
• greenery;
• salt pepper.

Cooking time: 65 min.
Calorie content per 100 g: Kcal.

1. Make minced turkey fillet, adding pieces of bread while rolling;
2. Mix the minced meat with the egg, chopped herbs, crushed garlic, spices, and salt;
3. Squeeze the minced meat thoroughly to remove excess liquid and let it drain in a colander;
4. Grate the cheese;
5. Form the meat into round pieces and flatten it firmly so that you get a flat circle;
6. Place a spoonful of grated cheese in the center of this circle and carefully roll the meatball so that the cheese remains inside;
7. Steam the cutlets.

Cutlets should be eaten warm. This way you can enjoy the cheese that melts and flows out of the core when cutting the cutlet.

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

1. Fresh, light-colored turkey meat does not have a distinct odor and is 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 as a side dish;
4. The most dietary part of the bird is the breast. Hips 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 make minced meat yourself, so in addition to fillet, offal is added to factory minced meat. If you don’t have a meat grinder, you can finely chop the meat;
7. For juiciness, it is suggested to add a roll, bread, semolina or crackers soaked in milk to steamed turkey cutlets. Or add pieces of bread to the meat while cranking. They may even be a little stale, but without signs of mold;
8. Spices such as cumin, sumac, and mint go well with turkey, and lemon juice also perfectly complements their taste.

Bon appetit!