Sunday, September 13, 2009

Recipe: Honey Turkey fingers...

like chicken fingers, but a little sweeter and actually leaner :) I'm going for cooking cheaper and leaner, so turkey breast is a great replacement to chicken...

So basic recipe 1 turkey breast cut into slices or if available you can just buy prepackaged cutlets... However, unfortunately, presliced was not available, so I had to do it myself which I don't mind except I only just realized how not well-stocked my kitchen is. There's no butcher knife, just the serrated kind. I don't know if you've ever tried to cleanly slice raw turkey breast, but let me tell you, it doesn't actually work out overly too well, just well enough to do what I was doing, but with added cursing lol.

Alright I've gotten off track, here's the recipe list:
1 turkey breast sliced, or cubed, however big you like your turkey fingers :D
1 egg
1-2 tablespoons honey
app. 1 cup bread crumbs (I kind of eyeballed it like usual lol...)
pepperoncino (otherwise known as red pepper flakes) as desired
a pinch pepper
a pinch salt
oregano as desired
basil as desired
Olive oil for pan
So quite simply, crack your egg, add your honey and salt and stir. In another bowl or plate add bread crumbs and all other spices, mix throughougly (I may have spelled that wrong... but spell check I don't think is functioning lol). Take your turkey, dip in egg mixture and then completely cover in breadcrumbs.
Heat oil in pan, add turkey, cook on each side until browned, and until center is white. When done place onto paper towel (to drain any excess oil) and serve while still warm, although they're pretty fantastic cold too ;)
Simple and yummy and for your reading pleasure, or I suppose looking pleasure, I'm adding pictures, just to make you a little bit hungrier...
all set up and ready to go assembly line style :)

there's my fresh honey that I bought in the market place, soo yummy, just sweet enough...
my peperoncino, and breadcrumb mix
starting the frying process :)
now doesn't that look yummy
and these finished ones look even tastier :D

and for final serving purposes, eat with a bed of lettuce, some tomatoes and balsamic vinegar, with some fresh Italian bread on the side
^.^ sooo happy with my food making tonight!!
And that's the update, happily making food in Italy!
~Raspberry Truffle

p.s. and it made a really great lunch the next day as a sandwich, with lettuce, mozzarella and balsamic vinegar :)