This turkey recipe with capers, garlic, and wine is quick and easy and will feed a crowd. Try substituting chicken for the turkey.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 20 (6 ounces each) turkey breast medallions, pounded thin
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil as needed
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons shallots, chopped
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/3 cup capers, drained
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup turkey or chicken stock
- 1 pound butter cubed and kept cold
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- Lemon slices for garnish
Preparation:
Pound turkey breasts into scalloppini filets. Mix flour and bread crumbs with salt and pepper to taste.
Heat saute pan with olive oil. Dredge turkey through the flour/bread crumb mixture, then saute both sides until fully cooked. Place onto a sheet pan and keep warm.
Add shallots, garlic, and capers to saute pan and saute until lightly golden. Deglaze pan with wine. Reduce by half. Add stock and reduce by half. Add butter and swirl in pan until all is melted into the sauce. Finish with lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.
Serve with basil mashed potatoes and a variety of grilled vegetables (red and yellow pepper, eggplant, zucchini, and fennel).
Garnish with a lemon wheel twist.
Yield: 20 servings
Recipe Source: National Turkey Federation
Reprinted with permission.
Heat saute pan with olive oil. Dredge turkey through the flour/bread crumb mixture, then saute both sides until fully cooked. Place onto a sheet pan and keep warm.
Add shallots, garlic, and capers to saute pan and saute until lightly golden. Deglaze pan with wine. Reduce by half. Add stock and reduce by half. Add butter and swirl in pan until all is melted into the sauce. Finish with lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.
Serve with basil mashed potatoes and a variety of grilled vegetables (red and yellow pepper, eggplant, zucchini, and fennel).
Garnish with a lemon wheel twist.
Yield: 20 servings
Recipe Source: National Turkey Federation
Reprinted with permission.

