Turkey escalopes with lemon are a delicious and simple main course ready in a few minutes with few and inexpensive ingredients. Lemon escalopes are a dish of Italian tradition that you can make as I did with turkey slices, or you can also use other types of meat like chicken slices, veal slices, or beef slices. The meat escalopes are a dish that will save your lunch or dinner countless times as you can prepare them in many different ways. Now let’s see how to make turkey escalopes with lemon, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for preparing turkey escalopes with lemon
- 4 slices turkey
- 2 lemons
- sprigs rosemary
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- as needed salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- as needed flour
How to prepare turkey escalopes with lemon
Let’s begin preparing the turkey escalopes with lemon. Squeeze 1 lemon and set the juice aside,
Coat the turkey slices in flour on both sides and then remove the excess flour.
Pour the butter into a pan and add a dash of extra virgin olive oil,
and the rosemary sprigs.
When the butter has melted, add the previously floured turkey slices and brown well on both sides.
Then, adjust the salt,
deglaze with the lemon juice,
and add the grated zest of the second lemon, let it flavor well, and finish cooking.
When the turkey escalopes with lemon are cooked, serve hot with its cooking sauce.
How to store the turkey escalopes with lemon
Store them in the refrigerator for 2/3 days, then you just need to reheat them, and if the sauce is too thick, dilute it with a dash of water or vegetable broth.
