Turkey fillet has an excellent balance of nutrients. One hundred grams of this product contains 20 g of protein and only 4 g of fat. Carbohydrates are almost completely absent. This composition makes turkey fillet an ideal food for losing weight people, athletes and just adhering to the proper nutrition of individuals. Taste is also pleasing: delicate, soft, juicy meat is much more pleasant to eat than a dry chicken fillet. A multi-cooked turkey fillet can be cooked in different ways using various sauces and side dishes. Indulge yourself and your household with healthy and tasty food!
How to cook turkey fillet in a slow cooker?
It would seem that it could be easier - I threw the ingredients into the bowl, chose the mode and after an hour you enjoy delicious food. In fact, in order to get a juicy, appetizing and fragrant dish from a multicooker, you need to know some rules:
- Marinate the fillet before cooking for about an hour or two. This is a guarantee that the meat will turn out soft. Soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, mayonnaise, citrus juice, mustard, honey, olive oil are perfect for marinade.
- Choose the right cooking mode. For example, if you cook turkey fillet in a Redmond multicooker, select βStewβ - the temperature will not be too high, the walls of the bowl will warm evenly.
- Use spices and herbs: ginger, cilantro, dill, dried garlic, Provence herbs, nutmeg.
- Meat in a slow cooker should always be prepared separately from the side dish, unless otherwise specified by the recipe.
- If you overdo the fillet and do not turn off the miracle stove in time, then it will turn out to be too soft. If you do not add, it will remain tough. The optimal cooking time is 40-45 minutes in the "Stewing" mode for 1 kg of meat, cut into pieces with a thickness of 1.5-2 centimeters.
Recipes of turkey fillet in a slow cooker are varied: you can use mustard, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, add various vegetables, cereals. Of the spices with turkey, nutmeg, curry, turmeric (gives the meat a yellow-orange hue), dry garlic, Provence herbs are excellent.
Turkey pilaf in a slow cooker
A simple, satisfying and healthy recipe. It is better to use steamed rice - it never sticks even if the cooking technology is violated.
- Prepare the ingredients: cut the fillet into cubes (500 g), rinse the rice in running water, peel the onion (1 pc.), One large carrot, a couple of small cloves of garlic, wash my greens (dill, onion, cilantro).
- Add a thin layer of vegetable oil to the bottom of the multicooker bowl. Enable the "Pilaf" mode.
- First weβll do the roasting - put finely chopped onions, mashed carrots, slices of fillet on a layer of butter, pour out the chopped greens.
- After about 15 minutes, the onion is browned, a crust will form on the fillet. Mix with a spatula and let fry another ten minutes.
- Pour washed rice (600-700 g) into the bowl. Add pure water so that it covers the surface of the grains with a margin of about two centimeters. Do not forget to salt and add your favorite spices.
- Turmeric - is it worth adding to pilaf? She gives the rice a beautiful golden hue, but the flavor of this spice is very mixed. To use turmeric or not - everyone decides for himself.
- Our work is almost over: close the lid and leave the dish for an hour in the "Pilaf" mode. You can go away at this time about your business: the multicooker will turn off itself after a specified time, and you can enjoy aromatic food.
Mushroom Gravy Turkey
If you want to try a delicious turkey fillet in a slow cooker, try this recipe. The aroma of mushrooms and green onions infiltrates pieces of meat, it will turn out juicy and soft.
- Prepare the mushrooms: wash them and cut into slices. Champignons are best combined with turkey. But if they are not - you can use brown boletus, porcini mushrooms, oyster mushrooms. Keep in mind that mushrooms during heat treatment are greatly reduced in size, so take a minimum of 500 grams. Optimal - 700-800 g.
- Cut the fillet into pieces about two centimeters in size. Marinate for a couple of hours in mayonnaise with the addition of a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and salt.
- Turn on the slow cooker in the "Baking" or "Frying" mode. At the bottom - a couple of tablespoons of sunflower oil. We make the frying of onions and chopped mushrooms.
- Pour marinade with slices of fillet into the roast. Change the mode to "Extinguishing".
- The total cooking time is 40-45 minutes. The dish turns out incredibly fragrant, for mushroom lovers this recipe is a real find!
Turkey roast with potatoes
This is the rare case when meat must be cooked in the same bowl as a side dish (in this case, potatoes). The recipe for a turkey fillet in a slow cooker with potatoes is very satisfying and will allow you to feed even the largest family.
- We prepare the ingredients: cut the turkey (half a kilo) into cubes about two centimeters in size, pickle in mayonnaise (100 g) with the addition of a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, salt and Provencal herbs. While the meat is infused, peel several large tubers of potatoes, cut into strips or slices.
- On a slow cooker it is better to use the "Extinguishing" mode. The larger the volume of the dish, the longer the cooking time.
- Submerge the marinade, meat and chopped potatoes in a bowl, mix. If desired, add herbs, spices.
- After an hour (if more than a kilogram of potato is used, the cooking time increases to 90-110 minutes), you can already eat roast with a potato side dish.
Turkey jelly
Jelly has long been considered a tasty food in Russia. Thanks to the dietary value of turkey, the jelly from it turns out to be useful and low-calorie.
You will need the following ingredients:
- turkey thigh - 1 piece (about 200 g);
- a pair of wings (200-250 g);
- chopped turkey fillet - about 500 g;
- carrots, garlic, onions, lemon, black pepper peas - optional;
- salt and two to three liters of pure water.
Load the meat and vegetables into the multicooker bowl. Add spices, salt, black pepper and peas. Pour in water so that it is seven to eight centimeters higher than the ingredients. We use the "Extinguishing" mode. After the first boiling, remove the foam with a spatula, close the lid and leave to simmer. The total cooking time is about four hours. If the water boils at zero, do not be afraid to add more, over time, fat will be released, and the water will cease to disappear. After four hours, pour the jelly into plates or other containers and let it freeze.
Buckwheat turkey in a slow cooker
The recipe for those who follow their figure and adhere to proper nutrition. The calorie content of such a dish is about 210-215 kcal per hundred grams.
- We use the minimum amount of sunflower oil - a tablespoon per pound of buckwheat will be enough.
- We mix a liter of clean water, half a kilogram of chopped turkey fillet, 400 grams of washed buckwheat, oil - to taste, salt, Provence herbs.
- In the "Extinguishing" mode, simmer all the ingredients for an hour.
- The dish is not for gourmets - the simple taste of buckwheat and soft turkey meat will not delight lovers of culinary delights. But as a daily meal for people who eat good nutrition, this is a great option!
You can replace the buckwheat side dish with rice for turkey fillet in a slow cooker. Recipes with photos confirm the relevance of these cooking ideas.
Pasta from the breast in a slow cooker
Pre-pickle a day a piece of fillet (400 g) in mustard (2 tbsp. L.), Honey (1 tbsp. L.), Soy sauce (1 tsp.). Such a long time is necessary so that the meat is completely saturated. A container with marinade and meat should be tightly closed and preferably stored at a temperature below zero (in the refrigerator).
The pickled fillet should be pulled as tightly as possible with culinary threads (can be replaced with a medical mesh bandage).
Set the "Extinguishing" mode, immerse the steamed meat in 200-250 ml of water. Cooking time - 30-40 minutes. After taking out the meat after a period, cool it.
You can eat such a pastoral for breakfast with bread, replacing it with store sausage.
Vegetable Turkey Stew
You will need the following ingredients:
- zucchini - 300 g;
- cauliflower - 200 g;
- broccoli - 200 g;
- dill, parsley, green onions - to taste;
- a pair of pieces of turkey fillet (about 700 g).
In the slow cooker, set the "Cooking" mode. If you intend to use sunflower oil and achieve a crust on pieces of meat, use the "Frying" mode.
All vegetables must be thoroughly washed, finely chopped. Chop the meat into pieces two by two centimeters in size. Submerge the ingredients in a bowl and simmer until cooked. Recipes with a photo of a turkey filet in a slow cooker confirm that this dish is not a shame to put even on a festive table - it looks bright and unusual.
Turkey goulash with red wine sauce
Goulash differs from ordinary stew in the degree of cooked. Beef goulash is cooked for about two hours, lamb is cooked for three hours, and an hour will be enough for a tender turkey fillet in a slow cooker.
Red wine sauce gives the dish a tart flavor. This recipe is perfect for a romantic dinner.
For the sauce you will need:
- 200 ml of real red wine (for example, "Lykhny");
- nutmeg and oregano;
- two tablespoons of sesame oil (can be replaced with olive - of course, refined so that its smell does not interrupt the wine aroma).
Marinate the fillet pieces (0.5 kg) in the sauce for a couple of hours. Then cook in a slow cooker ("Extinguishing" mode) for 40-45 minutes. If there is more meat - one kilogram or more, then the cooking time is increased by 10 minutes for every additional 200 grams. Now you know how to cook a turkey filet in a slow cooker.