KDRV Ulimate Thanksgiving Holiday

Even though the holiday is over and gone I thought it would be worth posting a short cooking segment I did with KDRV titled Ultimate Thanksgiving Holiday.  We had a good time and I think the crew enjoyed the meal we prepared. Check out the short video with the link above! Here is the recipe for the Turkey Piccata I made on the show:

Ingredients:

4 medallions of turkey breast, 2 to 3 oz each, pounded thin
1/3 cup olive oil
½ cup flour (for dredging medallions)
1 teaspoon chopped shallots
3 mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 oz white wine
2 oz Marsala wine
4 oz chicken stock
1 Tablespoon chopped parsley
The segments of 1 lemon
1 Tablespoon dried cranberries
1 Tablespoon capers
1 Tablespoon whole unsalted butter
Salt and pepper

Method:

In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil on medium high.

While your pan comes to temperature, lightly dredge the turkey medallions in flour. Pat off excess flour.

When the oil runs quickly across the pan when slightly tilted, add the medallions to the sauté pan.

Cook the medallions until they are nicely browned and turn with a pair of tongs or spatula. Add the shallots, mushrooms and a pinch of salt and pepper.

Allow the ingredients to cook together for 2 to 3 minutes or until the mushrooms begin to soften.

Add the white wine, Marsala wine, chicken stock and parsley. Continue cooking on medium high heat until the liquids reduce by about half to a nice sauce consistency.

Add the lemon (NOTE: more or less lemon is certainly optional; one would need to balance the salt and citrus flavor accordingly), cranberries, capers and stir in the whole butter while removing the pan from the heat.

Adjust salt and pepper and serve as individual portions or together as a family style or shared meal.

The Beginning

I have decided to start archiving my husband's creative and delicious efforts in the kitchen. He is an executive chef, practicing and residing in Oregon. He has been practicing for over a decade, more information about him can be checked out in his bio.

For this first post, I'm sharing a local radio talk show he did called "Cooking with Julia".

Cooking with Julia with Guest Chef Skye

I am no writer, so accordingly this blog will consist of mainly photos of food, great ingredients, seasonal recipes, ideas and quick tips.

Skye is cooking everyday so we will have the opportunity to update often!