cutlet

noun

cut·let | \ ˈkət-lət

Definition of cutlet

1 : a small slice of meat a veal cutlet

2 : a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish

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That recipe involved smooshing (technical term!) the chicken cutlet, coating it with butter, parsley, tarragon, and lemon juice. — Melissa Locker, Bon Appetit, "Watching ‘Wild, Wild Country’? Then You Need to See The Rajneesh Cookbook," 4 May 2018 Some parts can be as thick as your fist; others, cutlet-thin. — Melissa Clark, New York Times, "Lamb, Under Fire, and at Its Best," 6 July 2018 Season chicken breast cutlets with herbes de Provence and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Chicken Quinoa Bowls," 17 Mar. 2017 The stop was long enough for the most gastro-curious passengers to walk across the tracks to a small store that sold bread, sliced carrots, cheese and what may or may not have been chicken cutlets. — New York Times, "For a 90-Minute Game, a Train Ride of 27 Hours," 26 June 2018 Halve chicken cutlets crosswise and stack two halves on each bun. — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, "Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich With Comeback Sauce," 22 Mar. 2018 Cook cutlets 1 minute on each side or until chicken begins to brown. — Susan Nicholson, ajc, "7 Day Menu Planner," 9 Feb. 2018 The chicken and pork milanesa (cutlets) are populist hits, the pierna ahumada (smoked ham) a critical success. — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, "The Mission’s best Mexican and Latin American restaurants," 17 June 2018 And for the folks interested in dining while shopping, the Omakase Group plans to have a small lunch counter offering a a daily cutlet sandwich. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Japanese mega-project headed to Design District," 3 July 2018

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