1
: a small slice of meat
a veal cutlet
2
: a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish
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Festival food includes sushi, spam musubi, gyoza, yakisoba, mochi, teriyaki chicken rice bowls, shave ice, cotton candy and bento boxes with pork cutlet, teriyaki salmon or sesame tofu, with iced coffee, boba drinks, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade to wash it all down.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Between that, and her throwing her chicken cutlets at you, this felt like peak Drag Race shenanigans.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
Season and dredge chicken cutlets: Season cutlets evenly with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
In tanks the size of beer vats, companies on the U.S. west coast are developing a new generation of steaks, patties and cutlets, attempting to largely cut mother nature out of the equation of producing your dinner entrée.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Half Time platter: 10 sandwiches (Italian, American and chicken cutlet with fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers) plus 2 pounds of macaroni salad, potato salad or coleslaw.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
Fine-dining restaurants usually turn to neat, boneless cuts like breasts, medallions and cutlets, but chefs have begun sending out chickens and ducks with the feet still attached.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
Transfer pork chop to cutting board and, holding knife parallel to cutting board, slice into 2 thin cutlets.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
Cook chicken cutlets: Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Between that, and her throwing her chicken cutlets at you, this felt like peak Drag Race shenanigans.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
Season and dredge chicken cutlets: Season cutlets evenly with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
In tanks the size of beer vats, companies on the U.S. west coast are developing a new generation of steaks, patties and cutlets, attempting to largely cut mother nature out of the equation of producing your dinner entrée.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Half Time platter: 10 sandwiches (Italian, American and chicken cutlet with fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers) plus 2 pounds of macaroni salad, potato salad or coleslaw.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
Fine-dining restaurants usually turn to neat, boneless cuts like breasts, medallions and cutlets, but chefs have begun sending out chickens and ducks with the feet still attached.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
Transfer pork chop to cutting board and, holding knife parallel to cutting board, slice into 2 thin cutlets.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
Cook chicken cutlets: Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
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cutlet
noun
cut·let
ˈkət-lət 
1
: a small slice of meat
veal cutlets
2
: a piece of food shaped like a cutlet
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