Sauteed Turkey with Tequila Cream Sauce
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 11/2 pounds turkey cutlets, cut into 1/2 inch strips
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 6 shallots, minced
- 6 Shiitake or domestic mushrooms, quartered
- 1 cup gold tequila
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups creme fraiche
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 3 dashes Tabasco sauce
- Spaetzle (see recipe)
- Chopped epazote leaves
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
- Season turkey strips with salt and pepper.
- Add to skillet and saute until brown but still pink inside, about 1 minute per side.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer turkey to platter.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same skillet.
- Add shallots and mushrooms and saute until brown, about 3 minutes.
- Add tequila and boil until reduced by half.
- Add chicken stock and boil until reduced by half.
- Add creme fraiche and simmer until sauce is reduced to sauce consistency.
- Return turkey to sauce.
- Stir in salt, white pepper and Tabasco.
- Spoon turkey and sauce over Spaetzle.
- Sprinkle with epazote leaves.
vegetable oil, turkey cutlets, salt, shallots, shiitake, gold tequila, chicken stock, creme fraiche, salt, ground white pepper, tabasco sauce, spaetzle, epazote leaves
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sauteed-turkey-with-tequila-cream-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)