Pound thin

Flattening chicken or pork between sheets of plastic with a mallet so it cooks fast and evenly. Essential for cutlets, schnitzel, and stuffed roulades.

Used for

  • chicken breast
  • pork loin
  • veal
  • turkey cutlets

In the kitchen

  • Place between plastic or parchment.
  • Strike with the flat side of a mallet, not the spiked side.
  • Work from center outward to even thickness.

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