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a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a breaded veal cutlet

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Recent Examples of cutlet Use your five-spice blend as a wing rub, as breading for pork cutlets, in a fragrant mix for cocktail peanuts, or any of the abovementioned recipes. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024 Image DeVito, who starred at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., became a brief sensation last year by winning three straight games and revealing his love of jersey-style chicken cutlets. David Waldstein, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 And frozen turkeys take many more hours of thawing than, say, chicken cutlets or a pork tenderloin. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 Brown chicken cutlets: Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cutlet
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Noun
  • Securing a multi-year deal with that race winner is the icing on the cake.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Mikey Moore put the icing on the Tottenham cake in stoppage time.
    Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Crafted with a blend of three cheeses, the smashed patty is served on a Parker House Bun and topped with two crinkle pickles but no sauce.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The patties need 2 hours of chilling before grilling.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the Stock Show over the weekend, a server passed beef oxtail croquettes around to the mingling crowd before Lambert kicked off the evening’s festivities.
    Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025

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