Escalope
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An escalope (also spelled as escallope) is a piece of boneless meat that has been thinned out using a mallet,[1][2] rolling pin[2] or beaten with the handle of a knife, or merely butterflied.[3] The mallet breaks down the fibers in the meat, making it more tender, while the thinner meat cooks faster with less moisture loss. The meat is then coated and fried. [4]
Common sizes
The typical sizes of an escalope used in the food industry range from 113 to 227 g (4–8 oz).
Paillard or scallop
Paillard is an older French culinary term referring to a quick-cooking, thinly sliced or pounded piece of meat.[5] In France, it has been largely replaced by the word escalope.[5]
The cut is known as "scallop" in the US,[2] not to be confused with the shellfish scallop.
Origin
The term escalope originated in France.[2] It first appeared in cookery terminology late in the 17th century as a dialectal expression in the northeast of rural France[6] originally meaning a shelled nut or mollusk: veau à l'escalope (veal cooked in the style of an escalope).[6] In those days, an escalope was undoubtedly always veal.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Charles G. Sinclair (1998). International Dictionary of Food and Cooking. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 190. ISBN 1-57958-057-2. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Escalope - Kitchen Dictionary - Food.com". Recipezaar.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ^ "Escalope". Probertencyclopaedia.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ^ "Escalope - definition". oxforddictionaries.com. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ a b Zeldes, Leah A. (2010-09-22). "Eat this! Paillard, pounded meat, quick and versatile". Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "escalope". Everything2.com. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2014-08-27.