Schnitzel. Traditional schnitzel is made of veal and is known as weiner schnitzel. But this recipe is accurately named as it a recipe using cutlets. I have also used a similar recipe to make what I call chicken schnitzel.
A schnitzel is a thin slice of meat (or a vegetarian alternative, like cheese) fried in fat. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer. Most commonly, the meats are breaded before frying. You can have Schnitzel using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Schnitzel
- It’s 2 cup of All purpose flour.
- Prepare 4 of Eggs.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Water.
- Prepare 6 of Boneless pork loin chops.
- It’s to taste of Salt and pepper.
- You need 1/2 cup of Butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of Vegetable oil.
- It’s 4 cups of Panko bread crumbs.
The breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and made using veal, pork, chicken, mutton, beef, turkey, cheese or textured vegetable protein as a vegetarian or vegan alternative. Get Pork Schnitzel Recipe from Food Network. One of the most common sauces is a creamy mushroom gravy. I'm German and hope you can understand my English description.
Schnitzel instructions
- Place flour and crumbs in separate shallow dishes.
- Beat the eggs and water together in a separate shallow dish.
- Season the pork chops with salt and pepper.
- To bread each cutlet place first in flour, then egg, then panko crumbs.
- In a large saute pan heat the oil and butter over medium heat.
- Add the breaded schnitzel, pan fry until golden brown then flip.
- When the second side is golden remove from pan and set aside on paper towels to drain while you cook the other schnitzels.
Translation of the name: 'Wiener' this word comes from the word 'Wien', which is the Austrian city called Vienna. 'Schnitzel' means basically meat in a crust. I'm German and hope you can understand my English description. Schnitzel can be made with pork, veal, chicken, beef or turkey. So use whatever meat you want. If you're after a traditional German schnitzel, use pork.