Schnitzel is a thin slice of meat which originated from central Europe, particularly in Austria and Germany. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin. Most commonly, the meat is breaded before frying. Breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and is made using veal, pork, chicken, mutton, beef, or turkey. Schnitzel originated as Weiner schnitzel and is very similar to other breaded meat dishes.
Ingredients
- 5 thin meat cuts
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 2tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika (optional)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 large eggs (whisked)
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups olive oil or any other oil of choice
Procedure
This schnitzel is surprisingly pretty easy to make and healthier than most other schnitzel recipes out there. By Pan-frying our breaded steaks and that too using olive oil, we use a fraction of the oil that traditional recipes use. This recipe is perfectly crispy and totally delicious.
Note: Getting the right thinness in meat steaks starts with cuts that are already sliced no more than 1/2 inch. From there, using a meat tenderizer or rolling pin is the most ideal common kitchen tool to pound the meat even thinner and for the ingredients or seasoning to rest well and be absorbed properly.
1. Cut your meat into thin layers and tenderize with a meat tenderizer or rolling pin
2. Build your breading stations with three separate plates: a plate of flour seasoned with salt, garlic powder and pepper, a plate with the two beaten eggs , salt and paprika, and a plate of bread crumbs with pepper.
3. Pat the thinned meat dry with a paper towel, dredge each meat cut in the flour mixture to coat. Pat the meat cut a bit to shake off excess flour, then put in station two, the seasoned egg mixture. Allow excess egg to drip off the meat cut before coating it entirely in the seasoned bread crumbs. Repeat the process for the other pieces of meat. Before the schnitzel is cooked, let the breaded meat rest for 15-20 minutes.
4. Pour the measured olive oil or another neutral oil into the pan and bring it to medium heat.Once oil is hot, add in meat cuts in an even layer and cook for about 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Flip and repeat for all seasoned meet cuts.
Enjoy!
