A schnitzel is meat – usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer, that is fried in some kind of oil or fat. The term is most commonly used to refer to meats coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried (some variants such as Walliser Schnitzel are not breaded) Originating in Austria, the breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and made using either veal, mutton, chicken, beef, turkey, reindeer or pork. It is very similar to the French dish escalope, and the milanesa of Uruguay and Argentina.
The recipe
- 100g breadcrumbs
- 30g Co-op Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 British free range egg, beaten
The method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
- Lay the breadcrumbs out on a baking tray and toast in the oven for 5 mins, until lightly golden, then transfer to a bowl
- When cool, add the cheese and thyme, then season
- Put the flour, egg and breadcrumbs in three shallow bowls
- Dip the pork strips in the flour, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs, making sure they’re well coated
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan set over a medium heat, then fry the strips for 2-3 mins each side, or until golden and cooked through (or alternatively like we did is coat it all and put straight into the oven to roast to reduce fat for about 40 minutes temp 200)
To make this gluten free just simply change the flour and breadcrumbs to a gluten free product.
Pork
The finished product! Very tasty!
These look rather delicious. Wish I hadn’t given up meat now, haha!
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I bet theres veggie options!
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This post actually made me very hungry!
Schnitzels are definitely one of those foods you can’t go wrong with, looks delicious!
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They tasted bomb!
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These sound really good Bryony, and so easy to make too! Thankyou for sharing with #Bakingcrumbs
Angela x
PS, don’t foget to put the #BakingCrumbs badge onto your post so that people know where you’ve linked up 🙂
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I love Wiener Schnitzel – my Grandma is Austrian so we used to make it lots together when I was a child! You have reminded me I should make it myself! Thank you for linking up xx
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Your grandma sounds awesome!
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This is something new to try! Thank you for sharing.
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What a great sounding recipe!
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Oh pinning now as I know my family would love these. Thank you for sharing 🌟 #thesatsesh
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oh my gosh this looks incredible! i know what im making for dinner tonight!
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I love anything breaded in panko! #AnythingGoes
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Oh I might need to try this one! *as I wipe the drool from my mouth… #AnythingGoes
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I don’t eat meat but I imagine that my husband would enjoy these! Thank you for sharing with #Blogstravaganza 🙂
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I like a bit of pork but it can be dry, this looks delicious so will definitely be trying this recipe #satsesh@_karendennis
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It works well with the slaw or even coleslaw chop bought.. I had mayo!
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Omg these sound DIVINE!
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Very tasty and filling!
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I’m gonna have to try get round to making them, I honestly almost drooled lol
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