**Discover the Culinary Delights of Wiener Schnitzel: A Symphony of Flavors Awaiting Your Palate**
Embark on a culinary journey to the heart of Austrian cuisine with Wiener Schnitzel, a dish that tantalizes taste buds and embodies the essence of Viennese culinary heritage. This delectable dish features a tenderized cutlet of veal or pork, meticulously pounded thin, then coated in a golden-brown breadcrumb crust and pan-fried to perfection. Served atop a bed of vibrant greens, Wiener Schnitzel captivates with its symphony of flavors and textures. Accompanied by a selection of sauces, from classic lemon wedges to tangy lingonberry jam, and a medley of accompaniments like potato salad, cucumber salad, or a crisp green salad, this dish promises an unforgettable dining experience. Explore the diverse collection of recipes in this article, ranging from the traditional Wiener Schnitzel to innovative variations that showcase the versatility of this culinary masterpiece.
WIENER SCHNITZEL
Steps:
- For the lemon sauce: Heat a nonstick pan over high heat, place the lemon halves in the pan cut-sides down and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly.
- Whisk together the honey, mustard and horseradish in a medium bowl, squeeze in the juice from the seared lemon and add the dill, mint and salt and pepper to taste. Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- For the potato salad: Cover the potatoes with cold, salted water and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and continue to cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and slice the potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
- Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until golden brown and slightly crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels.
- Add the shallots to the pan and cook until soft. Add the vinegar and sugar and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat, whisk in the mustard, add the potatoes and cornichon and gently mix until combined. Transfer to a platter and top with the crisp bacon.
- For the beet reduction: Bring the beet juice to a boil in a small nonreactive pan over high heat. Cook until thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 12 minutes. Add the honey and season with the salt and pepper. Let cool slightly.
- For the wiener schnitzel: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Spread the breadcrumbs out on a baking sheet and bake until pale and dried, about 12 minutes.
- Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Set 2 baking racks on 2 baking sheets.
- Put the flour in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Put 3 of the eggs in another baking dish with a few tablespoons of water, whisk until smooth and season with salt and pepper. Put the breadcrumbs in a third baking dish and season with salt and pepper.
- Season the veal on both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge in the flour and tap off the excess. Dredge in the eggs, letting the excess run off. Dredge in the breadcrumbs and tap off the excess. Place on one of the baking racks.
- Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until it begins to shimmer. Cook the veal, one cutlet at a time, until golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side. Place on the second baking rack and finish cooking in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Melt the butter over medium heat in a 12-inch straight-sided skillet. Crack the remaining 4 eggs into the pan, season the tops with salt and pepper and cook until the whites are set and the yolks are slightly firm, about 2 minutes. Gently flip and continue cooking until the other side is just slightly set, about 30 seconds.
- To serve: Divide the wiener schnitzel among large plates, drizzle with the lemon sauce, top each with a fried egg and drizzle with the beet reduction. Serve the potato salad on the side.
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Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 22m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 individual shallow dishes. Season cutlets with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, shake of excess, dredge through egg, and last in bread crumbs.
- Heat the oil in large skillet, add butter, and heat until foam subsides. Add 1 Schnitzel at a time to pan, brown from both sides about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to plate lined with paper towels and place in 250 degree F oven to keep warm. Repeat with other Schnitzel. Serve with lemon wedges.
- Fry eggs and top each cutlet with an egg. Top with 1or 2 anchovy fillets and sprinkle with capers, to taste.
ART WIENER SCHNITZEL
Steps:
- Cut the pork loin into 6 even slices, then tenderize them by covering each in plastic and beating until about 1/4-inch thick.
- Layer the sliced pork loin with the onions in a deep container and pour milk over the top to cover. Cover the container and refrigerate for a minimum of 12 hours or up to overnight.
- Preheat a frying pan, some lard and the garlic. Beat the eggs for the breading. Take out the pork chops from the marinade. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper, then add some marjoram, and dip in the eggs, then the breadcrumbs. Fry the pork chops in batches on medium heat for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes on each side. Serve with sauerkraut and brown mustard.
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Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Pound the veal cutlets to an even, approximately 1/8-inch thickness, or have your butcher do this for you. In a dish, sprinkle the cutlets with lemon juice and let stand for 30 minutes. Season both sides with salt. Place the flour on a flat plate, and place the egg/water mixture in a wide, shallow bowl. Add the oil to the egg mixture and beat in with a fork. Spread the bread crumbs on a large plate. Dip the cutlets lightly into the flour, making sure to coat all surfaces, then gently shake off the excess flour. Dip the cutlets into the egg mixture, letting the excess drip away, and then dredge them in the bread crumbs. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. Heat your largest, heavy skillets over medium-high heat and add the butter. When the butter is quite hot and the foam starts to subside, add the veal (cook in batches if necessary - but don't crowd them in the pan). If the butter browns too much after cooking the first batch, you may need to discard it, wipe out the pan, and add more butter for the next batch. Cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side, until golden brown, and turn with a spatula (don't use a fork or tongs, or the breading may be pierced). When the second side is golden, the schnitzels should be cooked through. Transfer to a warm platter and keep warm in a 250 degree oven while you cook the second batch, if necessary.
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You may chill the veal for 30 minutes after coating it if desired, making the recipe more convenient while preparing other foods. -Emma West, Leoma, Tennessee
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sprinkle veal with salt and pepper. Place the flour, eggs and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Coat veal with flour, then dip in eggs and coat with crumbs., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook veal in butter for 2-3 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Serve with lemon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 453 calories, Fat 26g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 209mg cholesterol, Sodium 757mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
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Perfect golden Wiener schnitzel can be a work of art. Or it can be the worst dish of your life, more like a piece of lead. the eggs have to be beaten with a little cream to make them fluffier, the bread crumbs are not pressed onto the meat, and when you cook the schnitzel -- and you always do only one slice at a time -- you keep it moving in the pan, nearly covered with bubbling oil. That's the only way to get the coating on the veal to form a puckery, crunchy surface. I use the top round cut. The very white milk-fed veal doesn't have enough flavor. You don't have to worry so much about tenderness because the veal is pounded. Each portion is cut on the bias about a half inch thick. Make sure all the membrane, or silver skin, is removed. Slice each piece through the middle, not quite all the way, then open it like a book, a butterfly. Place it between sheets of plastic and pound it flat and evenly, not too hard. You can trim away any ragged edges.
Provided by Kurt Gutenbrunner
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- One at a time, place veal pieces in heavy 1-quart plastic bag, and pound thin with meat pounder. Place veal on large platter, and lightly salt and pepper both sides.
- Put flour in shallow bowl wide enough to hold a piece of veal flat. Put eggs and cream in a similar bowl. Beat to blend. Put bread crumbs in a third similar bowl.
- Heat oven to 175 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment. Arrange bowls near stove, along with a platter covered with layers of paper towel and a small plate covered with layers of paper towel.
- Heat oil in an 11- to 12-inch skillet or sauteacute; pan, the deeper the better. When oil is quite hot, put parsley in strainer, put in oil, and fry 10 seconds. Remove parsley, draining well, and place on the small plate. Add butter to skillet, and adjust heat to medium.
- Put 1 slice veal in flour, cover well, then shake off excess. Dip in egg, turning to coat. Put in bread crumbs, coating well, then shake off excess. Put in skillet, and fry about one minute, gently moving pan in circular motion on the burner. Oil should be frothy. When breading looks bubbly and starts to brown, turn and cook another minute, then transfer to paper-towel-lined platter. Repeat with remaining veal, adjusting heat so crumb coating cooks gradually and evenly, without burning.
- Place the cooked, drained schnitzels on a baking sheet, and put in the oven until ready to serve, up to 15 minutes.
- Arrange veal on platter or individual plates. Garnish with lemon wedges and fried parsley, and serve with salad.
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This authentic Wiener schnitzel, simply breaded with flour, egg, and fine breadcrumbs, proves that fried food doesn't have to be heavy. Chef Ban will show you the secret to achieving an airy pocket of golden crust around the meat, which is the hallmark of a good schnitzel.
Provided by Wolfgang Ban
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sift the breadcrumbs through a fine-mesh strainer into a large mixing bowl, and set aside. (Save the coarse crumbs in the strainer for another use.) In another large bowl, add the eggs and whisk to combine. In the third bowl, add the flour. In a large, heavy-bottomed pot set over high heat, add enough vegetable oil to reach a depth of 1 to 1½ inches. Clip a thermometer onto the pot and bring oil to 380 degrees F. Meanwhile, prepare the cutlets.
- Lightly oil one side of two freezer bags. Optional: Trim the veal cutlets to your desired size (Chef Ban uses pieces about 4 inches long). Place a cutlet between the oiled sides of the bags, then use the bottom of a heavy skillet (or a meat tenderizer) to pound the cutlets until they are of a uniform thickness, about ⅛ inch. Set flattened cutlet aside and repeat with remaining cutlets.
- Place the cutlets, evenly spaced, on a wire rack fitted into a rimmed baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Coat first cutlet completely with flour; tap off excess flour. Next, dip the cutlet in the egg; gently wipe off excess egg. Finally, cover the cutlet with breadcrumbs until evenly and completely coated; gently shake off the excess breadcrumbs. Return cutlet to the wire rack, then repeat with remaining cutlets.
- Prepare another wire rack fitted into a rimmed baking sheet for the finished schnitzels. When the oil is at 380 degrees F, gently submerge the first cutlet in the oil. About 30 seconds later, when it floats to the surface, use a ladle to carefully and continually baste the top of the schnitzel with hot oil until the crust is golden and puffs up, about 3 minutes. (This basting action helps create a pocket of air between the meat and the crust-the hallmark of a good schnitzel.) After 3 minutes, flip and baste again, 2-3 more minutes. (Adjust heat as needed to keep temperature at 380 degrees F.) After a total of 5-6 minutes of cooking, schnitzel should be puffed and golden brown on both sides. Use a strainer to remove schnitzel and transfer to clean wire rack or a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Make sure the oil is at 380 degrees F before cooking the next cutlet. Repeat with remaining cutlets.
- Plate the Wiener schnitzel gently to avoid breaking the crust. Garnish with lemon wedges and a few leaves of parsley. Serve immediately.
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This easy German recipe is one of our favorites. Boneless pork chops can also be substituted for veal and taste excellent!
Provided by Loves2CookinMN
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German
Time 1h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place each veal cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap, and pound with the flat side of a meat mallet until about 1/4 inch thick. Dip in flour to coat.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, salt, pepper, nutmeg and milk. Place bread crumbs on a plate. Dip each cutlet into the egg mixture, then press in the bread crumbs to coat. Place coated cutlets on a plate and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the breaded cutlets until browned on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a serving platter, and pour the pan juices over them. Garnish with lemon slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 514.5 calories, Carbohydrate 33.7 g, Cholesterol 229.6 mg, Fat 29.1 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 29.1 g, SaturatedFat 15.5 g, Sodium 781.7 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality veal cutlets for the best results. Look for cutlets that are about 1/4-inch thick and have a good amount of marbling.
- Pound the cutlets to an even thickness. This will help them cook evenly and prevent them from curling up in the pan.
- Season the cutlets with salt and pepper before dredging them in flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs. This will help to enhance the flavor of the meat.
- Use a generous amount of butter or oil when frying the cutlets. This will help to create a crispy crust and prevent the cutlets from sticking to the pan.
- Cook the cutlets over medium heat until they are golden brown and cooked through. Be careful not to overcook them, or they will become tough.
- Serve the cutlets immediately with your favorite sides. Some popular choices include mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple green salad.
Conclusion:
Wiener schnitzel is a classic Austrian dish that is enjoyed by people all over the world. It is a simple dish to make, but it is important to use high-quality ingredients and to follow the steps carefully. With a little practice, you can make a delicious wiener schnitzel that will impress your friends and family.
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