Wiener Schnitzel

Wiener Schnitzel or scallopini, as they are called in Italy or escalopes in France, consist of thinly sliced meat usually veal or pork, although chicken may also be used, dredged in flour and breadcrumbs. The meat slices are tenderized and rendered thinner with a meat mallet. Ask your butcher to prepare the scallops for you. Usually I am not satisfied and I always render then even thinner until about 1 cm thick.

In case we have a lot to fry, in order to keep the other hot, preheat oven at about 120 degrees and keep them hot in the oven. Never cover them because they will turn soft from the steam.

I usually accompany them with Fried Potatoes as my children prefer them but for my husband and me, sometimes I prepare boiled potatoes with mayonnaise, and other times stuffed potatoes or Potatoes Lyonaises.

For these who don’t have much time, you can prepare  more whenever you can and place them in the deep freezer, covered with cling film.

Defrost before frying.

Wiener Schnitzel

Preparation time: 20 – 30 minutes

Frying time: 10 – 15 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 scallops (thin slices) of veal – pork or chicken breast
  
• Salt,
• Ground pepper
• Flour
• Breadcrumbs
• 2 whole eggs
• Olive oil to deep fry (I avoid butter or other fat)

Directions

1. After washing, draining and making them thinner (if necessary), season with salt and pepper.
2. Beat eggs, and have the flour and bread crumbs in separate plates ready.
3. First of all dip them in the flour.
   
4. Then in the beaten eggs.
   
5. Fnally in the bread crumbs.
6. Heat oil in a frying pan and it must really be hot, but before smoking, so that the breadcrumbs do not fall off the meat. Do not put too many in the frying pan but leave enough space in between.
7. When they have a golden brown colour, turn on the other side and fry about 10 – 15 minutes, totally.

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