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Wiener Schnitzel

A Wiener schnitzel is a thin veal cutlet (escalope) coated in breadcrumbs.

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Last modified on: September 7^th 2018

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For 4 cutlets, you will need:

1 4 escalopes of veal
2 30 g beaten egg
3 30 g flour
4 30 g breadcrumbs
5 6 tablespoons oil
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 580 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 16 min.	4 min.	1 hour 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Prepare whatever else you will be serving to accompany the Wiener schnitzels (here it is pan-fried potatoes with mushrooms), and keep hot.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Trim the cutlets: remove anything that is not good flesh, then dry the cutlets on absorbant paper. Salt and pepper both sides.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Make a small cut in the sides of each cutlet. We do this to prevent it contracting and curling up during cooking.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Glaze both sides.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Dust each side with flour, then brush with beaten egg again.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Sprinkle with breadcrumbs, then shake the cutlet gently to remove any excess.

Prepare all the cutlets like this.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Pour 6 tablespoons oil into a large frying pan on high heat. When lightly smoking (very hot), lay the cutlets in the pan.

Cook for one or two minutes on the first side.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Turn the cutlets (using tongs if possible) and cook for one or two minutes on the other side.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Serve immediately. The traditional garnish is a slice of lemon and a sprig of parsley.

Remarks

Ask your Butcher to prepare the cutlets nice and fine for you, cut vertically and from the cushion (thick part of the leg) if possible, as this is important for the recipe. Explain that you are making Wiener schnitzels and any good butcher will know what to do.

Please note that if you cook the cutlets in batches, you will need to change the oil as bits of the breadcrumb coating will fall off and they will burn if left in the pan too long.

And to drink?

To be true to the dish's origins, a bottle of Grüner Veltliner, the Austrian white wine.

Keeping

Wiener schnitzels won't keep.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,757 Kcal or 7,356 Kj	86 gr	40 gr	139 gr
88 %	33 %	4 %	21 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
303 Kcal or 1,269 Kj	15 gr	7 gr	24 gr
15 %	6 %	1 %	4 %

Per cutlets
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
439 Kcal or 1,838 Kj	21 gr	10 gr	35 gr
22 %	8 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Gluten, Sourdough

How much will it cost?

For 4 cutlets : 8.36 €
Per cutlets : 2.09 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pains briochés aux raisins, Morteau sausage rolled brioche, Brioche Tatin, Cramique, Galette de Fougerolles, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), Tomato tatin, Fish in a sesame crust, Oat shortbread biscuits, Hollandaise sauce, ... All
	Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scallops au gratin, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Vegetable tian, Escalopes in a sesame crust, Fish "à la Bordelaise", ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach brik parcels, Winegrowers' sausage casserole, Croque-monsieur complet, Salmon marinated like herring, Julia salad, ... All

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