PORK SCHNITZEL

Pork Schnitzel image

Provided by Wanna Make This?

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds
2 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
1/2 cup drained sauerkraut
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 center-cut boneless pork chops (5 to 6 ounces each)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, finely chopped or ground in a spice grinder
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
Vegetable oil, for frying

Steps:

For the bacon slaw: Put the bacon in a small skillet and cook over medium-low heat until browned and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Once the bacon has cooked, carefully pour off and discard all but about 1 tablespoon of the fat, then add the caraway seeds and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Let cool, then transfer the bacon, caraway seeds and bacon fat to a bowl and add the cabbage and sauerkraut. Toss and season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, for the schnitzel: Place a pork chop between two pieces of plastic (preferably from a resealable plastic bag). Use a meat mallet to pound the pork to an even thickness of about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch. Repeat with the other pork chop.
Put the flour in a wide, shallow bowl and whisk in the marjoram, paprika, nutmeg, caraway, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
Whisk the egg with 1 tablespoon water in another shallow bowl. Put the panko in third shallow bowl.
Dredge one piece of pork in the seasoned flour, then shake off the excess. Dip it in the egg to coat and let the excess drip back into the bowl. Place it in the panko and turn it to coat, lightly pressing so that the crumbs adhere. Place it on a plate and repeat with the other piece of pork.
Add about 1/8 inch of oil to a large skillet and heat it over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the pork and cook, turning once, until the chops are golden brown on both sides and just cooked through, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the schnitzel to a wire cooling rack set over a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain briefly. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
Serve the schnitzel with the bacon slaw on the side.