Best True Wiener Schnitzel Breaded Veal Scallops Austria Recipes

TRUE WIENER SCHNITZEL (BREADED VEAL SCALLOPS - AUSTRIA)

Steps:

• When flouring and breading do not press them into the meat, especially the breadcrumbs.
• Ensure that there is enough oil or lard for the meat to "float" in it, it will absorb less oil than if it sticks to the bottom, and allows the coating to puff a little around the meat.
• Heat at least 1/4 inch of oil in the pan to 350°F.
• Working one at a time, dredge cutlets first in flour until the surface is completely dry. Dip in egg to coat, allow the excess to drip off for a few seconds and then roll quickly in the breadcrumbs until coated. Do not press breadcrumbs into the meat. Place meat immediately in the pan with the hot oil. Do not crowd the pan. Cook the schnitzel in batches, if necessary.
• Fry the schnitzel for 3-4 minutes on one side. You may want to swish them around a little with your fork to make sure they are not sticking to the pan. Turn them over once and fry until both sides are golden brown. Remove from pan, allow the oil to drain off, place on a plate with lemon slices and potato salad or green salad and serve.

WIENER SCHNITZEL (VEAL)

Steps:

• Cover work surface with a sheet of waxed paper.
• Arrange cutlets with a few inches between them on paper.
• Over the cutlets, top with a second sheet of waxed paper.
• Pound cutlets out to 1/4-inch thickness using the bottom of a small heavy skillet or a rubber mallet.
• If they are already 1/4 inch, then you don't have to pound them.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Set veal aside and set up 3 disposable pie tins or wide bowls and a plate in a row.
• Place flour in 1 tin and season with salt and pepper.
• In the 2nd tin place the beaten egg with a drizzle of oil and season with salt and pepper.
• In the 3rd tin pour out about 1 cup of cracker meal or crushed corn flakes.
• I use crushed corn flakes that are sold in a box in the supermarket already crushed.
• Dredge the veal completely in flour.
• Then coat the veal evenly with egg on both sides.
• Gently press veal into the cracker meal or crushed corn flakes and rest the coated cutlets on the plate.
• Add a drizzle of oil and 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter to the skillet.
• When the butter foams, add veal and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden brown all over.
• Remove to a warm plate and sprinkle a little nutmeg over the hot schnitzels.
• Garnish with the lemon wedges, as the lemon wedges are to be squeezed over the schnitzels before eating.

WIENER SCHNITZEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°F. Set out the flour, bread crumbs, and beaten eggs on plates or in shallow bowls next to each other on your counter and have a stack of parchment or wax paper ready. Season the eggs liberally with salt and pepper.
• Dredge the cutlets, one at a time, in the egg, then the flour, then dip in the egg again, then dredge in the bread crumbs. Stack the breaded cutlets between layers of wax paper and, when all the veal is breaded, transfer the stack to chill in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes and up to 3 hours.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat until a pinch of flour dropped into the pan sizzles. Cook in batches as necessary, making sure not to crowd the pan, adding fat to the pan as needed. Turn the cutlets as soon as they're browned, then cook the other side. The total cooking time should be 5 minutes or less. As each piece of veal is done, transfer it to an ovenproof platter; place the platter in the oven.
• Serve as soon as all the cutlets are cooked, garnished with the parsley and with the lemon wedges on the side.
• Cotolette alla Milanese "Veal Cutlets Milan Style" (Italy)
• Simply omit the parsley and you have the Italian classic on which veal Parmigiana-really quite an American dish-with its topping of cheese and tomato sauce, is based.