German Style Breaded Cutlets With Swiss Cheese Recipes

WIENERSCHNITZEL

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.

JAGERSCHNITZEL - GERMAN PORK CUTLETS

Steps:

• Pound the pork cutlets with a mallet until they are 1/4-inch thin. Combine 1 cup flour, salt and pepper in a large dish and dredge the cutlets in the flour mixture. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a large frying pan, place the thin cutlets in hot oil, and brown approximately five minutes on each side. Drain and place the browned cutlets in a casserole dish.
• Add bacon, onion and mushrooms to hot oil in the frying pan, and simmer for approximately 10 minutes until the bacon,chopped onions and mushrooms are cooked. Add remaining 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 white wine to the pan to make gravy. Add remaining 1/4 cup liquid if necessary and cook over low heat until gravy is thickened.
• Pour the bacon and onion/mushroom gravy over the cutlets in the casserole dish. Tightly cover the casserole dish and place in the preheated oven and cook for 30 to 35 minutes until tender.

FRIED SWISS CHEESE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1-tablespoon of the bread crumbs.
• Dip the cheese cubes into the egg mixture and then roll in the bread crumbs to coat well.
• In a large skillet, melt just enough oil to make a 3-inch depth.
• Heat to 380-degrees.
• Fry the cheese cubes, a few at a time, for 1 minute or until crisp and golden.
• Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
• Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Serve with toothpicks.
• Makes: about 1 dozen.
• (*Can substitute cheddar, mozzarella, co-jack, pepper jack or one of your own favorites).
• Serve plain or with dipping sauces such as spaghetti, pizza, marinara, ranch or bbq.

WIENERSCHNITZEL (BREADED VEAL CUTLETS)

Steps:

• Place veal cutlets, one piece at a time, between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound until thin, about 1/4 inch thick.
• Slice lemon in half and squeeze lemon juice over all four pieces of veal.
• Allow the veal to sit in lemon juice for 30 minutes.
• Allow excess lemon juice to drip off before breading the cutlets.
• Sprinkle a pinch of salt over each cutlet.
• Place flour in a large shallow plate.
• Beat eggs, water, and vegetable oil in a large shallow bowl. ~NOTE~ The vegetable oil helps to hold the breading on securely and to make the breading crisp.
• Place breadcrumbs in a large shallow plate.
• one at a time, dip salted cutlet into the flour and lightly cover each side with flour.
• Then dip the cutlet into the egg mixture, allowing the excess egg to drip off.
• Then dredge into the breadcrumb mixture to coat.
• Place breaded cutlets on a baking sheet and low to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Heat shortening in a large heavy skillet.
• There should be enough oil in the pan for the cutlets to "swim".
• When the oil is hot, place one or two cutlets in the skillet at a time, being careful not to crowd the cutlets.
• Fry first side slowly until golden brown, about 4-6 minutes.
• Turn cutlets over with a spatula, being careful not to splatter hot oil.
• Fry on second side for about 4-6 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• If you have more cutlets to fry, then place finished cutlets in a piece of foil and keep warm in the oven at 250°F while you continue to fry up the rest of the cutlets.

GERMAN STYLE BREADED CUTLETS WITH SWISS CHEESE

Steps:

• Before you begin, make sure your chicken cutlets are pounded thinly (place chicken piece between two sheets of wax paper and pound with a meat mallet).
• In a bowl, combine 2 Tbsp flour,Parmesan, egg, minced parlsey, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and milk using a whisk.
• Set some additional flour in a wide dish and dip each cutlet into the flour just to coat both sides lightly.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat and melt 4 Tbsp butter in the pan.
• While the butter is melting, dip each floured cutlet into the milk mixture and add to the skillet.
• Cook cutlets until golden and tender on each side- about 3-5 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked all the way through.
• Just before they are done cooking, top each piece with a slice of cheese and let melt.
• Remve cutlets to a platter and keep warm.
• Heat remaining 2 Tbsp butter in the same pan until darkened.
• While the butter is heating, cut the lemon in half.
• Squeeze half of the lemon and add the juice to the skillet.
• Stir and drizzle lemon butter over the cutlets as desired to taste- this will be very thin.
• Garnish each plate with a sprig of parsley.
• Slice remaining 1/2 lemon into thin slices and place on top of cutlets cutlets as a garnish.