Pioneer Woman Pork Schnitzel Recipes

PORK SCHNITZEL

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.

PORK SCHNITZEL

Steps:

• Freeze the pork loin until lightly firm at the edges, about 1 hour. Slice the pork as thin as you can (about an 1/8 inch thick) and lay each slice between 2 pieces of parchment or plastic wrap. Gently pound to create super thin cutlets, then season the pork on both sides lightly with salt and pepper.
• Combine the panko and Parmesan in a shallow bowl. Place the flour and eggs each in their own separate shallow bowls.
• Working with one piece of pork at a time, dredge in the flour, then dip in the eggs, letting the excess drip off, then coat in the panko-Parmesan mixture, shaking off any excess. Set on a parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining pork.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Set a wire rack inside a second baking sheet. Cook the pork, 1 to 2 pieces at a time, until brown and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the cooked pork to the wire rack. Continue with the remaining pork, wiping out the skillet as needed and adding the remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
• Sprinkle the cooked pork with flaky sea salt. Serve hot, with lemon wedges for squeezing over the top.

PORK SCHNITZEL

Steps:

• Begin by placing each chop between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and gently pounding them out with the flat side of a meat tenderizer until they are an even 1/4-inch thick.
• Put the flour in a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. Whisk the eggs and milk in another shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. Put the bread crumbs in a third dish and again season with salt and pepper. Lightly dredge each piece of pork in flour, then in the egg and finally into the bread crumbs, pressing the bread crumbs onto the pork gently so they have a nice even coating.
• Lay the breaded pork cutlets in a single layer on a plate lined with parchment and refrigerate, uncovered, for 10 to 12 minutes to allow the coating to dry out a little and adhere to the pork.
• Heat oil and butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the thyme sprig and let it fry for about 1 minute to infuse the oil. Remove the thyme sprig and reserve. Gently lay the cutlets into the pan and cook until golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to paper towels to drain. Season with salt and transfer to a serving platter while still hot. Garnish with lemon wedges and the fried thyme sprig before serving.