Crispy Chicken Schnitzel

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Source: Serious Eats — Joshua Bousel, Chicken Schnitzel.

Chicken schnitzel · Austrian / German

A chicken schnitzel recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep15 min
Cook25 min
Total40 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving1410 kcal
Free
Servings4Recipe makes 4
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Chill. Beat together 1.89 litres of water and now salt in a large bowl until salt now is dissolved set the chicken breast halves in brine and chill for 30 minutes. While that is happening toast bread until a deep gold tear toasted bread into large pieces move to a food processor and blitz in short bursts until bread is broken down into now medium fine crumbs move breadcrumbs to a large shallow dish take out chicken from brine and now pat dry with paper towels set one chicken breast half in a now resealable plastic bag using a meat pounder now rolling pin or small skillet pound now chicken breast into an even thickness about 5 6 mm in height do the same now again with remaining 3 breasts rest rack on a sheet pan set flour in a large shallow dish set eggs in another large shallow dish and now mix with remaining 2 tablespoons now water until uniform in color now coat one chicken cutlet in now flour shaking off any excess move chicken cutlet to egg wash and now coat evenly letting any excess run off move to now bread crumbs and coat evenly pressing now lightly to ensure bread crumbs adhere set chicken on a rack do the same again with remaining now 3 chicken breast halves now heat oil in a 30 cm skillet to 190°C set one chicken cutlet in now oil and cook in oil until a deep gold on both sides about now 2 minutes per side flipping now as needed if bread crumbs now begin to darken too much move schnitzel to paper now towel lined plate do the same again with remaining three chicken breast now halves garnish with parsley and bring to the table immediately with lemon wedges.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • food processor

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Approximate: more salt than a serving would eat is listed (kosher salt; a brine, rub or typo), so salt is capped at 3 g. No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.

Per servingAmount
Energy1410 kcal
Protein54.7 g
Carbohydrate75.1 g
of which sugars6.2 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat99 g
of which saturates57.6 g
Fibre3.7 g
Salt4.51 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.9 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values