To cook chicken schnitzel you need to choose a large piece of good quality filet. Then the dish will turn out delicious and very juicy. In its absence, it is possible to make a large piece of a rounded shape from several pieces of medium size, combining them when driving together.
The classic Schnitzel recipe does not require beating meat. Thin a meat piece is enough to roll in breadcrumbs crumbs and put in a frying pan with butter. There are many varieties of dishes called chicken schnitzel. It can be cooked with a filling. It will turn out a very original dish, which hardly anyone might not like.
It can be prepared for a festive table or for a gala family dinner. In Switzerland, the dish is called Cordon Bleu. If you show a little imagination, then it will turn out spectacular and bright.
For this, the chicken fillet must be cut into thin layers. Wrap each layer in cling film and beat off carefully to make the fillet thin and soft. Then salt, add spices and put a thin slice of cheese and ham on top of each piece. Roll each piece of fillet with a roll, secure with toothpicks. It is important to roll it consistently in flour, then in beaten eggs, and last of all in breadcrumbs.
After that, chicken schnitzel can be fried a little in a pan with butter. It is better to use vegetable oil than butter. Then put into shape and bake in the oven until tender, another 20 minutes. Such a meat masterpiece looks very impressive in the context of a plate, around which a side dish and greens are laid out.
There is a spicy dish when the meat is beaten and greased with chopped garlic and mayonnaise. Additionally coated with a mixture of beaten eggs and cheese. Such a dish already during cooking stimulates the appetite with its smells.
You can cook schnitzel from chicken, or you can from veal or pork. They turn out no less juicy and fragrant. During their preparation, dry wine, Parmesan cheese, and meat broth are added to make the meat juicier and softer.
Diet schnitzel will delight those who are forbidden to eat fried and spicy. To do this, first chopped minced meat from chicken meat. Slices of chicken (600g), eggs (2 pcs), salt, finely chopped onions (1 pc) and garlic (2 slices) mix well and put in the refrigerator. Form flat minced flat cakes and brown them a little in a pan under the lid on each side.
Then pour a small amount of broth (3/4 cup) and simmer with the lid closed on low heat for about 40 minutes. The meat delicacy, even if it was cooked in several layers in a pan, turns out to be soft, tender and juicy, and completely without a crust.
Many housewives cook chicken schnitzel, the recipe of which is carefully passed on to each other for several generations. The simplest version of schnitzel is easily prepared from small pieces of fillet, which must be beaten and combined together. After that, put them in the refrigerator for an hour so that they can quickly stick to each other.
Then you need to roll the pieces in flour, dip them in the egg and fry over high heat for 7-10 minutes on one side, then on the other. Then make a small fire and cook for another 20 minutes, adding a little broth. Serve green peas, stewed vegetables or mashed potatoes for garnish.
Delicious chicken schnitzel can be prepared in a cheese coat, while the meat is dipped in beaten eggs with cheese, and then rolled in flour. To improve the taste, such a dish is immediately baked in the oven immediately after frying.
Young housewives can take advantage of an easy and unusual recipe for cooking stuffed schnitzel. In this case, the fillet is cut along, unfolds and fights off. Mushrooms are boiled separately. Hard cheese is rubbed on a grater. The filling is placed on the meat and wrapped in the form of an envelope or roll.
Bread, first dipping in an egg, then dip in a plate with flour and breadcrumbs, fix with toothpicks and fry in a pan with butter. Continue cooking over low heat under a lid with the addition of broth. Served with vegetables and sharp garlic sandwiches. It turns out a quick and easy dinner.