Veal schnitzel

Veal schnitzel or Wiener schnitzel as it is known in Europe is a classic dish. Escallopes of veal are given a light crumb coating and fried.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices veal

  • ½ cup plain flour

  • 1 egg

  • ½ cup milk

  • salt and pepper

  • 1½ cups bread crumbs

  • 50g butter

  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

  • 1 lemon

    quartered

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Contains Soy

Equipment

  • 1 meat mallet
  • 1 frying pan
  • 1 dinner plate
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 paper towels

Instructions

  1. Using a meat mallet, pound the veal slices until thin and equal in thickness.
  2. Set up your crumbing station by laying out the flour on a dinner plate. Lightly whisk the egg with the milk in a bowl. Place the breadcrumbs on a plate.
  3. Coat the veal pieces in the flour, dip in eggwash and coat in breadcrumbs.
  4. Heat the oil and butter together in a frying pan and cook each piece for 3-4 mins each side.
  5. Drain on paper towels. Serve with lemon wedges.

Notes

Tip
You need to cook these over a medium heat so they cook inside as well as having a crunchy coating. You don’t want the outside to burn before the inside is cooked.
Variation
Veal is delicious but quite expensive so you can use beef slices as an alternative.

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