Pork Schnitzel

Name: Pork Schnitzel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 4 pork loin chops, pounded thin; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 cups fine breadcrumbs; clarified butter or oil for frying; lemon wedges to serve; lingonberry jam to serve; salt to taste

Thin breaded pork cutlets, dredged in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in clarified butter until deeply golden, a true Viennese classic.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

European

comfortporkfried

Ingredients

4pork loin chops, pounded thin

1 cupall-purpose flour

2eggs, beaten

2 cupsfine breadcrumbs

clarified butter or oilfor frying

lemon wedgesto serve

lingonberry jamto serve

saltto taste

Instructions

Season the pork cutlets, then dredge each one in flour, followed by beaten egg, then a coating of breadcrumbs.

Fry in generous clarified butter over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes per side until deeply golden.

Drain the cutlets on a wire rack to keep the coating crisp.

Serve immediately with a wedge of lemon and a spoonful of lingonberry jam, a Viennese classic pairing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

617

Protein

21.8g

Fat

Carbs

109.3g

Fiber

6.6g

Sodium

902mg

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