Pork Schnitzels (Beaten Pork Cutlets)

November 21st, 2009 in Main Dish Recipes, Pork by
Total cooking time: 45min  
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Pork Schnitzels

Pork Schnitzels

Schnitzels or beaten cutlets can be prepared of almost any kind of meat: pork, beef, vial, lamb, chicken or even turkey.

The preparation method stays pretty much the same for any of those: you take meat, tenderize it, deep into flour (or breadcrumbs), deep into egg mix and fry. It is that easy!

Of course it is your choice which meat to use: pork is usually more fat and considered less healthy choice before beef, vial or chicken, however beaten pork cutlets are more juicy and tasty, so I prefer to use pork for this recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 5-7 slices of pork sirloin cutlets (about 2.5-3lb in total)
  • 2-3 eggs
  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Sunflower or olive oil

How to prepare, step-by-step:

  1. I used sliced pork sirloin, however you can also buy a whole piece and slice it yourself. I can also say pork shoulder part will do as good as sirloin. So let’s prepare ingredients, if you you have a whole piece of meat, rinse it with cold water and slice into pieces 1/3 – 1/2 of inch:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 1

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 1

  2. Crack eggs into a bowl, add pinch of salt, pinch of ground black pepper and mix:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 2

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 2

  3. Season each piece of meat with salt from both sizes and beat them with meat tenderizer (both sizes as well):
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 3

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 3

  4. Put a skillet on moderate heat burner and add about 2 tablespoons of oil. While skillet is warming up, pour flour into deep plate or a wide bowl, take one tenderized cutlet and deep it with one side to the flour:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 4

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 4

  5. Flip the cutlet and make sure it is covered with flour from both sides evenly:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 5

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 5

  6. Deep the cutlet into the egg mix from one side:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 6

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 6

  7. Flip it to the other side, and again make sure it is covered evenly:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 7

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 7

  8. Put the cutlet to the warmed up skillet and fry it for about 3-4 mins on each side until cooked through (increase cooking time if pork slices are thick). Repeat the procedure with all cutlets:
    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 8

    Pork Schnitzels Recipe: Step 8

  9. Serve pork schnitzels warm, for lunch or dinner, with your choice of side dish. On this photo pork schnitzel is served with potato puree and steamed broccoli:
    Pork Schnitzels

    Pork Schnitzels

Bon Appetit!

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One Response to “Pork Schnitzels (Beaten Pork Cutlets)”

  1. Wow… the lightness of those cutlets looks awesome! I’ve got to give this a whirl :D

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