Recipe: German Schnitzel

German Chicken Schnitzel

Ingredients:

4 butterflied chicken fillets (deskinned)

2 tablespoons of flour
3 eggs

1 cup of breadcrumbs
Butter or Olive oil for pan frying

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Method:

1.    Begin by tenderizing the butterflied chicken fillet with a meat mallet.

2.    Next, season the flour with salt and pepper in a separate bowl.  You can add some herbs such as thyme, parsley, onion powder, cayenne pepper and garlic powder for variation (a ½ teaspoon of each will do).

3.    Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.

4.    Coat the tenderized chicken fillets in the flour then in the egg mixture and place immediately into the breadcrumbs.

5.    Heat oil in a pan and fry the schnitzel on both sides until brown and the chicken is cooked through.

6.    Alternatively the schnitzel can be baked in an oven for 15-20 minutes at 180°C.