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Schweineschnitzel

Name: Schweineschnitzel
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: 2 Pork Loin (sliced); 3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour; 1 Egg; 4 tbsp Breadcrumbs; 1/2 Lemon; A pinch Salt; A pinch Pepper; To taste Oil for frying

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Pork pounded thin, breaded, and pan-fried — a classic of Germany and Austria.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Schnitzel traces back to Austria's Wiener Schnitzel, which is made with veal, but in Germany the pork version, Schweineschnitzel, is a beloved home dish. The meat is pounded thin, coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, and pan-fried — a method said to be one of the roots of Japanese tonkatsu.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Germans squeeze lemon over it, and it comes to the table with potato salad or fries.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Pork Loin (sliced) 2
All-Purpose Flour 3 tbsp
Egg 1
Breadcrumbs 4 tbsp
Lemon 1/2
Salt A pinch
Pepper A pinch
Oil for frying To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Pound the pork thin with a meat mallet and season with salt and pepper.
Coat in flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs.
Heat plenty of oil in a frying pan and fry both sides until golden.
Drain and plate.
Serve with lemon wedges.

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