Schnitzels
Tender escalopes in a crisp breaded coating, schnitzels must be Austria’s finest culinary invention. Explore our best schnitzel recipes, including classic crunchy-crumbed pork, chicken and veal cutlets alongside exciting variations and global flavours.
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- Comforting and traditional: Learn how to make the ultimate authentic schnitzel: juicy meat encased in breadcrumbs and pan-fried until golden. The meat is pounded thin to make it tender and increase the crispy surface area. Try schnitzel à la holstein, a German variation invented in Berlin and served with a lemony caper sauce to cut through the richness.
- Easy chicken and pork schnitzel: Veal is the traditional choice for schnitzel, but chicken and pork work well, accompanied by sauerkraut, a salad or served in a bun or with pasta.
- Vegetarian versions: Many vegetables lend themselves well to the crispy schnitzel breadcrumb treatment, including celeriac schnitzel and our aubergine parmigiana version.
- Unusual and creative flavours: Experiment with poppadum chicken schnitzel (with the crumb made from the popular Indian starter) or fish schnitzel with taco-style toppings.
If you like chicken schnitzel, you’ll love our best-of-the-best chicken kyiv recipe.
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Schnitzels
Poppadom chicken schnitzel with lime pickle mayo
Inspired by everyone’s favourite Indian starter, this twist on chicken schnitzel uses crushed poppadums in the crumbs for texture and flavour.
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Pork recipes from around the world
Curried pork schnitzel with devilled egg gribiche and pickles
A fiery gribiche (the mustardy chopped egg sauce from France), pickled cucumbers and red onion enhance these curried pork schnitzels.
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30-minute meals
Schnitzel à la holstein
Schnitzel à la holstein is traditionally made with veal, but tastes just as good with pork. Serve with a fried egg and lemony caper sauce.
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Dinner ideas for two
Fish schnitzel with chipotle mayonnaise, pico de gallo and candied jalapeños
If you love a fish taco, you’ll love this Mexican-inspired schnitzel. Serve with chipotle mayo and sweet-spicy pops of candied jalapeños.
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Aubergine
Aubergine parmigiana schnitzel
Schnitzel meets aubergine parmigiana – this great marriage of Austrian and Italian classics creates the vegetarian dinner of dreams.
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Spaghetti
Crispy pork schnitzels with spaghetti alla vodka
Crispy pork schnitzel proudly top an all-time favourite pasta dish – spaghetti alla vodka. This easy recipe is a double whammy of flavour.
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Celeriac
Celeriac schnitzels with brown butter, tomato and caper sauce
Classic schnitzel gets a vegetarian makeover. Roasted celeriac slices are drenched in seasoned buttermilk, breaded and fried until golden.
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Turkey
Turkey schnitzel with cranberry ketchup
Dish up golden turkey schnitzels with old-school Russian salad and a tangy cranberry ketchup for an easy midweek dinner with a festive spin.
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30-minute meals
Gammon schnitzel sandwich with pineapple piccalilli
This epic schnitzel sandwich features a crispy gammon schnitzeland tangy pineapple piccalili stuffed inside thick slices of tiger bread.
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30-minute meals
Pork schnitzel sandwiches with parmesan mayo
Take crisp, golden pork schnitzel, sprinkle with parmesan, then slather with parmesan mayo and stuff into ciabatta. Sandwich heaven!
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Favourite chicken
Five-spice chicken schnitzel with citrussy greens
Ramp up the flavour of classic chicken schnitzel with a five-spice coating. Serve with citrussy fennel salad for lunch or a light dinner.
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Quick and easy pork
Pork schnitzel with new potatoes and fennel salad
This easy pork schnitzel is spring on a plate: fresh fennel, new potatoes and crisp pork coated in a secret ingredient for extra succulence.
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Midweek meals
Chicken schnitzel with fennel, pistachio and apple salad
Crispy chicken schnitzel is served with a sweet and crunchy fennel, pistachio and apple salad in this easy dinner for four.
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Healthy chicken
Lemon and garlic chicken schnitzels with quick puttanesca sauce
Crispy chicken schnitzel is served with an intense tomato sauce in this moreish meal. Fancy something different? Use prawns instead of chicken
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Cauliflower
Cauliflower schnitzels with paprika and sage sauce and butter bean mash
We've created cauliflower schnitzels by coating cauliflower steaks in breadcrumbs. We've served them with a sage sauce for a hearty vegetarian meal.
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