Veal Cotoletta (Wiener Schnitzel)
Recipe by Silvia Baldini — This beloved Italian dish appears often at my dinner table. The veal is thin and tender and coated in bread crumbs before being cooked until golden and crunchy. I love a good cotoletta with lots of lemon squeezed over the top at the last moment to brighten each bite.
It’s also my children’s favorite meal, often accompanied by a heap of roasted potatoes and a peppery arugula salad.
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Veal Cotoletta (Wiener Schnitzel)
Recipe by Silvia Baldini — This beloved Italian dish appears often at my dinner table. The veal is thin and tender and coated in bread crumbs before being cooked until golden and crunchy. I love a good cotoletta with lots of lemon squeezed over the top at the last moment to brighten each bite.
It’s also my children’s favorite meal, often accompanied by a heap of roasted potatoes and a peppery arugula salad.
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Ingredients
- 2 veal cutlet steaks (sliced shoulder or top round), about ½-inch thick
- 1Large egg, lightly beaten
- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 4cups plain dried bread crumbs
- 1 Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1medium lemon, quartered lengthwise
Instructions
- With a sharp knife, trim the veal cutlets. Put the cutlets between two pieces of waxed paper and flatten with a mallet. Use a sharp knife or kitchen shears to make a small snip along the edges of each cutlet to prevent the meat from curling when cooking. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Line up 3 shallow dishes, adding the flour to the first bowl, the beaten egg to the second and the bread crumbs to the third. Working in batches, dip each cutlet first in the flour, then in the beaten egg and finally in the bread crumbs, ensuring both sides are fully coated before moving on to the next. Press the bread crumbs firmly into the cutlet and gently shake off any loose extra crumbs.
- Heat a large, heavy-bottomed frying pan and heat on medium-high until small bubbles come up when a small pinch of bread crumbs is dropped in. Working in batches if necessary, fry the cutlets, turning once halfway through, until golden brown on both sides, for 3-5 minutes total.
- Transfer the fried cutlets to a platter lined with paper towels and let any excess oil drain off. Serve hot with an extra sprinkle of salt and the lemon wedges on the side for squeezing.
Recipe Notes