Today I bring you the original Wiener Schnitzel Recipe. Wiener Schnitzel is one of the most known Austrian dishes, not to mention, that is one of Austria’s national dishes. Wiener Schnitzel was first mention in the German Cookbook by Katharina Prato back in 1831, and it was mention as eingebröselte Kalbsschitzen, which means breaded veal cutlets.
There are many stories about the origin of this famous Austrian dish, some believe that Joseph Radetzky von Radetz brought the wiener schnitzel recipe from Italy to Austria in 1857. But in 2007 Heinz Dieter Pohl proved, that this was not true. Actually, Pohl, mentions that Austrian has other dishes that were breaded and deep-fried, like Backhendl, which was mention in a cookbook back in 1719.
In any case, this is one of the most famous dishes here in Austria, and there are many restaurants where you can find it. One of these restaurants is Meissl & Schadn. Meissl & Schadn restaurant was destroyed in 1945, today you can find the restaurant in the city center in the Grand Ferdinand Hotel. We had the opportunity to learn the secrets of how to prepare the original Wiener Schnitzel from star chef Jürgen Gschwendtner, who is the chef director of Meissl & Schadn, Grand Ferdinan Restaurant, Grand Etage, and Gulasch & Champagne Restaurant.
-A real Wiener Schnitzel is just from veal, and you should be able to taste all the ingredients, therefore is important to use fresh eggs and a great quality breadcrumb
-Pounding the meat, this is one of the most important steps, you have to do it between plastic sheet, and in a uniform way. The veal is flattened with a hammer while maintaining the structure of the meat. Therefore, it requires a shorter time to fried it and it will brown gently and even.
– To fried the Wiener Schnitzel you should you clarified butter together with a neutral oil, and always keep the wiener schnitzel moving inside the oil.
The traditional Wiener Schnitzel is made with veal and veal only. If the schnitzel is made out of pork, or chicken is not original wiener schnitzel any more
The original Wiener Schnitzel is served with potato salad, a lemon slice, which you squeeze on top of your schnitzel, and lingonberry jam
Schnitzel is basically any type of cutlet, it can be pork, chicken, etc. These cutlets can be fried without been breaded. Wiener Schnitzel, is just made of veal, breaded and deep fried.
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