Ham Viennese Recipes

HAM VIENNESE

Steps:

• Saute onion and celery in margarine in large skillet until tender.
• Add soup, dill, mustard and sour cream til blended, then add diced ham and simmer for 5 min.
• Serve over cooked rice.

VIENNESE FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into 2-inch pieces and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat a deep pot of oil or a deep fryer to 365 degrees F.
• Bread the chicken pieces by first dredging in flour, then dipping in eggs, and lastly, rolling in bread crumbs or panko. Deep-fry in oil until done and golden in color. Drain off excess oil. Season with salt and squeeze fresh lemon juice.
• Skewer each piece in a rosemary sprig. Arrange in a serving platter, serve with Lemon Rosemary Butter Dipping Sauce, and garnish with lemon wedges.
• In a small saucepan, heat the butter and rosemary just until warm. Allow to cool for a few minutes. Strain into a sauce bowl. Stir in lemon juice.

VIENNESE HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Heat the milk in a large saucepan until almost boiling. Meanwhile, whip the cream to soft peaks. Set aside.
• Remove milk from the heat and whisk in all but 2 teaspoons of the chocolate. Add the sugar and rum or Cognac and whisk until foamy.
• Ladle the hot chocolate into 4 mugs, top with a large dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with the remaining chocolate. Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE VIENNESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
• Grease 2 large baking sheets.
• Into a bowl sift together the flour,cocoa and cornflour.
• In another large bowl beat the butter and icing sugar until fluffy.
• With the beater on low speed gradually add in the flour mixture and vanilla essence until it becomes a soft dough.
• Shape into'bar' shapes about 10cm long by 5cm wide.
• Bake about 15-20 minutes, rotating baking sheets at half-time.
• Keep an eye on them as they should only be slightly firm and all ovens are different.
• Cool on wire cooling rack until cool and firm.
• Dust with icing sugar.
• Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate and place back onto greaseproof paper and allow chocolate to set.
• Store in container with waxed paper between layers.

WIENERSCHNITZEL

Steps:

• Place each veal cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap, and pound with the flat side of a meat mallet until about 1/4 inch thick. Dip in flour to coat.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, salt, pepper, nutmeg and milk. Place bread crumbs on a plate. Dip each cutlet into the egg mixture, then press in the bread crumbs to coat. Place coated cutlets on a plate and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the breaded cutlets until browned on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a serving platter, and pour the pan juices over them. Garnish with lemon slices.