Jaegerschnitzel Schnitzel With Mushroom Sauce Recipes

JAEGERSCHNITZEL (SCHNITZEL WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE)

Steps:

• Finely dice the onion/shallot and slice the mushrooms. Add around 1tbsp (30g) butter to a medium-large wide skillet/frying pan and add the onions. Cook for around 5 minutes until they are softened.
• Add the mushrooms and the remaining butter. Cook for a couple minutes until the mushrooms soften.
• Add around 1/2 tbsp of flour to help absorb any excess fat then add the wine and scrape any browning from the pan. Add the stock and tomato paste, if using, and bring to a gentle simmer. Simmer for around 5 minutes. Note you can make to this point ahead of time then reheat, when needed.
• Add the cream/sour cream over a low heat and mix through. Add the rest of the flour, if needed, to thicken the sauce further then set aside while you cook the pork.
• Pat dry the pork pieces and trim any fat and sinew from the edges. You want as little apart form the pork meat itself as sinew and membrane in particular can curl and/or become tough when cooked. Cover the pork with cling wrap/film and pound them each to tenderize and thin to around 1/4in (1/2cm) or thinner. Add some salt and pepper on both sides.
• Pour some flour on one plate, breadcrumbs on another and then whisk the egg in a bowl. Take each piece of pork and dip first in the flour, coat on both sides then shake off the excess. Then dip in the egg, let excess drip off, then coat with breadcrumbs on both sides. Just sit the pork on the breadcrumbs or sprinkle over, don't press them on. Repeat with all of the pork pieces.
• Warm the butter and oil in a large skillet/frying pan over a medium-high heat and then add the pork, in batches if needed. Cook for approx 3min each side until lightly browned on both sides and cooked through. Remove the pork from the pan and drain on kitchen paper.
• Put the raspberries, cranberries, orange juice and sugar in a small pan over a medium-low heat. Warm until the cranberries pop and break up, around 10min. You can also make this sauce ahead of time and serve it cold.
• Serve the pork schnitzel topped with the mushroom sauce with your choice of side (potatoes, spaetzle) and lingonberries or the cranberry-raspberry sauce on the side.

JäEGER SCHNITZEL AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the white wine mushroom sauce and keep it warm while you prepare the pork.
• Set a wire cooling rack over a baking sheet and reserve
• Pound the pork slices between two sheets of plastic wrap to a 1/4-inch thickness. Season with salt/pepper.
• Combine the flour in one dish
• Break the eggs into another dish and lightly whip them with a fork.
• Add the Panko bread crumbs to another dish
• Dredge the pounded pork slices first in flour, then in the beaten eggs, and then in the bread crumbs. Press down gently so the bread crumbs adhere.
• Place the pork cutlets on the wire rack and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Set a cast-iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, cover the bottom of the skillet with 1/4-inch of oil. If using an electric skillet, set the temperature to 350°.
• When the oil is hot, add the pork cutlets and cook for 2 minutes on the first side, turn with tongs and cook on the reverse side for 1-1/2 minutes. Do not crowd the pan, cook in batches adding additional oil as needed.
• As each batch is cooked transfer to the wire rack to drain.

JAGERSCHNITZEL WITH BACON MUSHROOM GRAVY (JAGER = HUNTER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pound pork slices between sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thickness. In a shallow medium bowl, mix together 3/4 cup flour with salt, pepper, garlic and paprika. In another shallow medium bowl, combine egg, milk and mustard. In another medium shallow bowl, combine cracker and panko crumbs. Dredge pork slices first in flour, then in egg wash, and finally in crumbs. Let set on a baking sheet fitted with a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
• In a medium saute pan over medium heat cook the bacon until crispy. Remove from pan to drain on paper towels. In same pan with bacon fat, add onions and saute for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue sauteing for 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup flour. Cook flour to make roux until light brown, about 2 minutes. Add wine and cook for 3 minutes, reducing by 1/3, then add stock. Continue cooking to reduce by 1/3 again. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• Heat 1/4-inch oil in thick saute pan or cast iron skillet to 350 degrees F. Cook pork evenly on both sides, about 5 minutes for the first side, 3 to 4 minutes for the second. Remove to platter when done. Add butter to sauce, stirring until it has melted. To serve, cover pork with sauce. Sprinkle with chopped bacon and fresh parsley to garnish.

JäGERSCHNITZEL (GERMAN HUNTER SCHNITZEL)

Steps:

• For the schnitzel, grab three large plates with high sides. Put flour on the first plate, the cracked and whisked eggs on the second, and breadcrumbs on the third.
• Trim any excess fat on the pork chops if desired. Then place one piece of pork chop between two pieces of cling wrap - you can also use a freezer bag - and pound it with the smooth side of a meat hammer until it's very thin. A small chop can become quite large when pounded thin - but be careful not to break through/create holes in the meat.
• Remove the cling wrap and add salt and pepper to both sides of the meat, then set this piece aside. Pound and season the rest of the pork.
• To coat the meat, take one piece and place it onto the plate with flour. Press down gently so the underside is coated in flour, then flip the meat and do the same with the other side. Lift the meat and place it flat into the egg plate. Again, press gently into the egg, lift, flip, and coat the other side. Lift the meat and allow any excess egg to drip off back onto the plate. Now, place the meat flat into the breadcrumbs. Press down lightly and make sure the whole side is covered in breadcrumbs, then flip the meat and coat the other side. Put this coated meat on a clean, dry plate and repeat the steps for the rest of the meat.
• On the stove, heat the oil, lard, or shortening in a large frying pan. Once the oil is hot (place a wooden spoon in the hot grease - if bubbles form, it's hot enough) place one piece of meat into the pan. Depending on the size of the frying pan, you may have to cook the schnitzel one or two at a time. Fry the meat on medium heat for around 3-4 minutes until golden brown, then flip the schnitzel carefully in the pan to brown the other side for 3-4 minutes. Be careful not to break or damage the delicate breadcrumb outer coating. Transfer the cooked Schnitzel to a plate and fry the rest of the breaded pork chops.
• To make the sauce, first, clean the mushrooms with a paper towel - don't clean them under running water unless they are very dirty since they'll soak up the water and might lose some of their taste.
• Cut the mushrooms into slices. Also, peel and finely chop the onion.
• Heat the oil in a medium-large frying pan. Add the onions and sauté them on medium heat until translucent. Now add the mushrooms and fry them on medium heat until they lose some of their water content and appear browned and cooked. Stir regularly.
• To thicken the sauce, you can either push the contents of the pan to one side now, melt the butter, then add the flour and mix until lump-free. Alternatively to thicken you can also just add some cornstarch later - your choice.
• Now slowly add the broth, the whipping cream, and the thyme (alternatively Italian spice) and give everything a good stir. Let it simmer on medium-low heat until the sauce has reached your desired consistency. If you haven't added the flour and butter earlier and want your sauce to thicken more, dissolve approximately one tablespoon of cornstarch in a little bit of cold water and add it to the pan. Stir well and bring the sauce back to a simmer to allow the cornstarch to activate and thicken the sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the pan with the sauce from heat and serve immediately with the Schnitzel and french fries, fried potatoes, or similar. Whether you pour the sauce on top of the Schnitzel, place the schnitzel on top of the sauce or eat it on the side is completely up to you (but it's been a long-debated topic).

JAEGER SCHNITZEL

Steps:

• Pound out cubed pork, and cut in half.
• Heat oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Dip pork in egg, then bread crumbs, and place in hot oil. Cook, turning, until golden brown. Remove to a warm plate.
• Prepare gravy mix according to package directions. Stir in mushrooms, and cook with gravy.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the egg noodles, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Serve pork over noodles and smother with gravy.