Beef schnitzel in a frying pan

Tender, juicy, in crispy breading - for any side dish. Beef schnitzel is a great hot dish for a casual lunch in a hurry or dinner with the family. Thanks to breading, all the juices are preserved in the meat and it turns out especially tasty. It is also suitable for a festive table.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 30 % 14 g
Fats 50 % 23 g
Carbohydrates 20 % 9 g
280 kcal
GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make delicious beef schnitzels in a frying pan? Very fast. First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. To make the meat juicier, it is better to use the pulp of fresh beef or veal. In addition to salt and pepper, you can add your own spices to taste. I added a little hop-suneli.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut a piece of beef across the fibers with plates no more than 1 cm thick. Choose beef without veins, films. If you use frozen meat, you must first properly defrost it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Carefully beat off each slice with a hammer on both sides. Then season each piece of meat with salt and pepper.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Combine eggs with sour cream, salt and pepper.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Whisk until smooth. Eggs should be completely combined with sour cream.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Pour the flour for breading into a bowl. You can also add a little salt to the flour if desired. Roll the beef slices lightly in flour, so the batter will better envelop the meat.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Then dip the meat in the beaten eggs.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    And carefully roll the meat schnitzels on both sides in breadcrumbs. You can take ready-made breadcrumbs from the store or make them yourself from bread dried in the oven.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Heat part of the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the schnitzels on it for about 3-5 minutes on each side until a golden crust forms. Transfer the finished schnitzels to a plate. In a frying pan, you can heat up a little more oil and fry the next batch of schnitzels.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Serve schnitzels with any side dish, salad of fresh vegetables or just like that. Enjoy your meal!

Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it. How to determine the roasting temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which is better not to use at all, read here .

Important! An incorrectly selected frying pan can ruin even the best recipe. All the details on how to choose the perfect frying pan for different dishes read here .

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 25 % fat content - 284   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 20 % fat content - 210   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 10% fat content - 115   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333   kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364   kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348   kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Hop-suneli - 417   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347   kcal/100g
  • Beef fillet (steak) - 189   kcal/100g
  • Beef fillet (roast beef) - 381   kcal/100g

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