Ministerial Chicken Breast Schnitzel
Easy, quick, and delicious — from the simplest ingredients! Unlike the classic version, this ministerial-style chicken breast schnitzel is breaded not in crumbs but in fine bread straws. It's very simple and fast to make: tender, juicy meat with a crispy crust, ready in half an hour. Serve it with fresh vegetables.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make ministerial chicken breast schnitzel? Start by gathering your ingredients. You can use plain white sandwich bread in place of the loaf. Rinse the eggs and pat them dry.
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Step 2:
Cut the bread into thin matchsticks. Day-old bread that isn't too fresh works best — it cuts cleanly and doesn't crumble as much.
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Step 3:
Rinse the chicken breasts and pat them very dry. Butterfly each breast by slicing it horizontally through the middle, stopping before you cut all the way through. I trimmed a little meat from the edges to give each piece a nice schnitzel shape.
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Step 4:
Lightly pound each fillet on both sides with a meat mallet.
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Step 5:
Season the prepared fillets with salt on both sides and sprinkle with coriander (add any other seasonings you like).
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Step 6:
Spread the flour on a plate and dredge each fillet in it on both sides.
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Step 7:
In a rimmed dish big enough to hold a fillet, beat the eggs with a fork until smooth.
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Step 8:
Dip a fillet into the beaten egg, then turn it over to coat the other side.
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Step 9:
Lay the fillet onto the bread straws, first on one side, then the other. Press the schnitzel gently so the bread sticks well.
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Step 10:
Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Fry the schnitzel over moderate heat until golden brown on the first side.
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Step 11:
Then flip the schnitzel and fry the other side until cooked through, covering the pan with a lid. Cook the remaining fillets the same way.
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Step 12:
Serve the ministerial-style schnitzel with fresh, steamed, or roasted vegetables. Enjoy!
- Use an oil with a high smoke point for frying! Every oil is only good up to a certain temperature — its smoke point, where it starts to burn and form harmful compounds. With a few exceptions, unrefined oils have a low smoke point: they're full of unfiltered organic particles that scorch quickly. Refined oils handle heat better and have a higher smoke point. Whether you're cooking in the oven, in a skillet, or on the grill, make sure you're using an oil with a high smoke point. Some of the most common high-smoke-point choices are refined sunflower, olive, and grapeseed oils.
- Here's a simple way to tell if the oil in the pan is hot enough: dip in a wooden spatula. If bubbles gather around it, you're ready to start frying.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- 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
- Vegetable oil - 873 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Wheat flour - 325 kcal/100g
- Chicken breast - 113 kcal/100g
- Ground coriander - 25 kcal/100g
- White bread - 273 kcal/100g
