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🍽️ Crispy Chicken Schnitzels with Cornflake Crumbs and Chili-Lime Dip
480 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 stalk leek
- salt
- 2 bunches arugula (approx. 30 g each)
- 4 chicken breast fillets
- pepper (from a grinder)
- flour (for dredging)
- 1 beaten egg
- crumbled cornflakes (for dredging)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- fat (for the baking sheet)
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 100 ml soy sauce
Instructions
- 1. Thoroughly wash the leek under running water.
- 2. Shake off excess water and trim off the dark green tops.
- 3. Slice the white and light green parts into thin strips.
- 4. Boil the leek strips in salted water for about one minute.
- 5. Immediately plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking process.
- 6. Let the leek drain well afterwards.
- 7. Remove any wilted leaves from the arugula.
- 8. Wash the arugula and dry it using a salad spinner.
- 9. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
- 10. Wash the chicken breast fillets.
- 11. Pat the fillets dry with kitchen paper.
- 12. Season the meat with salt and pepper.
- 13. Dredge the fillets in flour one by one.
- 14. Then dip them in beaten egg.
- 15. Press them into the crushed cornflakes.
- 16. Press the coating firmly onto the meat.
- 17. Fry the schnitzels in hot oil in a pan.
- 18. Fry them for three to four minutes on each side until golden brown.
- 19. Place the schnitzels on a greased baking sheet.
- 20. Finish cooking them in the preheated oven for ten minutes.
- 21. Wash the chili pepper.
- 22. Halve it and remove the seeds and white membranes.
- 23. Slice the chili into thin strips.
- 24. Peel the garlic.
- 25. Slice the garlic into thin rounds.
- 26. Wash the lime.
- 27. Zest the lime (grate the outer peel).
- 28. Squeeze the juice from the lime.
- 29. Mix the soy sauce with the chili.
- 30. Add the garlic to the soy sauce.
- 31. Add the lime juice.
- 32. Add the lime zest.
- 33. Season the sauce with a little pepper.
- 34. Toss the arugula with the prepared leek strips.
- 35. Divide the salad mixture among plates.
- 36. Place the cooked chicken schnitzels on top.
- 37. Serve the dish with the chili-lime soy sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 480
- Protein: 37 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 38 g