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🍽️ Veal Schnitzels with Spinach Filling and Crispy Potato Patties
572 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 Veal Schnitzel (approx. 160 g each)
- 1 Onion
- 1 Handful Spinach
- 0.5 Bunch Tarragon
- 2 tbsp coarse Mustard
- Salt
- Pepper (from the mill)
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 kg Potatoes (mostly waxy)
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Potato Starch (depending on the potato variety)
- Salt
- Nutmeg (freshly grated)
- Oil (for frying)
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the veal cutlets under running water.
- 2. Pat the meat completely dry with kitchen paper.
- 3. Pound the cutlets flat with a meat mallet if necessary to make them thin.
- 4. Peel the onion and cut it into very small cubes.
- 5. Wash the spinach and remove any tough stems.
- 6. Blanch the spinach briefly in boiling salted water (cook briefly in boiling water).
- 7. Shock the spinach immediately with cold water to stop the cooking process.
- 8. Squeeze the spinach well to remove excess water.
- 9. Chop the spinach finely.
- 10. Chop the tarragon leaves finely, but keep a few whole leaves for decoration.
- 11. Heat butter in a pan.
- 12. Sauté the onion cubes, chopped spinach, and most of the tarragon briefly in the hot butter.
- 13. Remove the pan from the heat.
- 14. Stir the mustard into the spinach mixture.
- 15. Season the filling with salt and pepper to taste.
- 16. Salt and pepper the veal cutlets on both sides.
- 17. Spread the spinach filling evenly over the meat surface.
- 18. Fold each cutlet in half so that the filling is enclosed.
- 19. Heat oil in an oven-safe pan.
- 20. Place the folded cutlets into the hot oil.
- 21. Fry the cutlets on both sides until lightly golden brown.
- 22. Preheat the oven to 200°C top heat.
- 23. Place the pan with the cutlets into the preheated oven.
- 24. Finish cooking the cutlets for about 6 to 8 minutes.
- 25. Peel the potatoes.
- 26. Grate the potatoes finely.
- 27. Wrap the grated potatoes in a damp kitchen towel.
- 28. Squeeze the potatoes firmly in the towel to remove the liquid.
- 29. Let the released potato juice sit briefly so that the starch settles at the bottom.
- 30. Carefully pour off the clear water.
- 31. Lift the settled starch from the bottom.
- 32. Mix the squeezed potatoes with an egg and the obtained starch.
- 33. Season the potato mixture with salt and grated nutmeg.
- 34. Heat oil in a pan.
- 35. Take small mounds of the potato mixture and place them in the hot pan.
- 36. Flatten the mounds and shape the edges to be round.
- 37. Fry the potato patties for about 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown on one side.
- 38. Turn the patties.
- 39. Fry the other side for another 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown.
- 40. Repeat this process in batches with the remaining potato batter.
- 41. Let the finished potato patties drain on kitchen paper.
- 42. Serve the potato patties together with the stuffed veal cutlets.
- 43. Garnish the dish with the remaining tarragon leaves.
- 44. Serve the beef jus (meat sauce) separately on the side, as desired.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 572
- Protein: 49 g · Fett/Fat: 21 g · Carbs: 44 g