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🍽️ Crispy Schnitzel with Fried Potatoes

1032 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 100 g streaky bacon
• 800 g waxy potatoes (best if cooked and peeled the day before)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 4 veal schnitzels (e.g. from the top round, à 160 g)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 3 tbsp flour
• 200 g breadcrumbs
• 6 tbsp ghee

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onion and chop it very finely.
2. 2. Cut the bacon into small cubes.
3. 3. Slice the pre-cooked potatoes into even slices that are not too thin.
4. 4. Heat the butter in a large, hot, and preferably non-stick pan.
5. 5. Place the potato slices flat in the pan.
6. 6. Fry the potatoes over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown.
7. 7. Shake the pan to turn the potatoes until they are lightly browned.
8. 8. Add the bacon cubes to the potatoes and fry them together.
9. 9. Turn the mixture occasionally until the potatoes have formed a golden brown crust.
10. 10. Sprinkle the chopped onions over them.
11. 11. Fry the onions for about 5 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
12. 12. Season the potato mixture with salt and pepper.
13. 13. Rinse the schnitzels under running water.
14. 14. Pat the schnitzels dry with kitchen paper.
15. 15. Pound the schnitzels flat with a meat mallet.
16. 16. Season the schnitzels generously with salt and pepper.
17. 17. Whisk the eggs with the cream in a shallow dish.
18. 18. Coat the meat in a dish with flour until it is completely covered.
19. 19. Dip the floured meat into the egg-cream mixture.
20. 20. Bread the meat with the breadcrumbs.
21. 21. Press the breading down lightly.
22. 22. Heat clarified butter in a large pan over medium heat.
23. 23. Fry the schnitzels in the clarified butter for about 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown.
24. 24. Baste the schnitzels repeatedly with the hot fat while frying.
25. 25. Let the finished schnitzels drain on kitchen paper.
26. 26. Plate the schnitzels with the fried potatoes.
27. 27. Serve the dish with a fresh cucumber salad if desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1032
• Protein: 56 g · Fett/Fat: 55 g · Carbs: 77 g