Easy Pork Schnitzel Recipe

Family friendly delicious crispy Pork Schnitzel is quick and easy to make with wholesome pantry ingredients that you may already have on hand.

Course main meal pork

Cuisine German

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Servings servings

Calories 3106kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

4 boneless pork chops ½-inch thick
⅓ cup all purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
1¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
2 large eggs
vegetable oil
fresh parsley chopped (optional)
fresh dill chopped (optional)
lemon wedges for serving optional

Instructions

Trim all fat from the pork chops. Using a meat mallet, pound the pork to about 1/4 inch thick.
Combine the flour, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika in a shallow, wide bowl. Add the panko bread crumbs to another shallow wide bowl. In a third bowl, whisk the eggs.
Dredge each pounded pork chop in the flour, then dip it in the egg, and then into the panko bread crumbs.
In a large, heavy skillet or cast iron skillet, heat the oil to 350 degrees. Heat enough oil to submerge half the breaded cutlet. Place it in the skillet and cook until golden brown on the bottom, then flip and brown the other side.
Garnish with fresh parsley or dill and fresh lemon wedges.

Notes

While deep frying produces a deliciously crispy crust, you can also shallow fry these. For shallow frying, add enough oil to submerge about half of the cutlet.
It takes no time to fry up a batch of this, but if you are cooking for a crowd, plate the patties that are done and hold them in a low-temp oven (250 degrees) uncovered while you cook the others. This will help keep that original out of the frying pan crispiness.
For extra crispy pork schnitzel, bread dip in back in egg and panko breadcrumbs one more time. You will need more eggs and panko breadcrumbs to do this.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in a skillet or air fryer to get that original crispiness back.

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