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Dutch Schnitzel

4 servings
Czech Air Frying, Shallow Frying, Deep Frying

Dutch Schnitzel is the one of the most popular and delicious Czech & Slovak meals despite its’ name. The reason this dish is referred to as “Dutch” is because gouda cheese originated in Holland. Dutch Schnitzel, or “Holandský řízek” in Czech, is a combination of delicious pork meat with...

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... shredded cheese, herbs, and other ingredients, all of which are breaded and fried for a flavorful meal you will not be able to get enough of. And if you want to make it even better, substitute the frying oil for deep frying or shallow frying for delicious ghee (clarified butter, or in Czech is called “přepuštěné máslo) – see my recipe.

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Tom the Chef Tom the Chef Founder
January 30, 2024
  • 30 min.
  • 45 min.
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Ingredients:

Dutch schnitzel:

Breading station:

  • ½ cup of all-purpose flour (adjust if needed)
  • 2 eggs (adjust if needed)
  • ½ cup of milk (adjust if needed)
  • 2 cloves of garlic - peeled and grated (or pressed) (adjust if needed)
  • 1 ½ cups of breadcrumbs (regular) (adjust if needed, preferably Panko preferably breadcrumbs from light bread)

For frying:

Final touch:

* Gouda or any kind of yellow cheese such as cheddar or a Mexican mixture would be the best choice, but it will work great with any kind of shredded cheese.

Tools:

Recipes

Best served with:

Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Oven-Roasted Potato Wedges
Tartar Sauce

Directions:

1. Dutch Schnitzel “dough”:

1.1. Place into a mixing bowl:

1 LB of ground pork sausage
2 cups of shredded cheese of your choice
2 large eggs
2 TBSP of heavy cream
2 cloves of garlic – grated
2 TBSP of dried parsley
½ TSP of salt
½ TSP of ground pepper

And thoroughly stir until fully combined.

1.2. Cover with food wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for 15 – 30 minutes (optionally longer).

Note:
You will end up with about 30 OZ of Dutch Schnitzel “Dough”.

2. Breading station:

2.1.

Place ½ cup of all-purpose flour on a plate.

2.2. Prepare the egg mixture– place into a medium mixing bowl:

2 eggs
½ cup of milk
2 cloves of garlic – grated

Whisk together until combined (about 1 minute).

2.3.

Place 1 ½ cups of breadcrumbs into the second mixing bowl.

3. Form and bread the Dutch schnitzel:

Important:

  • Form the Dutch Schnitzel one-by-one (always complete one before you start forming the next).
  • Try to create even portions to get an even cooking time during the following steps.
  • For perfect uniformity and good workflow, it is best to scoop the Dutch Schnitzel “dough” with a disher. The best disher sizes would be 5.33 FL OZ (about 4 – 5 portions, 6.2 OZ each) or 4 FL OZ (about 6 – 7 portions, 4.3 OZ each), but feel free to use other sizes of dishers as you wish.

3.1.

Scoop the dough and place it on a plate with flour.

3.2.

When on the plate with flour, lightly press with your hands (the Dutch Schnitzel will get partially formed).

3.3. Then turn and evenly press again to a final thickness . The final thickness should be anywhere between 3/4” to 1” based on your preference.

Notes:

  • After completing this step, the Dutch Schnitzel should be fully coated with flour.
  • To ease further manipulation, you can optionally press the Dutch Schnitzel at this step only partially with the intent to finish pressing the final shape after breading is complete.

3.4.

Then place into an egg mixture and coat from both sides.

3.5. Finally, coat in breadcrumbs and put aside on a plate for the following cooking.

Note:
After breading is completed, you can optionally adjust the final shape if needed by lightly pressing.

Tip:
Combine all the leftover breading ingredients, add about ¼ TSP of baking powder, and pan-fry on both sides until golden brown. This creates a perfect, crispy addition to many soups and helps prevent food waste. These fried breading pieces can also be frozen after cooking for later use.

4. Deep fry or shallow fry or air fry:

Note:
Work in batches based on the size of your equipment – make sure that pockets are not touching.

A. Deep fry:

Important:
Before you start, please read about the deep frying here.

1.

Set ghee or oil preheat to 320°F.

2.

Carefully place the Dutch Schnitzels into the fryer one-by-one.

3.

Fry immersed until a nice golden color is reached and the Dutch Schnitzel is fully cooked (usually about 4 – 8 minutes from each side based on the thickness you selected). *

4.

When done, remove to a cooling rack and let the excess oil drip off (about one minute).

B.

Shallow fry:

1.

Preheat a fry pan on medium heat with a layer of Ghee or frying oil (between ¼ to ½”).

2.

Shallow fry until a nice golden color is reached and the karbenátky are fully cooked (usually about 6 – 9 minutes from each side based on the thickness you selected). *

3.

When done, remove to a cooling rack and let the excessive oil drip off (about one minute).

C.

Air fry:

1.

Preheat your air fryer to 370°F.

2.

Drizzle the bottom of the air fryer basket with frying oil.

3.

Place Dutch Schnitzels in.

4.

Drizzle the top of the schnitzels with oil.

5.

Air fry until a nice golden color is reached (usually about 7 – 8 minutes from each side based on the thickness you selected).*

6.

Optionally, drizzle with more oil during air frying if needed.

5. Plating & serving:

5.1.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

6.2.

Serve with mashed potatoes or fries and a few dill pickles.

* Check with a food thermometer to make sure that you have reached the minimum recommended safe serving temperature for ground meat of 160°F.
Kitchen Guide

Ground Meat With the Exception of Poultry

The USDA minimum safe internal temperature is 160°F.

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