Chicken Schnitzel (sp?) - How do I make it?For tonights dinner

[Just Me]

Cornflake crumbs work really well and give it a really nice golden outside and a little bit of a crunch.

I butterfly my chicken breast and beat it out with a meat mallet before crumbing it (exactly as Netix described). I shallow fry it in a fry pan.

You can also make it into simple parmagiana by topping it with some nice tomato based pasta sauce and topping with some grated cheese (you can do mozerella and parmesan or just plain cheddar also works okay) and putting it under the grill for a couple of minutes.

[Curly]

Just like Netix said.

You can chuck some salt and pepper and maybe some grated parmesan cheese in with breadcrumbs, or maybe a sprinkle of Cajun spices.

The oil has to be hot enough so that when you put the chicken in it starts sizzling straight away (don't heat the oil till it smokes though). Just make sure that you turn the temperature of the burner down to medium once you start frying or it will burn the crumbs before it cooks the chicken right through.

And in this respect less is not more with the amount of oil. A spray oil is not as effective here, you need a nice amount of oil in the pan to get the best results - just place the chicken on paper towel for a minute before plating up.

[Tinks]

I like to cook mine in butter (lots of it) but since DH is diabetic I spray it with canola spray and bake it in the oven

[BrightSparkles]

Thanks everyone
I cooked a basic recipie tonight - just with breadcrumbs, flour and egg. And it was Yummy!!!!!!
As a result I have an oil burn but it was soooo worth it!

I will be giving everyones recipies a go!

[Netix]

Glad it was a success! lol, your burn can be your reminder that "yes, I can do it".