Chicken Schnitzel with Jasmine Rice and Chopped Israeli Salad

Serving Size: 6

Schnitzel is a traditional German dish in which meat is pounded, coated with breadcrumbs, then lightly fried. This version uses chicken breasts and is served with Jasmine Rice and chopped Isralei salad

Recipe by: Once Upon a Chef

Cook Times

Active Prep20

Hands-On Cook20

Hands-Off Cook0

Passive0

Total Time40

Recipe Serving Size6

Cooking Tools Required

12-inch skillet, 5-quart saucepot, Cooling Rack, Cutting board, Measuring cups and spoons, Meat Pounder, Oven, Potato Masher, Sharp Knives, Tongs, Top Stove, Vegetable Peeler

Ingredients

For the chicken:

2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast about 3 large chicken breast
1 ½ teaspoon Kosher salt more or less to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper more or less to taste
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 egg large, beaten
2 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup avocado oil for frying

For serving:

2 tablespoon Italian parsley chopped
1 lemon cut into 6 wedges

For the white Jasmine rice:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cup Jasmine rice
2.5 cup water
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 cup Italian parsley chopped, optional

For the chopped Israeli salad

1.5 pound tomato extra-large finely diced
1 English cucumber finely diced
3 ounce onion finely diced
1 ounce orange bell pepper finely diced
1/3 cup Italian parsley
1/3 fresh mint
1/3 fresh cilantro
1.5 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice start with ½ a lemon, add more to taste
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Jasmine rice:

Heat pot over medium heat. Add oil, swirling to coat pan. Add rice and toast until fragrant, shaking pan occasionally, around 5 minutes. Add water, and salt. Bring to a boil.
Reduce to low and simmer with lid on. Simmer until water has been absorbed, about 12 minutes.
Remove from heat, keep lid on, and let rice sit 10 minutes. Remove lid and fluff with fork. Fold in parsley.

For the chopped Israeli salad

Chop the first 6 ingredients into a very small fine dice. The smaller you chop the better.
Place in a large bowl and toss with the lemon zest, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper.
Taste and adjust lemon and salt to your liking.

For the schnitzel:

Meanwhile, pre-heat oven to 250 degrees if you wish to keep chicken warm.
Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally to form flat fillets. Place a fillet in a resealable freezer bag or between two sheets of plastic wrap and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to pound to an even thickness between ⅛ and ¼-inch thin. Remove the pounded cutlet and set aside. Repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken. Lightly season both sides with salt and pepper.
Place the flour, egg and breadcrumbs in 3 separate shallow bowls. Add garlic powder to breadcrumbs and mix to combine.
Heat ¼ inch oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. While skillet is heating up, dip the chicken in this order: flour, eggs, breadcrumbs. Coat both sides, gently shaking off any excess breadcrumbs.
Cook cutlets about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to wire rack and place in oven while cooking the remaining cutlets.
For serving, squeeze with fresh lemon juice and top with chopped parsley. Serve with mashed potatoes. Allow to cool completely before storing any leftovers.

Reheating Instructions

Best eaten right after cooking. Heat potatoes in microwave on medium-high heat until heated through. Heat chicken in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

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