Chicken Schnitzel for Two

Name: Chicken Schnitzel for Two
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Eastern European & German
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, all-purpose flour; 1 , large egg; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 1 cup, plain dried bread crumbs; 2 (6- to 8-ounce), boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed; 1 tablespoon, kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 2 cups, vegetable oil for frying; , Lemon wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2020

Main Courses

Eastern European & German

Chicken

For Two

SERVES2

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Chicken schnitzel is defined by thin, tender, juicy cutlets coated in a fine, wrinkly crust that puffs away from the meat during frying. Halving and pounding chicken breasts ¼ inch thick ensured that they were tender and delicate. Fine stor...

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