Chicken Schnitzel
- 4 pieces Chicken Breast Fillet, Skin Off
- 1 whole Lemon, Zest Only
- 1 cup Stale Bread Crumbs
- 1 bunch Continental Parsley
- 1 cup All Purpose (plain) Flour
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 whole Eggs
- Set oven to Hot 200C/400F.
- Take a large roasting pan or other shallow metal pan and pour the olive oil into it.
- Put the pan in the oven to heat up while you get the chicken ready.
- Put each chicken breast fillet inside a plastic freezer bag or between two layers of cling film.
- Whack the chicken with a meat mallet or a rolling pin until its about a centimetre thick (about the thickness of your pinkie finger).
- Put the flour in a bowl with the salt and pepper.
- Put the egg in another bowl and whisk lightly.
- Put the breadcrumbs, lemon zest and finely chopped parsley in a third bowl and mix.
- (You could add some garlic salt if you like).
- Toss each piece of chicken in flour, shaking off the excess.
- Then turn the chicken over in the egg, making sure its covered.
- Then dip the chicken in the breadcrumbs and press the breadcrumbs into the chicken, turn and press some more, until the chicken is completely covered with breadcrumbs.
- Put each piece on the oven tray and return to the oven.
- Cook for about twenty minutes, turning once during cooking.
- Serve with a green salad and some lemon wedges.
chicken, lemon, bread, continental parsley, flour, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, eggs
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/chicken-schnitzel/ (may not work)