Walnut-Crusted Chicken Schnitzel

Walnut-Crusted Chicken Schnitzel | This recipe is for chicken, but you can use pork or veal. Modify cooking time to accommodate requirements.

INGREDIENTS

4 chicken breasts (boneless/skinless)
1 egg
5 tablespoons bread crumbs
5 tablespoons ground walnuts
5 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 small onion (diced)
1 tablespoon curry powder
1½ cups whipping cream
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 teaspoons cornstarch
salt
pepper

PREPARATION

• Beat egg in a shallow dish with salt and pepper. 
• Mix bread crumbs with walnuts and set aside. 
• Pound each chicken breast to ¾-inch thickness. 
• Dip each chicken breast into flour, then in egg mixture, then in bread crumbs with walnuts.

COOKING PHASE

• Melt butter or margarine in large skillet. 
• Brown the meat on both sides, turn down heat and cook for 20 minutes.
• Place breast on a platter, add diced onion to drippings into skillet and sauté until glazed.
• Add curry powder, stir in whipping cream. 
• Make a paste with cornstarch and lemon juice, stir into cream and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth. 
• Season with salt and pepper and a dash of sugar. Place chicken breast in sauce and simmer gently for five minutes. 

Serve immediately.

Serves 4

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