Wiener schnitzel

  • Low in lactose

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

  • Good for lunch

Less suited for dinner.

Thin veal cutlets coated in flour, egg and breadcrumbs; 4 servings without sides.

4 servingsFinal yield 1,100 g

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Ingredients

  • 700 gVeal, leg, top round, cap off, cutlet, boneless, raw
  • 100 gWheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
  • 200 gEgg, whole, raw, fresh
  • 180 gBread, crumbs, dry, grated, plain
  • 55 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 5 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Pound veal to 4 mm, salt and coat in flour, egg and crumbs.
  2. Heat 110 g oil to 175 °C and fry two schnitzels at a time for 2 minutes per side; the coating should ripple.
  3. Drain for 3 minutes on a rack and serve immediately.

Recipe tradition

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Nutrition

Calculated from the selected ingredients; not a laboratory measurement.

Whole recipe

Energy
2,596.2 kcal
Protein
214 g
Fat
99 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
207.3 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
10.8 g
Saturated fatty acids
21.8 g
Sodium
4,144.6 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
10.4 g

Per serving

Energy
649.1 kcal
Protein
53.5 g
Fat
24.8 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
51.8 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
2.7 g
Saturated fatty acids
5.5 g
Sodium
1,036.2 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
2.6 g

Per 100 g of finished food

Energy
236 kcal
Protein
19.5 g
Fat
9 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
18.8 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
0.98 g
Saturated fatty acids
2 g
Sodium
376.8 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
0.94 g

Salt is calculated from sodium (g salt = mg sodium × 2.5 / 1000) and includes sodium from all ingredients.

A dash means the value is unknown, not zero.

Calculation limitations

  • Nutrition is a calculated estimate, not a laboratory measurement.
  • The final yield is an editorial estimate.
  • Some ingredient quantities use documented estimates or household-measure assumptions.
  • The number of servings is an editorial estimate (midpoint of the source range or based on the dish type and energy).
  • Fibre, saturated fat and sodium of cooked ingredients are estimated from the consumed ingredient amounts; for drained ingredients, sodium is included only where the retained amount is an explicit editorial estimate.
  • Some process effects could not be resolved in this calculation.

Allergens

Contains: Gluten, Egg

May contain: Soy, Milk, Sesame

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

Food data sources

  • USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central SR Legacy. · CC0 1.0 Universal