CHICKEN SCHNITZEL WITH HERB SALAD
Chicken schnitzel can only be made better with fried capers and a brown butter sauce. Serve it alongside a fresh and vibrant green salad for an easy and delicious midweek meal.
Thank you to the lovely folk at Waitoa Chicken for sponsoring this recipe. I’ve used their boneless chicken thighs but if you prefer breast meat, this will work well too. Available at all good supermarkets.
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
Chicken Schnitzel
3 large boneless chicken thighs
3 cups panko crumbs
½ cup flour
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cracked pepper
2 size 7 eggs, whisked
125ml grapeseed oil
50 grams butter
2 tablespoons capers
Lemon wedges to serve
Herb Salad
½ cup good quality mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 clove garlic, finely grated
Cracked pepper
Sea salt
6 baby cos lettuce leaves, or any salad leaf
¼ savoy cabbage, shredded
½ red onion, thinly sliced
½ cucumber, julienned
1 tablespoon finely chopped dill
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
⅓ cup italian parsley leaves
METHOD
Place chicken thighs between two sheets of baking paper. Using a rolling pin, bash the thighs until they’re roughly 5mm thick.
Set yourself up with 3 large shallow bowls. In the first, place the panko crumbs, in the second, place the flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper. In the third, place the whisked eggs.
Dip the chicken thighs into the flour mixture, then the egg and finish with the panko crumbs. Make sure the chicken is completely coated.
Heat oil in a medium sized pan over a moderate heat. Fry the crumbed chicken for 3 - 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain chicken on a tray lined with paper towels.
In a bowl, mix together mayonnaise, lemon zest, garlic, salt and pepper.
Toss together the salad ingredients with half of the mayonnaise, serve the remaining mayonnaise alongside.
Heat butter in a small pan over a medium heat. Once melted, add the capers and fry for 2-3 minutes or until capers have bloomed.
Top chicken with capers and brown butter and serve with salad and lemon wedges.