Wiener Schnitzel & potato salad - the original recipe!

Ingredients - for 4 people

🥔 Potato salad:

• 400 g waxy salad potatoes

• 1 red onion

• 200 g hot beef broth

• 4 tbsp vinegar

• 75 g butter (for nut butter)

• 1 tbsp coarse mustard

• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds

• Salt, sugar, pepper

🥩 Wiener Schnitzel:

• 4 veal cutlets (e.g. topside)

• 4 eggs

• Flour

• Good breadcrumbs

• Salt

• Clarified butter for frying

Preparation - step by step

1️⃣ Prepare the potato salad:
Boil the potatoes in their skins in lightly salted water until soft (approx. 20-25 minutes, depending on size). Allow to evaporate a little, peel while still warm and cut into thin slices. Peel the red onion, dice very finely and mix with the potatoes.

2️⃣ Prepare the dressing:
Melt the butter in a small pan until golden brown - this creates the aromatic nut butter. In a bowl, mix together the beef stock, vinegar, mustard, caraway seeds, salt, pepper and sugar. Slowly stir in the hot nut butter and pour over the warm potato slices. Mix well and leave to stand for at least 30 minutes so that the salad absorbs the dressing completely.

3️⃣ Prepare the schnitzel:
Pound the veal escalopes with a meat mallet until evenly thin (approx. 5 mm). Salt lightly on both sides. Prepare three plates: Flour, beaten eggs, breadcrumbs. First dredge the cutlets in the flour, then dip them in the eggs (allow excess egg to drip off) and finally roll them loosely in the breadcrumbs. The breading must not be pressed down - it should later be lightly souffléed.

4️⃣ Fry the schnitzel:
Heat clarified butter to 170 °C in a large frying pan. Place the schnitzel in the hot fat in batches. Swirl the pan slightly so that the hot fat rises above the top of the breading - this creates the typical "waves" of the original Wiener schnitzel. After approx. 1.5 to 2 minutes, turn over and fry again briefly until both sides are golden brown and crispy. Drain on kitchen paper.

5️⃣ Serve:
Arrange the finished schnitzel with lemon wedges and serve with the lukewarm, aromatic potato salad. A real classic of Austrian cuisine!

Why you'll love this recipe

✔️ Wiener schnitzel with soufflé breading - just like in a pub
✔️ Potato salad with nut butter & beef broth - warm & aromatic
✔️ Perfect for guests, Sunday lunches or holidays
✔️ Home cooking from Austria - authentic & sure to succeed

Tip from the househusband
Veal makes the original Wiener schnitzel - but pork or turkey also work perfectly!