Naturschnitzel (veal cutlets) and zigeuner schnitzel

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 eaches Veal cutlets, each 1/2-inch thick and 1-1/2 lbs
Salt
Lightly sifted flour
4 tablespoons Butter
6 slices Lightly sauteed ham
1 cup To 2 cups Zigeuner sauce (see recipe)

Directions

Trim 2 veal cutlets- each about ½ inch thick and weighing 1-½ pounds- remove the bones, and cut the meat into 6 serving pieces. Cut the pieces across the grain of the meat, leaving the little 'nut', which is divided from the rest of the cutlet by a skin, in a single piece. Pound each piece lightly: the pieces should be thicker than Wienerschnitzel or scallopine. Sprinkle the 6 cutlets with salt and dredge them lightly in sifted flour. Saute them in a large skillet in 4 tablespoons butter for 10 minutes, until they are brown on both sides. Keep the sauteed cutlets hot in a very slow oven (250 degrees F) until all are done.

Sauce for Veal Cutlets (Naturschnitzel) DO NOT USE FOR ZIGEUNER SCHNITZEL

To the juices in the skillet, add ½ cup beef or veal stock, 2 tablespoons butter, the juice of ½ lemon, and ½ teaspoon 'glace de viande' or meat extract. Bring the sauce to a boil and pour it over the cutlets. Garnish the platter with lemon wedges and parsley.

Naturschnitzel are best prepared for a small number of people and served at once, without being kept hot in the oven.

ZIGEUNER SCHNITZEL:

Saute 6 veal cutlets as for Naturschnitzel but do not make the sauce. Serve them on a platter with alternating slices of lightly sauteed ham, cut the size of the veal slices. Serve with Zigeuner-Sauce, gypsy sauce (see recipe).

From Gourmet's _Old Vienna Cookbook_ by Lillian Langseth-Christensen Gourmet Books, 1982 ISBN 0-933166-03-6 Typos by Jeff Pruett Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 05-06-95

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