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Jägerschnitzel

Jägerschnitzel is a breaded pork or veal cutlet served with a mushroom and bacon gravy.

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Why it works: Tomato and thyme are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,370 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Jägerschnitzel

Time1-2 minutes on each side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the cutlets

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

  2. Pound cutlets with a meat tenderizer to flatten them.

  3. Season cutlets with salt and pepper.

  4. Dredge cutlets in beaten eggs, then coat evenly with bread crumbs.

Fry and keep warm

  1. Place cutlets into skillet and fry until golden brown (1-2 minutes on each side).

  2. Remove the meat from the skillet and drain on paper towels.

  3. Keep the meat warm in the oven while you make the gravy.

Make the gravy and serve

  1. Sauté bacon and onions until golden brown.

  2. Add tomato paste and mushrooms, and sauté over low heat.

  3. Add wine, water and seasonings; let simmer for about 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in the sour cream.

  5. Pour over Schnitzel just before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1154Calories
71 gProtein
39 gFat
122 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Vealnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tomato + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,370 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Mushroom + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,557 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Onion + thymetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,171 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Mushroom + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,719 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Mushroom + winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,632 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol (allspice, anise).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Pork or veal cutlets
Provides the main meat that is flattened, breaded and fried.
Eggs
Bind the bread crumbs to the cutlets so the coating adheres during frying.
Bread crumbs
Form a crisp, golden coating that browns in the hot oil.
Bacon
Renders fat and flavour into the pan for sautéing the onions and mushrooms.
Mushrooms
Add earthy flavour and body to the gravy as they soften and release moisture.
Sour cream
Adds creaminess and a tangy richness to the finished gravy.

The step that matters

Fry the cutlets until golden brown. Breaded cutlets are thin and cook quickly, so high heat browns the coating before the meat dries out. Overcrowding the pan or too little heat makes the coating soak up oil and turn greasy instead of crisp.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, egg, bread, mushroom, tomato, wine, thyme):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, egg, bread, mushroom, tomato, wine, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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