Birthday Dinner Recipe

Here's a recipe for your files which I devised. I made this for my birthday dinner on Sunday, and served it with the side dishes that follow. It turned out great.

Pork Schnitzel

1½ c. Unseasoned Breadcrumbs

1c. AP Flour

2 Eggs, beaten

6 Pork Cutlets

2T. Fresh Parsley, Chopped fine

Vegetable Oil

Lemon Wedges

Salt

Pepper

1. Set out three shallow bowls, one for each: Flour, Eggs, and Breadcrumbs.

2. Combine Parsley, Breadcrumbs, Salt and Pepper to taste.

3. Dredge pork in Flour, shake off the excess, then in the egg, and then in the breadcrumb mixture.

4. Lay them on a foil-lined cookie sheet to rest until cooking.

5. Pour approximately ¼ inch of oil into a 10 inch skillet, and heat to 350 Degrees F.

6. Place the cutlets in the pan with space in between each cutlet. If they do not fit in the pan, cut them in half before frying.

7. Cook each side until just golden and flip once.

8. Remove to a paper-towel lined dish to drain.

9. Serve with lemon wedges.

Recommended side dishes: Pickled Red Cabbage (my favorite is Kuhne brand) combined with fresh diced apples and caraway seeds; Spaetzle with butter and parsley; German-style pumpernickel rye bread.

Pickled Red Cabbage:

2 Jars of Pickled Red Cabbage
1 Empire apple (or similar)
1/2 tbs. Toasted Caraway Seeds

Mix the three ingredients together, and allow to reach room temperature. It may be heated or served chilled if desired.

Spaetzle

1 Bag of Black Forest Girl Homemade Spaetzle
1/2 stick of butter
1/4 C. of chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

1.) Prepare the Spaetzle according to the directions on the package.
2.) Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish
3.) Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.