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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Schnitzel. Say it with me. Schnitzel.
It's POTLUCK week over at I Heart Cooking Clubs right now...so I figured I'd make a Nigella dish I'd been dying to try, but hadn't actually made the time yet. Little did I know, time was not a factor! Seriously quick dish...4 ingredients...ingredients I usually have on hand anyway...that will become a regular visitor to my kitchen. And it has a word that's fun to say: Schnitzel. Go ahead...say it few times. Schnitzel. Schnitzel. Schnitzel. Go ahead, use an accent. Use it in a sentence. Fun, right? What's a schnitzel you say? Why, simply put...it is a cutlet without bones. Schnitzel!
Chicken Schnitzel with Bacon and White Wine
from Nigella Express
1 tsp. garlic-infused oil I didn't have any on hand and didn't want to take the waiting time to make some, so I just added a few garlic cloves into olive oil...directly in the pan
4 strips bacon I used extra slices of thick-cut peppered bacon. yum.
4 (4 oz.) escalopes or boned and skinned chicken breast halves I just cut breasts in half, as if butterflying...but sliced all the way through
1/3 c. white wine
Put the garlic oil in a skillet and add the bacon. Fry until the bacon is crisp and the pan is full of bacony juices, remove the bacon to a piece of foil, wrap it, and set it aside for a moment. I just put on a paper towel lined plate. period. Fry the chicken for about 2 minutes per side I actually had to drain some of the lovely 'bacon juices' because I was coming close to deep-frying. Make sure the pan is hot so the escalopes catch a little, turning beautifully bronze. Pour the wine in the pan and let everything bubble up,and pour over the chicken pieces that you've removed to a serving plate and crumbled the bacon over. Tuck in. We ate it with Parmesan Couscous. Seriously simple. Seriously delicious.
Interested in the rest of the potluck...or better yet, bringing something!? Head on over to IHCC's November Potluck...featuring the recipes of Nigella Lawson.
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Awesome! This is making me soooooo hungry. You're killing me with all this wonderful food :)
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So in the song "My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music "schnitzel with noodles" is really a cutlet with noodles. Good to know.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. So simple and yet perfect. I bet it was divine with the couscous.
Uhm, yeah. That'll do. :D
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious
ReplyDeletethats looks AMAZING Heather Amazing! and so uncomplicated. Nigella's X'mas was is good I was thinking last night i need to buy her express...well guess what ? I got a B&N 30% coupon this morning : ) ...So Exciting !
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered what a schnitzel was! Who knew it was so easy!
ReplyDeleteIn germany once - someone put their thumb between their index finger and middle finger in that 'I got your nose' pose and said 'schnitzel' and it seemed to have a different meaning...looks so tasty and the couscous, texturally, sounds like it goes so well!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious...I've had pork schnitzel and loved it...
ReplyDeleteYou are speaking my language with this one, bacon, chicken, wine, and easy.
ReplyDeleteSchnitzel, schnitzel, schnitzel schnitzel....I am saying it over and over again! Schnitzel with bacon? Just over the top!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice! I think this is an outstanding recipe and one that I will make again, especially since I always have the ingredients on hand. Yours looks great and I love that you served it with couscous.
ReplyDeleteJust ladle me out some garlic mashed potatoes on the side and I am there BBFF!!
ReplyDeleteso simple, i never knew what schnitzel meant either...
ReplyDeleteLove the instructions and GREAT recipe, and you take incredible photos
Sounds good but better than that looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing! With photos like that and only four ingredients needed I'm all over this one!
ReplyDelete~ingrid
My daddy is busy driving over to your house for that schnitzel!!!
ReplyDeleteYou just dredged up memories of my German culinary instructor, he would say it and laugh, telling us to just say it, as we cooked!
ReplyDeleteSounds good, and the couscous!
Never thought I was a schnitzel girl - but I beg to differ now. This looks divine!
ReplyDeleteI read this in the morining and since I didn't go to work, I went ahead and fried up some bacon and did the eggs inside the bread. I read about your bacon here and...had to have it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a goodie of Nigella's - nice job, as always my tatted friend :-)
I never tried schnitzel. But I know the words. At least now I know what it looks like, too. As a kid I always found it to be a funny word. Don't know why, but I did.
ReplyDeleteoh goody!! that looks yum yum yum...btw I made the mexican egg...it was excellent!
ReplyDeleteThanks
schnitzel sounds excellent and with bacon - just perfect!
ReplyDeleteoh wow this looks amazing as ever heather you rock at cooking
ReplyDeleteSchnitzel! :) What a great recipe! I love Nigella's recipes...this sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Extra bacon! I love this dish, so delicious. And the leftovers would make an excellent sub or panini.
ReplyDeleteI always make schnitzel with noodles in honor of Julie Andrews. Your recipe looks extra good.
ReplyDeleteLove,, love, love schnitzel - from my time studying in Austria. Yours is simpler and with bacon ...mmmm. That looks so fabulous I can hardly stand it.
ReplyDeleteoh i love this, especially with alll that bacon, you can't go wrong!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I am hungry! This looks and sounds absolutely amazing! Will have to definitely try it.
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent easy peasy recipe! I love it, it's truly man-food!
ReplyDeleteWell, I was going to say that it doesnt get any better than chicken and bacon unless you wash it down with, but heck...it has wine IN it!! Bingo! love the super simple super yum meals :)(now I have colonel klink talking in my head!!!)
ReplyDeleteI just had this for dinner, it was delicious. I was good though and only used the sated amount of bacon, much to MrC's disappointment. He didn't complain about the food though. mmmm bacon.
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me. I want to buy a "weiner" dog (dachshund) and name him Schnitzel!
ReplyDeleteBut your chicken schnitzel looks great too.
I'm sayin it and I'm lovin it! So quick and so delicious! I never knew what it was!
ReplyDeleteAll people "heart" schnitzle (except for those crazy vegans!!) in case you didn't know! GREG
ReplyDeleteGood call on adding more bacon! This sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds wonderful. I'll admit I'm a sucker for schnitzel, it was a large part of my childhood.
ReplyDeleteI have never made this before but it sure sounds delicious and I'm sure my husband would be heaven!
ReplyDeleteNothing like a *little* extra bacon! ;-) Wow! does that look great! I am going to have to tag this one to make when I need something easy and decadent. (with extra bacon of course!). Perfect pick!
ReplyDeleteDid you just say FOUR ingredients? FOUR?? As in 1, 2, 3, 4? That is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to me like a quick version of coq au vin. And really, you can't go wrong with bacon and wine. Ever.
Oh yum does that ever sound good. I love Nigella and her recipes - haven't had a bad one yet.
ReplyDeletewonderful and sounds so super easy.... thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS!!! These look fantastic!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe chicken sounds delicious although in Europe we make it different, covered with bread crumbs.
ReplyDeleteI really need Schnitzel! Look at all of that yummy bacon!! :D
ReplyDeleteI had schnitzel once at an outdoor cafe in Austria. I don't remember it looking as good as yours. I think it's the bacon.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I am starving at the moment and this recipe is not helping.
ReplyDeleteThis looks SO good and simple. I am so making this!
Really? I never knew what Schnitzel was. Goodness, I've made Schnitzel and didn't even know it! Now I can't wait to make schnitzel again just so I can say it some more! Seriously yummy schnitzel you've got here! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis looks really really good! I've never made schnitzel. schnitzel, schnitzel, schnitzel. There, I've used it in a sentence and said it three times. Great post! I wanted to participate in Pot Luck this week and was too busy with work. :-(
ReplyDeleteSchnitzel is my favorite! That is it! I have been threatening to pay you a visit and now I am going to do it. Schnitzel, wine and an amazing tattoo!! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat new way to prepare chicken. Looks so tasty.
ReplyDeleteMimi
OMG that looks wonderful! Bronze and delicous, for sure. I do have my center cut bacon, so I could definitely try this and will, this week, with some thigh schnitzels. I love to play with words, so I was saying it right along with you. Great recipe. And parmesan couscous, who'd have "thunk" it?
ReplyDeleteSimple and looks delicious! I think I know what i'm having for dinner tonight!
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled across your blog. I LOVE it. You have one of my favorite quotes in your comment box.
ReplyDeleteI will be over here much more often.
This dish looks amazing....simple too, with my favorite ingredients.
ReplyDeleteOMG..I think I love you!
ReplyDeleteOMG. I posted my dinner last night and than was looking through my blog list and saw your entry! It a chicken and bacon type of week. I like you photos. What type of camera do you use!
ReplyDeleteI could smell the bacon from here!! This has my mouth watering!
ReplyDeleteGal, you are just cruel....just say it with you? How about eat it with you???
ReplyDeleteThe pictures made my mouth water!
Well, I wasn't even hungry when I stopped by but I'm practically starving now! That looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteChicken, bacon & white wine = winning combination, for me!
ReplyDeleteI've never had schnitzel before. This is pretty darn beautiful!! The bacon sold me!
ReplyDeleteYum and yum! Great meal!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness does this ever sound GOOD! I can just imagine how those simple ingredients would be sensational in this tempting dish! YUM
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I've always thought of schnitzel as thin and breaded and not terribly appetizing. (Maybe that's a different type. I'm pretty schnitzel ignorant.) But this looks fabulous, and so easy! Very elegant for a weeknight supper.
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