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Schnitzel with mushroom gravy

Lightened Up Pretzel Encrusted Schnitzel

sarawalkenbach
Embrace the taste of Germany with this Schnitzel
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, German
Servings 6
Calories 549 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Air Fryer optional
  • 1 Meat Mallet optional

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5-2 lb Pork Loin - fat trimmed or 6 boneless pork chops
  • 3 cups Pretzels or about 1/3 a bag

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 Eggs large
  • 2 tbsp Milk whichever you prefer
  • 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • Pepper optional

Lightened Up Mushroom Gravy

  • Recipe link in notes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat Oven on Convection to 425° or Air Fryer to 400°.
  • Trim excess fat off pork & discard. If using pork loin, cut into 2" thick slices. Place slices or pork chops on to cutting board. Cover in plastic wrap. With a meat mallet or bottom of a saute pan, pound pork to 1/4"-1/2" thickness. Discard plastic wrap. Lightly sprinkle pork with salt, if desired.
  • Place pretzels in zip top bag. With meat mallet or saute pan, crush pretzels to crumbs. Pour crumbs into shallow dish.
  • In another shallow dish, whisk wet ingredients.
  • Spray air fryer or cooling rack (if using oven) with pan spray. Dip pork into egg mixture, then into pretzels, patting crumbs on, until coating completely. Set in air fryer, or on cooling rack on top of a baking sheet.
  • Put in air fryer for 6-8 minutes, or in oven for 10-15 minutes or until pork registers at 145°F.
  • Serve with Lightened Up Mushroom Gravy (recipe link in notes) or enjoy with mustard.

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Notes

Serve with Lightened Up Mushroom Gravy, recipe here.
Make sure pork temps at 145 degrees F.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 549kcalCarbohydrates: 83gProtein: 36gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 1063mgPotassium: 588mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 6mg
Keyword air fryer, lightened up schnitzel, mushroom gravy sauce, pork schnitzel, pretzel encrusted
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