Chicken schnitzel & classic mushroom sauce
Prep time
20min
Cook time
20min
Serves
4
A tender, crispy chicken schnitzel is the perfect base for a classic sauce.
Ingredients:
- 4 crumbed chicken schnitzels
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) butter
- 1 Tbsp (15ml) olive oil
- 250g mushrooms, sliced
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup (125ml) chicken stock
- ½ cup (125ml) cream
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) dry white wine or lemon juice
- 2 tsp (10ml) dried thyme
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place frozen schnitzels on a baking tray and cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced mushrooms. Cook for 5-8 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium, add the diced shallot and fry for 3-4 minutes until softened. Stir in the minced garlic and thyme, and cook for 1 minute.
- Deglaze the pan with wine or lemon juice, and cook for 1 minute till slightly reduced.
- Pour in the stock. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for about 3 minutes, until the liquid has reduced slightly.
- Reduce the heat to low. Stir in the heavy cream. Let the sauce gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until it thickens slightly to your desired consistency.
- Serve chicken schnitzel with mushroom sauce.
