🇨🇿 Czech Cuisine

Hovezi Rizek

Beef Schnitzel

Prep Time 40 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 524 kcal

Thinly pounded beef cutlet, breaded and pan-fried to golden crunch, served with potato salad — the Czech celebration plate.

Ingredients

4 beef round steaks, 1cm thick
2 eggs, beaten
150g all-purpose flour
200g fine breadcrumbs
Oil or clarified butter for frying
Salt, pepper
Lemon wedges

Instructions

1 Pound beef between plastic wrap to 5mm thickness.
2 Season with salt and pepper.
3 Dredge in flour, dip in beaten eggs, coat in breadcrumbs.
4 Fry in generous oil at 170C for 3-4 min per side until golden and crisp.
5 Drain on paper towels.
6 Serve with lemon wedge and bramborovy salat.

Did You Know?

A properly fried Czech rizek should have a wavy, slightly puffed breadcrumb coating that separates from the meat — this pocket of air is the sign of a master cook.