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Chicken Schnitzel With Cucumber Salad

NYT Cooking's crispy cutlet from Sue Li � chicken breasts pounded thin, breaded and pan-fried golden, served with a bright herby cucumber-dill salad with yogurt, caraway, and vinegar for a satisfying crunch.

Ingredients

  • 1 small white onion halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 lb
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 2 cups plain bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil divided
  • 1/4 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 1 garlic clove grated
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
  • 2 Persian cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 1 medium dill pickle thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup parsley leaves chopped
  • 1/2 cup dill fronds chopped
  • Lemon wedges for serving

Instructions

  1. Soak onion slices in a bowl of cold water and set aside.
  2. Halve each chicken breast horizontally into two thinner cutlets. Pound each piece under plastic wrap until less than 1/4-inch thick. Season generously with salt and pepper.
  3. Set up three shallow dishes: flour beaten eggs and bread crumbs. Coat each cutlet in flour then egg then bread crumbs pressing to adhere.
  4. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium. Fry 2 pieces of chicken shaking pan occasionally until golden brown and cooked through 6-7 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels and season with salt. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken.
  5. Whisk yogurt garlic vinegar caraway seeds salt and pepper in a large bowl. Drain onion add with cucumbers pickle parsley and dill. Toss to coat.
  6. Serve schnitzel with salad and lemon wedges.
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