Wiener Schnitzel: recipe with a detective story
Food / / December 19, 2019
Eat more of this delicious Viennese schnitzel but drink tea... Oh, if only it were that simple! It turns out, the history of recipes for delicious schnitzel is associated with a international scandal. Untangle it took blogger and traveler Catherine ChaliapinAnd a snack more and prescription issued. Mm-m, read faster!
Catherine Chaliapin
An avid and seasoned traveler. Well versed in the culture and art of different countries, and in his spare time is interested in cooking and optimization of travel routes.
We all know this is a very tasty and easy to prepare dish. Wiener schnitzel - the cornerstone of the Viennese cuisine and Austrian national pride. Gained worldwide fame schnitzel in the XIX century and has since been universally fits and menu restaurants gourmet cuisine, and the menu of fast food establishments.
Schnitzel - a thin slice of veal fried in breadcrumbs and fried in plenty of oil. Advantageously, the use of butter, meat is not discourage.
However, if you try to trace when and how did this dish, everything is not so simple. The history of the emergence of Viennese schnitzel linked to an international scandal, which stretches to the present day. And not only does not calm down, but finds all new paint and detective details. Quite seriously involved in this, historians, journalists, some historical figures and ordinary citizens. It turns out that the palm of the invention of this dish is always claimed by the ubiquitous Italians.
Indeed, the native Milanese cuisine signature dish is cotoletta alla milanese, which translates as "Milanese cutlet." And this Milanese steak suspiciously like his Viennese colleague. And in the Milanese have historical evidence that their schnitzel Viennese appeared much earlier. For example, in 1134 a dish lompolos cum panito (breaded veal) was included in the menu of the ancient monks of the monastery of St. Ambrose of Milan. Austrians also the first mention of a Viennese schnitzel dated 1831 year.
For the Milanese schnitzel always used the meat on the bone (ribs). Bone edge wrapped with foil, so it can be taken with the hand. Wiener schnitzel is most often prepared without bones.
Moreover, the Italian side have been given information that Field Marshal Radetzky, the commander of the Austrian army during the conquest Northern Italy in the middle of the XIX century, described in detail in its report Milanese cutlet as a completely new dish for the Austrians.
According to legend, the adjutant of the Austrian Emperor Count Attems allegedly exclaimed: "It is not enough that some veal chops dealt Empire more damage than my prisoner of Silvio Pellico. This schnitzel enough to raise the spirit of the Lombard rebel and to hush up our victory at Custoza. "
Thus, the Milanese managed to prove to the world its leadership in the creation of schnitzel. However, they immediately have a new competitor. Neighbor, Bologna, too, did not give rest laurels as the creator of the popular dishes. In this glorious city born many culinary delights that prides Now the whole of Italy. And, too, has its schnitzel - cotoletta alla bolognese.
But the dispute Bologna and Milan were not destined to be as loud as the Bolognese recipe schnitzel can not be called a classic. The ingenuity of this time played a cruel joke with the Bolognese. Too many additional ingredients used in the preparation of their schnitzel: beef broth, as well as typical products of this region - Parma ham, parmesan cheese and black truffle.
When submitting Wiener schnitzel is often complemented by cranberry or cranberry sauce. Italian version supply more strict and ascetic. By Milan schnitzel served only a slice of lemon.
And what about the Austrian? It would seem that they have agreed with the Italian origin of its main national dish. And this version is covered in many Austrian cookbooks over the years. But humility was deceptive, the German spirit but patiently waited for revenge. And he followed.
At the beginning of the XXI century, suddenly it became clear that no graph Attemsa never existed! It came up with the famous Italian journalist. And to prove his point referred to the fictional memoirs of a graph stored in the Vienna State Archives. Surprisingly, for a long time no one has any desire to check this fact, and only in 2001 it was discovered that these memoirs in the archive and no it was not, as the Count himself.
The news was so unexpected that it simply no one wanted to believe. Only in 2007 the well-known historian and linguist, Professor Dieter Pohl managed to authoritatively and convincingly dispel entrenched myth.
Who knows what other details of the story waiting for us in the future! However, whether this has implications for our stomach? All these passions do not affect the taste of the two schnitzels. The main thing is that the dish itself worthy to cook it and enjoy it. Therefore, in conclusion, we would like to share with you a recipe for scandalous.
Ingredients:
- 4 thinly sliced piece of veal;
- 2 eggs;
- 200 g butter;
- 200 g of bread crumbs;
- Salt to taste;
- lemon.
preparation
The meat should be washed, do not beat. Egg should be lightly beaten. Meat dipped in egg and roll in breadcrumbs. The pan put oil. When it is well warmed up, add the meat. Fry on both sides until golden brown. Serve hot with a slice of lemon.