Crisp Fried Beef Cutlets

Submitted by Chalko

"I am not a big red meat person, but these are really delicious. I got the recipe out of an old cookbook I found at a used bookstore for a dollar. I don't like a single other recipe in the book, but this recipe alone was more than worth the dollar I paid!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese (add a little more if using stuff out of a can)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb boneless beef chuck, round (4 boneless beef chuck) or 4 sirloin steaks, cut 1/4 inch thick, trimmed and pounded to 1/8 inch thick (about 1 lb total weight)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

directions

1. Combine bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
2. Dip each cutlet in beaten eggs, and then dip in crumb mixture. Make sure they are evenly coated.
3. Heat oil over medium heat.
4. Add butter and, when melted, increase heat to medium-high.
5. When oil-butter mixture is almost smoking, place cutlets in skillet, and fry until crisp and golden, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
6. Drain them on paper towels and fry remaining cutlets in same manner.
7. You can keep them warm in the oven as you cook the rest.

Reviews

[mimorpat]

I only went one step further since I needed them to stay warm until my husband finally came inside to eat. I took the oil and fry drippings and made a flour gravy and put the cutlets back into the gravy on a very low low heat to stay warm...... WoW...... the best beef cutlets that WE ever had !!! A great coating and oh so tender....... mmmmmm GOOD !!!!

 

[Bexxx]

This was pretty good. It was my first time making cutlets and I will definatly make them again using this recipe. I thought they could have been a bit more tender, so next time I will marinate them a bit. Other than that we enjoyed them. They were pretty easy too, which is always a plus!