Kotlet schabowy () is a

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variety of

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breaded cutlet Breaded cutlet is a dish made from coating a cutlet of meat with breading or batter and either frying or baking it. Breaded cutlet is known as schnitzel in German-speaking countries, cotoletta alla milanese in Italy, escalope in France, ''fil ...

coated with

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similar to Viennese

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or Italian

Cotoletta Cotoletta (; from ''costoletta'' meaning "little rib", because of the rib that remains attached to the meat during and after cooking) is an Italian word for a veal breaded cutlet. There are several variations, in Italy as well as in other count ...

Mieczysław Czuma, Leszek Mazan. ''Austriackie gadanie czyli encyklopedia galicyjska.'' 1998, page 465. Quote: "...jedna z najpopularniejszych potraw w całej byłej monarchii austro-węgierskiej, w wersji wieprzowej, jako kotlet schabowy - w całej Polsce. Pierwotna nazwa ''costelette alla milanese'', gdyż potrawa (smażona na maśle) pochodzi z Włoch. Zwrócił na nią uwagę w czasie kampanii włoskich dowódca wojsk austriackich w Lombardii i Wenecji sędziwy marszałek Radetzky." and North and South American

Milanesa The milanesa is a variation of the Lombard veal Milanese, or the Austrian Wiener schnitzel, where generic types of meat breaded cutlet preparations are known as a ''milanesa''. The milanesa was brought to the Southern Cone by Italian immig ...

but made of loin (with the bone or without), or with

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. There's also the Polish variety of the

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cutlet Cutlet (derived from French ''côtelette'', ''côte'', "rib") refers to: # a thin slice of meat from the leg or ribs of mutton, veal, pork or chicken # a dish made of such slice, often breaded (also known in various languages as a '' cotoletta ...

coated with breadcrumbs looking somewhat similar, or the

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cutlet coated with breadcrumbs (''kotlet z indyka'' ) made the same way. The history of the Polish pork cutlet ''schabowy'' dates back to the 19th century. The collection of different recipes for cutlets such as ''schabowy'' is featured in an 1860

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Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa Lucyna von Bachman Ćwierczakiewiczowa () (17 October 1826 — 26 February 1901) was a Polish journalist and author of Polish cookery books. Life and career Ćwierczakiewiczowa was born Lucyna von Bachman in Warsaw, into an extravagant upper-c ...

entitled ''365 obiadów za pięć złotych'' (''365 Dinners for Five Złoty''), but missing from the 1786 cookbook by Wojciech Wielądek called ''Kucharz doskonały'' (The Perfect

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), thus suggesting, that the dish wasn't known (or at least, wasn't popular) before the 19th century. Typical ingredients include:

eggs Humans and human ancestors have scavenged and eaten animal eggs for millions of years. Humans in Southeast Asia had domesticated chickens and harvested their eggs for food by 1,500 BCE. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especial ...

lard Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig.Lard
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oil An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...

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, pork loin with or without bone, breadcrumbs and

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. Pork tenderloin is cut into 1 inch slices and pounded with mallet until it becomes thinner and soft. It is marinated in milk and onions. Eggs and spices are combined on a separate plate and lightly beaten. The meat is dipped in flour, then in egg, and then covered in breadcrumbs. The oil or lard is heated in a frying pan till it starts to sizzle and the meat is placed onto it, then turned over a couple of times. Served hot. ''Kotlet schabowy'' can be served with cooked potatoes, mashed potatoes, fried mushrooms, cooked vegetables (seared cabbage),Pork cutlets with cabbage (recipes)
at Pl magazine.net. with salads or with

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References

* Ewa Czerniakowska, Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa

Gdańsk University. * {{in lang, pl "Kotlet schabowy z jedną różnicą.
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