Romanian Pork Cordon Bleu Schnitzels Recipe

Name: Romanian Pork Cordon Bleu Schnitzels Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork tenderloin (fat, and silver skin removed); Salt and pepper to taste; 8 slices prosciutto or wafer-thin ham; 8 thin slices Romanian cascaval or Bulgarian kashkaval cheese or Swiss cheese; 1 cup All-purpose flour; 1-2 large eggs, beaten with 1-2 teaspoons water; 2 cups Fine dry bread crumbs; 3 tablespoons butter; Oil for frying

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 4 servings

Yield: 8 schnitzel

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Schnitzel or şniţel is a popular main course in restaurants, fast food places, and homes across Romania. It is typical of the Austrian / German schnitzel but it can be made with any type of meat or poultry. This recipe for a type of schnitzel known as pork cordon bleu, or cordon bleu şniţel in Romanian, features pounded pork tenderloin filled with prosciutto or ham and cheese. Other popular Romanian filled schnitzel is the şniţel mozaic-rulat stuffed with two different thin meat layers, cheese, red peppers, and mushroom filling. And then there is the sniţel de ciuperci, a mushroom fritter.
This recipe is a good candidate for very thinly sliced leftover ham.

1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, fat, and silver skin removed
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 slices prosciutto, or wafer-thin ham
8 thin slices Romanian cascaval or Bulgarian kashkaval cheese or Swiss cheese
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 to 2 large eggs, beaten with 1-2 teaspoons water
2 cups fine dry breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons butter
Oil, for frying

Cut pork tenderloin into eight equal slices. Pound each slice thinly between two pieces of plastic wrap. Lightly season both sides of each pounded cutlet with salt and pepper. Place a slice of prosciutto or ham and then a slice of cheese on each cutlet. Roll as you would for stuffed cabbage to completely enclose the filling.
Dredge each rolled cutlet in flour. Then dip into egg-water mixture and then into bread crumbs, coating all sides. Heat a large skillet and add oil and butter. When sizzling but not browning, add cutlets and cook 10 to 12 minutes, turning to brown all sides. Serve two cutlets per person.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1058	Calories
54g	Fat
64g	Carbs
75g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	1058
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 54g	69%
Saturated Fat 18g	89%
Cholesterol 298mg	99%
Sodium 1881mg	82%
Total Carbohydrate 64g	23%
Dietary Fiber 3g	12%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 75g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 378mg	29%
Iron 7mg	39%
Potassium 1097mg	23%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.