Name: Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich with Coleslaw
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast fillets; sea salt; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 80 g (2¾ oz/1 cup) fresh breadcrumbs; 25 g (1 oz/¼ cup) finely grated Parmesan; olive oil and butter, for cooking; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) milk; 60 g (2¼ oz/½ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; freshly ground pepper; 150 g (5½ oz/2 cups) sliced Savoy cabbage; 2 long sourdough baguettes (it may be a little too much for 4 sandwiches); extra virgin olive oil (optional); 1 large carrot, peeled and grated aïoli; 2 celery stalks, finely sliced; ½ red onion, finely sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food I Love

By Neil Perry

Published 2005

About

This is a personal favourite of mine. There is a wonderful affinity between schnitzel of any kind and coleslaw. You do have to butterfly and crumb the chicken, but they take little time and are well worth the effort. If you don’t want to butterfly the chicken, gently bash the fillets to an even thickness with a rolling pin. This will ensure fast and even cooking. There is nothing like the taste when you freshly cook chicken and make it into a sandwich straight away. This is where you genera