The smell’s about to make me come in my britches, y’all!
Not only is she cooking the 'Schnitzel, but Bratkartoffeln and Sauerkraut!
This woman, this woman.
This wonderful woman.
Q
Mmmmmm! My hubby’s family is Austrian and we get wiener schnitzel a few time a year. Soooo good. Do you put lemon on it?
Hmmmmm… my back fence neighbor has a weiner dog named “schnitzel.” Should I be suspicious? 
All kiddin’ aside, ::drool:: Quasi wiener schnitzel is just, well, the schnitzel!
I’m eatin’ as I write, swampbear! It makes me feel like I’m sitting down to dinner with my friends.
EmAnJ, no I don’t put lemon on the meat. Don’t put lemon on anything, really and I don’t know why I don’t cover up the taste of any kind of meat with a sauce of any kind. Can’t say for certain, but growing up poor in East Germany, I think we were just grateful to have any kind of meat at all to eat, and when we had pork (the cheapest of any kind of meat in those days) we were taught to eat everything but the oink.
Quasi
Alas, it’s hard to find veal here. I could go to a butcher, I suppose. We can get so-called Wienerschnitzel at a couple of restaurants… but they use pork. The SO refuses to eat chicken-fried pork chops when she wants Wienerschnitzel!
I like my Wienerschnitzel with anchovy on top.
We couldn’t afford veal, John, but it was fine. During the time I lived with my Oma, my uncles and aunts, I learned how important it was to eat all of what we had. The marrow from the bones was especially important.
I wouldn’t trade those days for anything, and I am very grateful I was allowed to have that experience.
Bill
Yep, veal is pricey. That’s why I haven’t ben to the butcher’s. i might splurge one day, though. (Hm… Monday is payday.) I went to the supermarket and asked where the veal was once. ‘We don’t have any.’ I asked what day it should be in. ‘No, we don’t carry it. Not much call for it.’
From what I know about you, my friend, you are an awesome cook (along with all your other talents). If it ever works out, D and I would love to have you and the more lovely side of you (;)) visit us and put you to work! 
Before I take heat for inviting my pal to visit and having him cook for us, please be assured that I liken this to asking a very renowned celebrity for an autgraph.
Q
I have a schnitzel story to tell!
Many years ago (probably about 25 if the truth be told), I found some genuine veal cutlets at the butchery, and at an exorbitant price too I might add. But I had a bit of spare money that week and decided to splurge on 500gm of milk-fed veal to make genuine schnitzels for the family for dinner.
So I beat up the egg, placed the breadcrumbs in a bowl…dipped and crumbed and put them into the frying pan to cook. When they were golden brown, I served them up with rosti and red cabbage. Delish…?
Well, no as it turned out: there was a weird taste to the schnitzels. They tasted of PEPPERMINT 
After much investigation, it turned out that my little daughter had been playing around in the pantry and had spilled a bottle of peppermint-essence into the bag of breadcrumbs a few days earlier. I didn’t notice when I was preparing the crumbs, but certainly did notice when I took my first expectant bite of some beefy-heaven. Goddamit, I spent a small fortune on that meat, and it was totally ruined. 
If any of you are thinking of doing some culinary experimentation, let me forewarn you that pepperminty-meat doesn’t work, OK? 
It occurs to me that the above may need a bit more detail lest I be misunderstood.
Ever heard the phrase “your better half” used? It is used in referring to one’s “significant other” and is meant as a compliment and tribute to the “other half” of the relationship. I hope that clears up any doubt (s), if there were any.
Thanks everyone for hanging in there with me. I have some fantastic friends!
Quasi
It occurs to me that the above may need a bit more detail lest I be misunderstood.
Ever heard the phrase “your better half” used? It is used in referring to one’s “significant other” and is meant as a compliment and tribute to the “other half” of the relationship. I hope that clears up any doubt (s), if there were any.
Thanks everyone for hanging in there with me. I have some fantastic friends!
Quasi
Now living in “Wien” we are used to having “Wienerschnitzel” made of anything from Rind-, Huhner-, Puten-, und Schweinfeisch.
Do you live in SoCal? Then you can go out and buy dinner from “Der Weinerschnitzel”
Just thinking about those hotdogs makes me hungry!
They dropped the (incorrect) ‘der’ a couple of decades ago. And they don’t serve Wienerschnitzel. But I love the chili cheese dogs.
Checked out the veal cutlets at the butcher’s today. A dime under $23/pound. :eek: Still planning on getting some for Saturday. Just not as much as I’d like.