Name: Hunter schnitzel in creamy mushroom sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 600 g pork leg; 40 g butter; oil; salt; ground pepper; 300 g mushrooms; 1 pc onion; 2 cloves garlic; 250 ml whipping cream; 250 ml beef broth; 1 tablespoon plain flour; parsley

Step by step process

Prepare the meat and mushrooms

1
For the hunter schnitzel, slice the pork leg into 4 cutlets about 1.5 cm thick. Lightly pound the cutlets with a mallet, then season with salt and pepper on both sides.
2
Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and slice them thinly. Finely chop the onion and press or finely mince the garlic.

Frying the schnitzels

3
Heat the butter with a little oil in a pan so it does not burn. Place the cutlets into the hot fat and fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden. Transfer the fried meat to a plate and cover it to keep it warm.

Hunter cream sauce

4
Add the onion to the drippings left from the meat and saute until translucent. Add the mushrooms and saute them for 6 to 8 minutes, until the water evaporates and the mushrooms start to brown. Stir in the garlic near the end and saute briefly.
TIP:
Sauté the onion over medium heat until golden or translucent. Add the garlic at the end and sauté briefly to release the aroma, but do not burn it.
5
Dust the mushrooms with flour, stir, and toast for a minute. Pour in the stock, stir smooth with a spoon, and bring to a boil.
6
Pour in the cream and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Season with salt and pepper.
TIP:
Add the cream over low heat and stir in the cheese gradually into a hot sauce that is not at a rapid boil. It will melt more evenly, and the sauce will stay smooth without lumps or curdling.

Finishing and serving

7
Return the fried cutlets to the sauce along with the meat juices and warm them through for 2 minutes so they soak up the mushroom flavor. Serve the finished dish topped with sauce and sprinkled with chopped parsley, ideally with spaetzle or fries.