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Venison schnitzel is one of my family's favorite meals.

Are you looking for a great venison recipe that is easy to make and everyone will love?

Look no further. This schnitzel recipe is easy and delicious, a real crowd pleaser, even the venison hesitant will love it!

An excellent combination of golden crunchy coating and thin juicy meat inside. I'm sure you love it!

Schnitzel with green peppercorn sauce, potatoes and cabbage on a white plate — Schnitzel with green peppercorn sauce

Venison meat is versatile, tasty and quick to prepare. You can read more ideas on how to cook venison here

Cooking schnitzel is something I do often at home and it’s always well received. You can substitute the venison with wild pork for another great wild meat dish.

Venison loin and fillet on a white plate with rosemary sprigs — Venison meat

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Ingredients you need for this recipe
How to prepare venison schnitzel
How to cook crumbed schnitzel
Substitutes and alterations
Serving suggestions
Equipment needed
Storage
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Ingredients you need for this recipe

This deer schnitzel recipe only requires simple ingredients:

Venison - back steak or similar cut

flour - all purpose

eggs - free ranged

milk - full fat

breadcrumbs - European or panko

butter

oil - vegetable

See recipe card for quantities.

How to prepare venison schnitzel

You will need an assembly line of three bowls to make the breaded schnitzel

First you need to slice the meat against the grain

then pound the meat with a meat tenderizer (I like to put the meat slices inside a freezer bag and pound the outside of the bag. That way its no blood or meat splatter). Set aside.

Venison slices on a plate, pounding meat with a hammer and a chopping board with meat slices on it — Pounding the venison slices with a meat tenderizer

Set up your crumbing bowls - one with plain flour, the second with egg and milk mixture and the third with bread crumbs.

Pounded venison meat on a plate, one dish with flour, one dish with egg wash and one dish with bread crumbs — Ready to crumb the venison

Coat the meat well by dusting the slices in flour first, then
dip them in the egg wash and finally
coat them evenly in bread crumbs.
Set aside until you are ready to fry.

I like to use standard bread crumbs for a European style crumbed schnitzel. However panco crumbs works fine too.

The schnitzel can be prepared and crumbed in advance. Just fry the crumbed venison fresh before serving .

How to cook crumbed schnitzel

Best way to cook schnitzel is to deep fry or gently pan fry them in butter.

For best pan frying result:

Heat a cast iron skillet frying pan,
pour in vegetable oil and a good amount of butter.
Fry both side of the schnitzel on low to medium heat until golden brown and crispy.
Leave on a paper towel for a minute before serving.

For best deep frying result:

Heat vegetable oil to 170 degree celcius
Fry the schnitzel until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
Leave on a paper towel for a minute before serving.

Substitutes and alterations

Venison meat can be substituted with pork, veal, chicken or beef in this recipe

Serving suggestions

I love venison schnitzel! The golden crunchy coating and thin juicy meat inside. Here are some great ways to serve this schnitzel.

With roast potatoes and a sauce. My favorite schnitzel sauce are mushroom or peppercorn sauce.
Or serve the schnitzels with spaghetti in tomato, garlic and herb sauce.
Or simply on it's own with a lemon wedge is great too.

Equipment needed

Meat tenderizer or mullet

Breading bowls or trays

knife

chopping board

frying pan - or large sauce pan if deep frying

Storage

The schnitzel can be prepared and crumbed in advance. Keep in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Just fry the crumbed venison fresh before serving .

Leftover schnitzel are great in sandwiches and will keep in the fridge for up to three days.

Impress your family or guests by serving this delicious venison schnitzel that everyone will love!

Hunter gatherer food is healthy, natural and sustainable. Cooking and eating wild meat is a great way to enjoy good food.

Venison Schnitzel

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Best way to cook schnitzel is to deep fry or pan fry them until golden and crispy.

This is an easy, foolproof recipe for perfectly cooked and flavorful Venison every time!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Course Main Course

Cuisine european

Servings 4

Ingredients

600 grams Venison back steak or similar cut
1 cup flour all purpose
2 eggs free ranged
½ cup milk full fat
2 cup breadcrumbs European or panko
butter for frying
oil - vegetable for frying

Instructions

Slice the meat about 1 cm thick slices
Put the meat inside a freezer bag and bang the slices with a meat tenderizer until flattened.
Whisk egg, milk, salt and pepper in a bowl.
In a separate bowl add your flour and in another bowl the bread crumbs.
Dip the meat slices in the flour first. All of the meat should be covered with a light dusting.
Then dip the meat in the egg mixture and finish them in the bread crumbs.
The meat should be well coated with breadcrumbs all over.

Cooking the Schnitzel

Pan fried Schnitzel:

Heat a cast iron skillet frying pan,
pour in vegetable oil and a good amount of butter.
Fry both side of the schnitzel on low to medium heat until golden brown and crispy.
Place on a paper towel for a minute to get rid of the excess oil and butter.
Serve with lemon wedges, mushroom sauce or peppercorn sauce. Potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Deep fried schnitzel:

Heat vegetable oil to 170 degree celcius
Fry the schnitzel until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
Place the fried schnitzel on paper towel for a minute to get rid of excess oil.
Serve with lemon wedges, mushroom sauce or peppercorn sauce. Potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Notes

Using venison meat for schnitzel is a great choice due to it being lean and tender but it still has a good flavor. The key is to pound the meat to an even thickness and ensure it's not too thick to cook through properly when fried.

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