Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (German for "sliced meat Zurich style", in Zürich German „Züri-Gschnätzlets“) is a Swiss dish from Zurich region.

Its main ingredients are veal, sliced in to small pieces, sliced mushrooms and cream. It was originally prepared using meat only, a popular variation today is adding about a fourth of sliced veal kidney to the meat.

Method

-cut the veal into small thin pieces
-sautée the meat quickly in a very hot pan with a little butter and a bit of chopped onion
-take the meat out of the pan and keep warm
-add white wine to the same pan with cream and demiglace and reduce into a sauce
-add the meat to the hot but not boiling reduction
-add sliced mushrooms
-refine with pepper, salt, paprika powder and lemon juice

It is typically served with Rösti but is widely enjoyed with tagliatelle, rice or mashed potatos too.

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