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Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

September 27, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 7 Comments

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Classic Jägerschnitel prepared oyur way. Use either veal, pork turkey or chicken meat and pick fresh mushrooms of your choice. I used veal meat and chanterelle mushrooms.
Total Time: 40 minutes
5 from 5 votes
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Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

Enjoy this classic Jägerschnitzel recipe in a creamy mushroom sauce this fall.

The meat dish is also spelled as Jagerschnitzel or Jaegerschnitzel or Jager Schnitzel.

Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

What is Jägerschnitzel?

The classic Jägerschnitzel is a flattened nonbreaded Schnitzel meat variation cooked and served in a creamy white wine mushroom sauce.

The dish is popular in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and France.

Traditionally the meat is a veal schnitzel or a pork schnitzel, as it is common in these regions.

In french, the Jagerschnitzel recipe is known as Escalope chasseur which means Hunter’s Schnitzel translated.

German immigrants introduced the Jägerschnitzel and hunter sauce recipe to the US, however, a breaded version is more popular over there.

Other versions, which call for a breaded cutlet exist in the former DDR.

Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

What is Jägerschnitzel made of?

The Meat

The original classic Jägerschnitzel is completely unbreaded and prepared with either veal or pork meat.

I used a veal cutlet in my pictures and video but you are free to use a pork cutlet or even turkey or chicken meat.

Veal meat is more tender, retain’s it’s flavor and taste all the better with the mushroom jagerschnitzel sauce.

A similar dish with chicken is the Chicken Geschnetzeltes.

The meat in jaeger schnitzel is flattened so that the meat fibers are tenderized.

The Sauce

The schnitzel sauce is what makes the Jägerschnitzel and it’s prepared in one-pan with the Schnitzel.

Shallots, garlic and mushrooms are sauteed until soft.

The sauce is formed by deglazing the sauteed ingredients in the pan with the white wine.

And tomato sauce, cream, and seasoning are added to thicken and to create the typical flavor profile of a creamy Jaeger sauce, a hunter’s sauce.

Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

What mushrooms to make Jägerschnitzel?

The classic Jagerschnitzel calls for chanterelle and or morchella mushrooms.

Chanterelle are bright yellow-orange and morchella look like a sponge in the forest.

However, other mushrooms such as the common button mushrooms (the one you get in stores), portobello, oyster mushrooms, shiitake or cremini are suitable as well.

Use fresh mushrooms that you get locally for this Jägerschnitzel recipe.

I used chanterelle mushroom sin my pictures and video because we had foraged the mushrooms in the forest in central Europe.

Brushing vs Rinsing vs Peeling Mushrooms

Every continent has a different take on that.

In Europe, it is advised to brush your mushrooms because you don’t want to reduce the quality of your mushroom.

In school, they will teach you to peel them too but rinsing mushrooms in Europe is a big nono.

Rinsing mushrooms will result in soggy mushrooms as the gills take in the water and some varieties get damaged as well.

In North America, the FDA suggests washing the mushrooms because there might be a risk to food safety.

It is up to you how you handle your mushrooms and I think it depends too where you got your mushrooms from.

If I buy commercial mushrooms, I will most probably wash them because I don’t know where they have been and mushrooms are treated with pesticide.

chanterelle mushrooms form the forest
Chanterelle Mushrooms. Pick a mushroom variety that you get in your locality.

How to make Jägerschnitzel?

Preparing this low carb jager schnitzel recipe is rather easy and you can do that in one pan.

The full printable recipe [+video] with instruction and ingredient details can be found at the bottom of this post.

Step 1

Flatten your meat cutlet with a meat mallet, the thinner the better.

Season your meat with salt and black pepper on both sides and keep aside.

preparing cutlets for jägerschnitzel

Step 2

Heat up a pan and sautee your onion with the garlic and mushrooms.

Cook your mushrooms until you are left without extra liquids in your pan (mushrooms lose water)

cooking mushrooms for jägerschnitzel

Deglaze with the white wine and continue to add in the tomato sauce, parsley and cream.

deglazing and building up the hunter's sauce

Combine all ingredients and cook your sauce for a minute or two.

Step 3

Place the cutlet meat pieces into the Jägersauce in the pan so that the meat is covered by the mushroom gravy ingredients.

Simmer and turn the meat to cook on all sides evenly for a few minutes on medium-high heat.

simmer cutlets in the jaeger sauce

Note that flattened meat cooks faster through and that the cooking time depends on the meat variety that you used.

Serve hot.

What to serve with Jägerschnitzel?

Jagerschnitzel with spaetzle noodles or tagliatelle pasta is the most common way to enjoy this dish.

OR serve up your Jaegerschnitzel recipe with cooked rice such as my aromatic rice side dish.

Steamed vegetable can be added to the other side dishes such as broccoli, green beans, and potato.

Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

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Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe

Classic Jägerschnitel prepared oyur way. Use either veal, pork turkey or chicken meat and pick fresh mushrooms of your choice. I used veal meat and chanterelle mushrooms.
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Austrian, French, German
Keyword: How to make Jägerschnitzel, Jägerschnitzel
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 3 cutlets
Calories: 459kcal
Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

Ingredients

For the Jägerschnitzel

  • 3 piece Meat Cutlets *see Notes
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper

For the Sauce:

  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic chopped
  • 1 pound Mushrooms *see Notes
  • ½ cup White wine
  • ¼ cup Tomato Sauce
  • ¼ cup Parsley fresh cut packed
  • ½ cup Cream

Garnish:

  • Parsley optional
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Keep all your fresh ingredients ready, the meat, onion sliced, garlic chopped and the mushrooms cleaned and cut into smaller pieces.
  • Flatten your meat with a meat mallet so that the cutlets get stretched out.
  • Season your cutlets on both sides with salt and black pepper and keep aside.
  • Heat up a skillet with the butter and sautee your onion slices soft and translucent.
  • Add the chopped garlic and mix.
  • Add the mushrooms into your pan and cook so that the mushroom reduce in size and you can mix the contents of your skillet. The mushrooms will lose a lot of liquids.
  • Deglaze with the white wine over high heat and stir cook for a minute before taking the heat down to medium.
  • Now add in the tomato sauce and parsley. Mix and combine.
  • Pour in your cream and stir cook for a minute or two to incorporate all the ingredients well.
  • Make some space in the center and place in each cutlet one by one and cover with the mushroom gravy. That way your meat gets to simmer gently over medium heat.
  • Turn your cutlets in the pan and cook on all sides until they are done. (the cooking process is fast).
  • Serve hot with spaetzle, noodles or cooked rice.

Notes

  1. For the meat, pick veal, pork, turkey or chicken cuts to make the cutlets.
  2. For the mushrooms, pick a variety that you like or whatever you get in your local grocery supermarket. See mushrooms variety suggestions in post. You can use simple button mushrooms too, even the canned ones if you can’t get anything else.
  3. You can use plastic wrap between the meat and the meat mallet when smashing the meat flat. That will prevent the meat from ripping. I didn’t use it in the video because my veal cutlets were quite strong.

Equipment

  • Meat Mallet
  • Stainless Steal Non-Stick PFOA-free Frying Pan

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Classic Jägerschnitzel Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 459 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 14g70%
Cholesterol 197mg66%
Sodium 1052mg44%
Potassium 1312mg37%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 42g84%
Vitamin A 1209IU24%
Vitamin C 14mg17%
Calcium 58mg6%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. jenny says

    December 13, 2020 at 12:57 am

    5 stars
    found chanterelles, and had to make this. i can’t exaggerate the compliments I got- this was an AMAZING dinner, esp with your red cabbage, and spaetzle.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      December 13, 2020 at 3:27 pm

      Lucky you! It’s too cold now here to go to the forest to look for chanterelle or else I would do that too. That’s amazing that you got to try it out with the red cabbage and spätzle. Yum! Thanks so much for sharing Jenny 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kaitlynn Buffie says

    August 13, 2020 at 4:45 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic!
    I made this tonight with freshly foraged chanterelles and pork. IT WAS DELICIOUS! (Served it on top of buttered spätzler) the only change I made is that I added extra salt and pepper to the sauce!
    Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      August 17, 2020 at 2:14 pm

      Thanks so much for your feedback, Kaitlynn! So glad to read that you loved the dish. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Hotly Spiced says

    May 21, 2015 at 7:19 am

    So nice to hear form you. I hope you’re enjoying spending time with your family. What a fantastic time of year to be in Austria. I love your schnitzel dinner with mushrooms – everyone in my family would love me to serve this to them xx

    Reply
  4. Kitchen Belleicious says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:46 am

    looks wonderful! Would love to make this some day

    Reply
  5. Liz says

    June 26, 2012 at 1:45 am

    So nice to see a post from you! Life gets in the way of blogging so often…it’s hard to give it your 100% every single day! Your schnitzel looks fabulous…and it’s something my family would love 🙂 Have a wonderful time in Austria!

    Reply

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