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Summary

Prep Time 1 hr
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 2)

Ingredients

For the schnitzel: Jägerschnitzel

For the sauce:

DDR Jägerschnitzel with Fire Brigade Sauce
DDR Jägerschnitzel with Fire Brigade Sauce
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Instructions

  1. Prepare the sauce first, as the hunter schnitzel has to go quickly and they are crispiest right after frying.
  2. Steam the diced onions in the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until translucent. Then turn up the heat a little and add flour for the roux, stirring vigorously so that there are no lumps. Add the ketchup, tomato paste and water and bring to the boil briefly. The sauce should now have a good bond, the surface looks glassy. Now season everything with sugar and salt. (Some like a dash of vinegar on the sauce, I`d rather leave it out, then it`s sweeter.)
  3. Cut the hunting sausage into approx. 2 x 2 cm cubes.
  4. Mix the eggs with salt, pepper and paprika vigorously and prepare a bowl with breadcrumbs. First shake the sausage cubes with a little flour in a closed bowl so that they are covered, this is for better adhesion. Then gradually take a handful of sausage cubes at a time, turn them in the egg and then roll them in the breadcrumbs (this gets lumpy very quickly, so it is better to pour in new ones every now and then). Then add the cubes directly to the hot butter in the pan. (I like to mix butter with oil for frying. You need plenty of it, because the breading absorbs a lot.)
  5. When the cubes are golden brown, they are done.
  6. I traditionally serve them with Spirelli. With the hunter schnitzel, the sausage is traditionally cut into slices, I like it in approx. 2 x 2 cm cubes. For those who prefer to eat with a spoon.