Schabowy cutlet, breaded pork steak

Schabowy cutlet, breaded pork steak

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The classic Polish dish: tender pork loin cutlets, marinated in milk and onion, breaded, and then fried until golden brown on both sides.

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Schabowy is a breaded pork cutlet, a very popular dish in Poland. It resembles a Viennese or Milanese schnitzel.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$6.88 $1.72 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.15
  • $0.20
  • $0.15
  • $0.07
  • $0.70
  • $0.29
  • $0.32

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the pork loin into 2.5 cm thick slices and flatten them with a mallet to make them thin and tender. ≈ 8 min
  2. Let the meat marinate in the milk with the onion.
  3. First, coat the meat in flour, then dip it in the beaten eggs, and finally coat it in breadcrumbs. ≈ 3 min
  4. Heat the oil or lard in a pan and cook the meat, turning it several times on both sides.

The bill

Schabowy cutlet, breaded pork steak

  • 600 g of pork loin$5.15
  • 200 ml of milk$0.20
  • 1 onion, sliced$0.15
  • 50 g of flour$0.07
  • 2 eggs, beaten$0.70
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs$0.29
  • oil paint or lard for frying$0.32

Total$6.88

that's $1.72 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 600 g of pork loin
  • 200 ml of milk
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 50 g of flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs
  • oil paint or lard for frying
  • A pinch of salt
  • A pinch of pepper

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