Schnitzel with cream and pepper sauce
Discover this delicious Belgian schnitzel recipe, featuring mushrooms, cream, and pepper, perfect for a special dinner.
This Schnitzel is a Belgian specialty that is typically enjoyed with roasted root vegetables. Here’s how to prepare it.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time35 min
- Resting10 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfrying pan
- Estimated cost$6.90 $1.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.52
- $0.21
- $3.80
- $0.24
- $0.33
- $0.04
- $0.30
- $0.22
- $0.75
- $0.49
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Clean the mushrooms and slice them thinly. ≈ 8 min
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and then sauté the finely chopped onion until it is lightly browned.
- Add the mushrooms and cook them over high heat until browned. ≈ 3 min
- Season with a pinch of salt to prevent the mushrooms from becoming soggy. ≈ 2 min
- After 5 minutes, transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and set them aside.
- Add oil to the frying pan and cook the pork cutlets until golden brown.
- Once the meat is cooked, pour red wine over it. ≈ 3 min
- Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. ≈ 2 min
- Brown the meat in the red wine sauce, then let it simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the thyme and freshly chopped sage leaves. ≈ 3 min
- Let it simmer for another 5 minutes without adding any more water.
- Sprinkle the pieces of meat with pepper and return them to the frying pan.
- Add the mushrooms and pour in the cream mixture. ≈ 3 min
- Return the sauce to a simmer, stirring constantly, then season to taste.
The bill
Schnitzel with cream and pepper sauce
- butter$0.52
- 1.5 onions, finely chopped$0.21
- 750 g of mushrooms$3.80
- sunflower oil$0.24
- 75 ml of red wine$0.33
- salt and pepper$0.04
- Paprika powder$0.30
- Fresh thyme$0.22
- Fresh, chopped sage leaves$0.75
- crushed peppercorns$0.49
Total$6.90
that's $1.15 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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