Schnitzel Stuffed with Mozzarella and Tomatoes – Gluten-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Crispy Coating

1. 1
   Spread the flour on a flat plate.

   💡The flour dries the surface, the egg sticks to it and holds whatever comes next. Without the flour, the coating tends to peel off during frying.
2. 2
   Beat the eggs in a wide bowl.

   Bowl

   💡Work with one "dry" hand for the dry coating and one "wet" hand for the egg, so your fingers don't get caked in layers of coating.
3. 3
   Spread the crumbs on another flat plate and season.

To assemble

1. 4
   Butterfly each breast horizontally, like a book.

   KnifeCutting board
2. 5
   Place the cutlets between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet to an even thickness of ½–1 cm.

   ⚙ Pound to an even thicknessMeat malletPlastic wrap

   💡Even thickness is the secret: a cutlet that's thick on one side and thin on the other comes out dry at the edge and raw in the middle.

   💡Pound gently from the center outward: the goal is even thickness, not the thinnest possible cut, and torn meat dries out as it cooks.
3. 6
   Pat the cutlets dry with paper towels and season with a little salt and pepper.
4. 7
   Arrange the cheese, basil and sun-dried tomatoes on one half of each cutlet, fold the other half over and press firmly to seal.
5. 8
   Pass each cutlet through the breading stations in order, pressing well so the coating sticks.
6. 9
   Heat the oil in a pan, 2–3 cm deep, to 170–180°C (340–355°F) and fry 4 minutes per side, until the coating is golden and crisp.

   ⚙ Deep-fryingStoveSlotted spoonCandy/oil thermometerFrying pan

   💡Keep the oil at 170–180°C (340–355°F): too cold, and the food soaks up oil; too hot, and it browns outside before the inside cooks. Without a thermometer, dip the tip of a wooden spoon in the oil: when medium bubbles form around it right away, the oil is hot enough.

   💡Don't overload the oil: every piece that goes in cools it down. Fry one piece as a test, then the rest in several batches, and transfer to paper towels.
7. 10
   Transfer to paper towels.