Zürcher Geschnetzeltes is a Swiss dish from Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

 region.

Its main ingredients are veal

Veal

Veal is the meat of young cattle , as opposed to meat from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds...

, sliced in to small pieces, sliced mushrooms and cream

Cream

Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream this process is accelerated by using centrifuges called "separators"...

. It was originally prepared using meat only, a popular variation today is adding about a fourth of sliced veal kidney to the meat.

Method

-cut the veal into small thin pieces

-sautée

Sautee

Sautee may refer to:*Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia*Sautee Valley Historic District*Sautéing, a method of cooking food....

 the meat quickly in a very hot pan with a little butter and a bit of chopped onion

-take the meat out of the pan and keep warm

-add white wine to the same pan with cream and demiglace and reduce into a sauce

-add the meat to the hot but not boiling reduction

-add sliced mushrooms

-refine with pepper, salt, paprika

Paprika

Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried fruits of Capsicum annuum . In many European languages, the word paprika refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Paprika can range from mild to hot...

 powder and lemon juice

It is typically served with Rösti

Rösti

Rösti is a Swiss dish consisting mainly of potatoes. It was originally a common breakfast eaten by farmers in the canton of Bern, but today is eaten all over Switzerland and also in many restaurants in the Western World. Many Swiss people consider rösti a national dish...

 but is widely enjoyed with tagliatelle

Tagliatelle

Tagliatelle and tagliolini are a traditional type of pasta from Emilia-Romagna and Marches, regions of Italy. Individual pieces of tagliatelle are long, flat ribbons that are similar in shape to fettuccine and are typically about 0.65 cm to 1 cm wide...

, rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 or mashed potato

Mashed potato

Mashed potato is made by mashing freshly boiled potatoes with a ricer, fork, potato masher, food mill, or whipping them with a hand beater. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places...

s too.