Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Colin Wood's chicken schnitzel with gem lettuce and dill cream Food Colin Wood's chicken schnitzel with gem lettuce and dill cream Preparation time 24 hours plus marinating Cooking time 3 - 4 minutes Serves Serves 4 Something full and textural like Chardonnay or Pinot Gris proves a superb wine match for this delicious chicken recipe by Colin Wood INGREDIENTS ½ cup whole wheat flour ¾ cup fresh breadcrumbs 10% brine 2 small gem lettuce Dill pickle brine (cold) 200g Goldstreet Cloud – quark, fromage frais or labneh yoghurt will work too ½ bunch dill ½ clove of garlic Salt Lemon METHOD 1. Brine the chicken thighs for 90 minutes, then lay them out flat on paper towel overnight. The next day, slice the larger part and butterfly them out so they are all the same thickness. Make a crumbing station with the flour, egg wash and bread crumbs then breadcrumb each thigh. 2. Microplane the garlic and chop the dill. Fold through fresh cheese, season with salt. In the core of each gem lettuce, make a small incision and then gently tear in half. Dip and soak each heart from the top first in the cold brine/pickling liquid and leave to soak. Heat a small pot of frying oil to 180ºC and fry the schnitzels for 3–4 minutes until golden. 3. Drain on paper towel, season and then place on the plate. Drizzle or dollop the curd over each one and serve with a drenched lettuce heart. Serve with a lemon wedge and finish with some flaked sea salt. Food Chef Colin Wood Photographer Chris Chen Preparation Time 24 hours plus marinating Cooking Time 3 - 4 minutes Serves Serves 4 Wine Match Country Road Private Bin Chardonnay 2023 $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Angullong Pinot Grigio 2023 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Schoolhouse Headmaster Pinot Gris 2024 $46.75 in any 12 $49.50 in any 6 $55.00 each Price | options $46.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Rolf Binder Chardonnay 2023 $25.10 in any 12 $26.55 in any 6 $29.50 each Price | options $25.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Quin Wines Chardonnay 2022 $27.65 in any 12 $29.25 in any 6 $32.50 each Price | options $27.65 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hungerford Hill Fish Cage Chardonnay 2023 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tinklers Hill Chardonnay 2022 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Drop Zone Pinot Grigio 2023 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Rich Style Chardonnay 6-pack Price $121.50 Save $42.00 Qty | case Add to cart Juniper Three Fields Chardonnay 2022 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Shop Chardonnay Discover more by Colin Woods Food Colin Wood's heirloom tomato, stonefruit and pickled pepper salad Food Colin Wood's burrata curd on toast with watermelon rind, mustard and capers Food Colin Wood Finds The Whey At Goldstreet dairy Words by Brendan McCallum on 10 Jan 2025