breaded pork cutlets baked or fried ??????

[scunge]

I'm thinking of baking breaded pork cutlets rather than fry them will they be as tender?? do I need to pound them? its very lean.Thanks

[Alice Q]

You can spray them with oil and put them in the oven at about 400 - preferably on a rack over a pan, so they will brown on all sides. If you bake them flat in a pan, they will be soggy on one side and crisp on the other.

I would just pan fry them in a few tablespoons of oil. If it's hot enough, they won't absorb a lot. The oil should be just shy of the smoke point.

[rcburli]

Why? to lower the fat content? Smoke in the kitchen?
Stick with extra virgin olive oil and quickly pan fry them. So much better IMHO.