Traditional Indiana Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich

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An Indiana pork tenderloin sandwich consists of a breaded and fried pork tenderloin cutlet that's served on a bulky kaiser roll with lettuce, tomatoes, and basic condiments. It's not well known outside of the state, but if you ever come to Indiana, make it a point to try this specialty sandwich.

Prep
37 min
Cook
84 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Flatten pork slices, one at a time, by placing in between two pieces of sturdy plastic and pounding with a meat mallet until 1/4-inch thick and about 3 1/2x5 inches in size.
  3. 3 Whisk egg and milk together in a shallow bowl; stir in salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, marjoram, and oregano until well blended. Place bread crumbs into another shallow bowl.
  4. 4 Dip each flattened cutlet into seasoned egg mixture, then dip into bread crumbs until thoroughly coated. Set breaded cutlets in a single layer on a piece of parchment or waxed paper.
  5. 5 Heat oil in a large skillet until shimmering. Gently lower cutlets into the hot skillet and fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
  6. 6 Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place kaiser rolls, split-sides up, onto a baking sheet.
  7. 7 Broil in the preheated oven until toasted and hot, about 1 minute.
  8. 8 Remove from the oven and assemble sandwiches: Place fried cutlets on roll bottoms.
  9. 9 Add toppings in the desired order: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickle, onion, tomato, and lettuce. Top sandwiches with roll tops and serve.

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