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Traditional Indiana Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 American Comfort-Food

A tribute to Hoosier diner culture, this sandwich features thin, crunchy breaded pork cutlets tucked into toasted kaiser rolls with classic fixings. The pork is well-seasoned and golden, offering a juicy bite that contrasts with crisp lettuce, tart pickles, and fresh tomato. Serve Traditional Indiana Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich hot for a satisfying lunch or game-day meal.

  • Prep45 mins
  • Cook10 mins
  • Serves4
  • DifficultyEasy
Traditional Indiana Breaded Tenderloin Sandwich
  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    One at a time, place the pork slices between two pieces of sturdy plastic and pound with a meat mallet until 1/4-inch thick and about 3 1/2x5 inches in size.

  3. 3

    In a shallow bowl, whisk the egg and milk together, then stir in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, marjoram, and oregano until well blended. Put the bread crumbs in a separate shallow bowl.

  4. 4

    Dip each flattened cutlet into the seasoned egg mixture, then coat it in the bread crumbs until thoroughly covered. Place the breaded cutlets in a single layer on parchment or waxed paper.

  5. 5

    Heat oil in a large skillet until shimmering. Carefully lower the cutlets into the hot skillet and fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

  6. 6

    Position an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange the kaiser rolls, split-sides up, on 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 the sandwiches: Place the fried cutlets on the roll bottoms.

  9. 9

    Add toppings in the desired order: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickle, onion, tomato, and lettuce. Place the roll tops on the sandwiches and serve.