In regional cuisine the dish can also be a schnitzel made of breaded, roasted jagdwurst with tomato sauce and Spätzle noodles.
A variation of the dish is a shortly[vague] roasted pork cutlet in sour cream topped with fried onions, chanterelles and bell pepper.
A German variety of jägerschnitzel consists of a breaded pork cutlet with a dark mushroom cream sauce.
A common regional variation in eastern Germany is made from Jagdwurst, a type of pork sausage.
To prepare jägerschnitzel from Jagdwurst, the sausage is first cut into finger-thick slices, breaded with bread roll crumbs and roasted in cooking oil or clarified butter until crispy and topped with tomato paste, ketchup, or a combination of both.