Veal Milanese

Veal Milanese
Veal Milanese from Milan with a side of risotto alla milanese
Alternative namesCotoletta alla milanese (in Italian)
CourseSecondo (Italian course)
Place of originItaly
Region or stateLombardy
Main ingredientsVeal rib chop or sirloin bone-in
Veal Milanese with potatoes

Veal Milanese, known in Italian as cotoletta alla milanese (Italian: [kotoˈletta alla milaˈneːze, -eːse]; Milanese: co(s)toletta a la milanesa, Lombard: [ku(s)tuˈlɛta a la milaˈneːza]; from French côtelette[1]), is a popular variety of cotoletta[2] found in the city of Milan.[3] According to some sources it has a French origin and was brought to Milan during the Napoleonic Wars,[4] where it was first known as cotoletta rivoluzione francese. It is traditionally prepared with a veal rib chop or sirloin bone-in and made into a breaded cutlet, fried in butter. Due to its shape, it is often called oreggia d'elefant in Milanese or orecchia d'elefante in Italian, meaning 'elephant's ear'.[5]

A common variation made with chicken is popular in English-speaking countries and bears the name "chicken Milanese" (Italian: pollo alla milanese).[6] Various breaded meat dishes prepared in South America were also inspired by the cotoletta alla milanese and are known as milanesa. Another variation of milanesa in the same region is called a la napolitana and is made similar to the cotoletta alla milanese with a preparation of cheese and tomato.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "cotolétta in Vocabolario - Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ Sogliani, Ermanno. La tradizione gastronomica italiana [The Italian culinary tradition] (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Veal Cutlets alla Milanese". La Cucina Italiana. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ Mariani, Carlotta (2019-07-03). "Cotolette: qual è la differenza tra la Schnitzel viennese e quella milanese?". Agrodolce (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. ^ "I trucchi per fare una cotoletta alla milanese perfetta, croccante fuori e succosa dentro" (in Italian). esquire.com. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ Daily, Kitchen (2 November 2011). "Breaded Chicken Cutlets: Milanese And Lucchese". Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via Huff Post.