Cotoletta alla Bolognese is a traditional dish of
Bologna
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. It is also known as "Petroniana", after
Petronius, a fifth century bishop and the
patron saint
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of the city of Bologna.
It consists of a
veal cutlet (
scannello or sottonoce) coated with
eggs
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,
flour and
breadcrumbs
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. It is first
fried in
lard or
butter
Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condimen ...
, then covered with a slice of
ham
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and a handful of
Parmesan cheese
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It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' ...
, then briefly sprinkled with
meat broth to flavor and moisten it. Finally, it is baked in the oven until the cheese has melted.
It is often served with
truffle
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s, particularly "trifola", a small and fragrant white truffle from the
Apennines near
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...
). Occasionally some
tomato paste
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is added to the baking pan.
The recipe was deposited at the Italian Academy of Cuisine at the
Chamber of Commerce of Bologna on 14 October 2004.
See also
*
Cotoletta alla milanese
Veal Milanese, or veal alla Milanese ( it, cotoletta alla milanese ; lmo, label=Milanese, co(s)toletta a la milanesa ), is an Italian dish in Milanese Lombard cuisine, and a popular variety of cotoletta. It is traditionally prepared with a ve ...
* Faldìa
*
Wiener Schnitzel
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