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Veal Milanese, or veal alla Milanese ( it, cotoletta alla milanese ; lmo, label=
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e, co(s)toletta a la milanesa ), is an Italian dish in
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, and a popular variety of
cotoletta Cotoletta (; from ''costoletta'' meaning "little rib", because of the rib that remains attached to the meat during and after cooking) is an Italian word for a veal breaded cutlet. There are several variations, in Italy as well as in other countri ...
. It is traditionally prepared with a
veal Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, however most veal comes from young male calves of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding. Generally, v ...
rib chop A rib chop comes from the rib section of an animal, usually the term is used for pork and lamb. Rib chops are considered the ribeye of pork and lamb. Pork Rib chops from a pig are cut from the loin, or the back of the pig. A rib chop has a th ...
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sirloin In American butchery, the sirloin steak (called the ''rump steak'' in British butchery) is cut from the sirloin, the subprimal posterior to the short loin where the T-bone, porterhouse, and club steaks are cut. The sirloin is actually di ...
bone-in and made into a
breaded cutlet Breaded cutlet is a dish made from coating a cutlet of meat with breading or batter and either frying or baking it. Breaded cutlet is known as schnitzel in German-speaking countries, cotoletta alla milanese in Italy, escalope in France, ''fil ...
, 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. A common variation made with chicken is popular in the
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-speaking countries and bears the name "chicken Milanese" (Italian ). Other various breaded meat dishes prepared in South America were inspired by the ''cotoletta alla milanese'' and are known as ''
milanesa The milanesa is a variation of the Lombard veal Milanese, or the Austrian Wiener schnitzel, where generic types of meat breaded cutlet preparations are known as a ''milanesa''. The milanesa was brought to the Southern Cone by Italian immig ...
''. 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.


History

In Milan, the dish dates to at least 1134, where it is mentioned at a banquet for the canon of Milan's St. Ambrogio Cathedral. Further evidence dates to around the 1st century BC indicating that the Romans enjoyed dishes of thin sliced meat, which were breaded and fried. The dish resembles the
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n dish Wiener Schnitzel, which originated in Austria around the 19th century.


See also

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List of veal dishes This is a list of veal dishes, which use or may use veal as a primary ingredient. Veal is the meat of young calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal come ...
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List of Italian dishes This is a list of Italian dishes and foods. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BC. Italian cuisine has its origins in Etruscan, ancient Greek, and ancien ...
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Scaloppine Scaloppine (plural and diminutive of '' scaloppa''—a small scallop, i.e., a thinly sliced cut of meat; in English usage ''scaloppini''; sometimes ''scallopini'') is a type of Italian dish that comes in many forms. It consists of thinly sliced ...


References

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