Chicken Milanese

La Chicken Milanese It is consumed very frequently in Argentina and in many countries, as it is a very easy dish to prepare and highly versatile in terms of accompaniment. It can be accompanied with a salad, rice, some French fries, with any cooked vegetable, mashed potatoes and with cooked grains. Generally, they are prepared overflowing, which significantly enhances its rich flavor.

For the preparation of Chicken Milanese, commonly a very thin slice is passed through beaten egg seasoned with salt, parsley, garlic and other seasonings. Then it is passed through breadcrumbs and fried, or cooked in the oven. Some Argentines make it with grilled cheese on top, giving it the name Milanese Neapolitan. Also, they can prepare it stuffed with cheese and other ingredients.

History of the chicken milanese

Milanese apparently originated as a dish from Milan, in XNUMXth-century Italy, originally called “lombolos cum panitio” which translates as “breaded tenderloins”. As a consequence of this original dish, the word “milanesa” was extended to any thin, breaded, fried or baked food. For this reason, in addition to the beef milanese, there are also chicken, pork, aubergine, hake and cheese.

The “milanesa” recipe arrived in Argentina through Italian immigration at the end of the XNUMXth century. In Argentina, as a country that produces and consumes beef, it spread and gained strength. It is claimed that from there it spread to other countries in America.

The truth is that the milanesa is chicken, beef or another food where it was arriving, it was staying. Among other things, because of the speed with which the dish can be prepared and the exquisiteness of its flavor. As it spread, typical variations of each place were created.

Chicken milanese recipe

Ingredients

4 thin cuts of chicken breast, 3 eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, oil.

Preparation

• Season the 4 thin cuts of chicken breast with pepper and salt.
• Beat the eggs, finely chopped parsley and garlic with a fork.
• Dip both sides of each cut of chicken breast in the beaten egg and then coat both sides in breadcrumbs.
• Fry in plenty of very hot oil until both sides are golden.
• Place them on a grid with absorbent paper below to remove excess oil.
• Next, serve with the accompaniment that you like the most. It can be, among others, French fries, rice, salad, spaghetti, mashed potatoes.

Tips for making the chicken milanesa

so that the Chicken Milanese or any slice of meat that is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, it is necessary that the oil where it is fried is at a very high temperature.

Before breading the chicken milanesas you must take some measures such as: dry the milanesas well, season the flour and the breadcrumbs with which you will bread them, pass them through wheat flour, then through the seasoned beaten egg and finally through breadcrumbs, panco, oatmeal or another product to make it crunchy.

You can put your creativity to the test, changing the breadcrumbs for sesame seeds, oatmeal or slightly crushed oat flakes, grated coconut, or any other product you can think of. It will be a matter of elaborating and testing the differences in flavor.

Did you know….?

1. To a Chicken Milanese Neapolitan is said in Argentina if it is breaded, fried, placed on it with ham, tomato sauce and a cheese that gratins well, as mozzarella cheese does. Then it is baked until the cheese gratins.
2. La Chicken Milanese It provides the body with, among other nutrients, the following:

• Protein which helps build muscle in the body and keeps them healthy.
• Phosphorus helps the functioning of the nervous system, liver, kidneys and bones.
• Selenium improves metabolism and helps the functioning of the thyroid.
• Tryptophan, which increases serotonin values, which gives a feeling of well-being.
• Niacin, to which anticancer functions are attributed.
• Vitamin A, which collaborates to maintain visual health.
• Also, it contains potassium, iron, zinc, iron, calcium. Each of these components provides benefits, which result in good health for those who consume Chicken Milanese.
• Since the chicken milanesa is generally accompanied with French fries, rice, and salad, the nutritional value of the dish is enhanced by the benefits that the components of what is decided as a side dish bring to the body.

Other ways to prepare stuffed milanesas

A milanesa, be it chicken, fish, cattle or another, its flavor is enhanced if you cut them a little thicker to be able to fill them or also if two milanesas are superimposed. In the filling, you can put your creativity into practice, here are some fillings:

Milanese stuffed with cheese and ham

Milanesas stuffed with cheese and ham are common in Argentina. For its preparation they use chicken or beef. Frequently for this filling they mix raw egg with ham, cheese, parsley and other seasonings. Spread a milanesa, in its center the filling is placed, putting another milanesa on top, finally with chopsticks the edges of the milanesas are secured and fried.

Milanese stuffed with cheese and spinach

The cheese and spinach filling suits the chicken milanesas very well. The filling is prepared with ricotta, mozzarella or Parmesan cheese; and boiled and chopped spinach leaves. When filling them, you can follow the procedure described above for the milanesas stuffed with cheese and ham.

Milanese stuffed with stew

The filling of a Milanese can be made with the stew that you like the most. For a chicken milanesa, I suggest filling it with a want prepared with very small pieces of at least two types of meat, cooking them together with olives, raisins and other seasonings according to taste.

Let it cook until it has a certain consistency that allows it to be used as a filling for the milanesas. When filling them, you can follow the procedure described above for the milanesas stuffed with cheese and ham.