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Milanesa

Name: Milanesa
Cuisine: Argentinian
Ingredients: 500g beef or chicken thin slices; 2 eggs; 1 cup bread crumbs; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; to taste salt; to taste black pepper; enough for shallow frying vegetable oil for frying

Milanesa is a popular Argentinian dish consisting of breaded and fried thin slices of beef or chicken. It is a staple comfort food widely enjoyed across the country, often served with mashed potatoes or in a sandwich. The dish reflects the Italian immigrant influence on Argentinian cuisine.

8 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Argentinian70%

Italian30%

Ingredients

beef or chicken thin slices
500g
eggs
2
bread crumbs
1 cup
garlic
2 cloves
parsley
2 tbsp chopped
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste
vegetable oil for frying
enough for shallow frying

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Milanesa originated from Italian immigrants who brought their tradition of breaded meat cutlets to Argentina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where it was adapted to local tastes and ingredients.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Argentinian70%

ingredients+techniques

Italian30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

tenderizing breading frying

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