Milanesa

The milanesa is a common meat dish mostly in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, as well as in other American countries to a lesser extent, where breaded meat fillet preparations are known as a milanesa (In Portuguese, the beef version is called bife à milanesa and the chicken version is called frango à milanesa). The milanesa was brought to the Southern Cone of South America from Central European immigrants, its name probably reflecting a original Milanese preparation cotoletta alla milanese, which is similar to the Austrian Wiener Schnitzel. A milanesa consists of a thin slice of beef, or sometimes chicken or veal. Each slice is dipped into beaten eggs, seasoned with...