World Flavors Cookbook

Milanesa Napolitana

Name: Milanesa Napolitana
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Argentina
Ingredients: 4 thin beef cutlets (bife fino); 2 eggs, beaten; 200g breadcrumbs; 100g flour; Salt and pepper; Oil for frying; For topping: 200ml tomato sauce, 4 slices cooked ham, 200g mozzarella, dried oregano

Breaded fried beef cutlet topped with tomato sauce, ham, and melted mozzarella — the Italian-Argentine fusion that became a national obsession.

Cuisine: Argentina

Ingredients

4 thin beef cutlets (bife fino)
2 eggs, beaten
200g breadcrumbs
100g flour
Salt and pepper
Oil for frying
For topping: 200ml tomato sauce, 4 slices cooked ham, 200g mozzarella, dried oregano

Instructions

Pound cutlets thin. Season with salt and pepper.
Coat in flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs.
Fry in hot oil until golden on both sides (3 min each).
Place on a baking tray. Top each with tomato sauce, ham slice, and mozzarella.
Bake at 200C or broil until cheese melts and bubbles.
Sprinkle oregano. Serve with fries.