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Cotoletta alla Milanese requires a loin cut so tender, there’s no need to pound it into submission. Homemade breadcrumbs push this preparation to a place where you can’t over-fry it—unless you prefer burnt toast—and keep the meat juicy and pink inside. This recipe pairs perfectly with a Tito’s Charred Vinyl.
Ingredients | Serves 4
- 4 bone-in veal chops, butterflied and lightly pounded to ⅔-inch-thick
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
- 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated
- 2 cups Italian-style breadcrumbs
- 3 cups peanut oil
- 2 peaches, halved, pits removed
- 2 heads radicchio, halved
- 2 balls burrata, halved
- 1 head butter lettuce, rinsed and dried
- 4 Tbsp. salted butter
- Salt and fresh-cracked black pepper
- 8 fresh sage leaves
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
Verjus Vinaigrette
- 1 shallot, grated
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 1 tsp. honey
- ¼ cup verjus
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and fresh-cracked black pepper
Preparation
- Heat the grill to 350 degrees.
- Combine the vinaigrette ingredients in a jar, and shake to combine; set aside.
- Using three dredging stations—1) flour seasoned with salt and pepper, 2) eggs whisked with the buttermilk, 3) breadcrumb-cheese combination—coat each cutlet in the flour, then the egg, then finally the breadcrumbs. Place breaded cutlets on a parchment-lined sheet pan to rest before frying.
- Place a large cast-iron skillet on the grate, and add peanut oil, bringing the oil up to about 350 degrees. Fry each cutlet until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side, and place on a paper-towel-lined sheet pan to rest; sprinkle with salt. Grill lemon slices, radicchio and peaches flat side down first, for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, until grill marks appear. Set aside.
- In a small skillet, heat butter with sage and charred lemon until fully melted and hot.
- Serve lettuce topped with radicchio, peaches, burrata, vinaigrette, salt and pepper alongside the cutlets topped with lemon-sage butter.
Sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Big Green Egg.
