What is Cotoletta?

Cotoletta is an Italian meal with numerous variations, which usually consists of a veal chop that is flattened, covered with crumbs of bread and shallow fried with oil or butter. There are many ways to prepare this meal with the name changes indicating changes in preparation. Some of these changes include whether the chop contains a bone, what is used to bread a chop and how the chop is cooked. Cotoletta is especially popular in Milan's cuisine, although it is commonly served in many Italian restaurants and resembles other meals such as Wiener Schnitzel. In general, however, Cotoletta usually begins with veal shivers, which is usually taken from the rib area. Unlike many other meals that use chops in preparation, Cotoletta is usually prepared with a ribbon on the left. This bone is a source of name for this meal that comes from the Latin word for "rib". The Latin origin is also the source of the old French word costelette , from which the word "cutlet" is derived.

Cotoletta preparation may vary a bit, although the veal corner is usually pounded somewhat flat, or slightly flattened by the chef between the palms of his hands. Once the desired thickness is, the chop is frying or grilling by breadcrumbs on the breadcrumbs. Some recipes require the chop to be used by egg and flour from the coating on the breadcrumbs, although this is not always necessary. The use of flour is not really traditional and most recipes will often use only eggs and breadcrumbs.

breadcrumbs used for Cotoletta packages should be fresh whenever possible, and can be combined with other ingredients. It is quite common for a breadcrumbs to be mixed with sliced ​​herbs such as oregano, basil or parsley, and freshly grated parmesan or parmigiano reggiano . Once the chop is covered with breadcrumbs, it is either grilled or slightly fried, which is usually done as shallow fryingin butter, olive oil or lard. When butter is used, which is quite common in the Milan variant Cotoletta, the remaining butter in the pan is usually poured on the chop after applied.