Monday, February 12, 2007

Steak Milanese

I love Monday nights (double Corrie, early night) but the dinner is always a bit of a hotchpoch of whatever's still edible after the weekend. Robert was in charge of the last shop so all that's left in the fridge is one gigantic sirloin steak and lots of drinks. Scrap's got his pal Henry here and I'm in no mood to manage two 2 3/4 year old boys round the deli and SMBS in this wet weather. So I have decided on my mum's steak in breadrumbs. It is a version of the Italian classic Scaloppe Milanese- Milanese Veal Escalopes.
Elizabeth David says that after coating the meat in egg and breadcrumbs, they should be "fried in a plentiful amount of very good clarified butter so that the outside is crisp and golden and garnished with halves of lemon and parsely. Accompaniments are either a green salad or saute potatoes." So there we are then.
I am planning to cut my steak into six pieces and then bat them out as thinly as possible. I'll beat an egg with a crushed garlic clove and dip the steaks first in that and then into a mix of fresh white breadcrumbs and Parmesan. They need only a little olive oil for frying and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice before eating. I suppose I probably could muster up some saute potatoes but then again, Robert could easily pop into M&S on the way home for a box of Gastropub Chunky Chips...

5 comments:

dulwichmum said...

Dear Sylvana,

When I read about your supper, I want to throw my own in the bin, jump in the car and drive to your house.

Silvana said...

Well, it probably is time you and Nunhead mum came over!

Anonymous said...

was that an invitation?

Rob said...

it looks like one to me. but what do i know?

dulwichmum said...

You have such perfect manners too! For all you know, my identical twin sister and I could be axe murderers! However we are not, just simple girls with great taste. We think your site is fab.