Ingredients
- 2 x 180g veal escalopes
- A large knob of butter
- 30ml light sunflower or olive oil
- 1 lemon
- Sea salt flakes
- 1 bag washed baby spinach
- Crumb/Coating:
- 60g panko breadcrumbs (if you don’t have panko, please use extra fine breadcrumbs)
- 60g plain flour
- 1 free range egg, beaten
- Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp Parmesan or Grana Padana
Method
For the Veal Milanese:
- Pat the escalopes dry and season them with salt
- Spread the flour and breadcrumbs onto 1 plate for each and the egg into a large shallow bowl
- Dip the veal escalopes into the flour, then the egg and the breadcrumbs, gently pressing the breadcrumbs into the meat
- Preheat a heavy based frying pan over a medium heat
- Add the oil and butter to the pan and heat through until the butter starts to foam
- Put the escalopes into the pan and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes on each side, ensuring a rich golden colour on both sides
- Remove them from the pan and put them onto kitchen roll, patting away any excess oil with another piece of kitchen roll
- Move the escalopes onto a warm serving dish and sprinkle a little freshly grated Parmesan or Grana Padana over the top, along with a few turns of black pepper and a lemon wedge
Chef's tip for the spinach:
- Simply melt a knob of butter in a frying pan until it starts to foam
- Add the spinach and cook over a high heat, stirring whilst cooking for a minute or so until the spinach wilts
- Season with a little salt and drain in a colander
- Serve immediately