The Milanese recipe was forwarded to me from my Grandson with an absolute guarantee that it is a great dish. He didn’t exaggerate. I made a few changes to meet my local conditions and preferences. Panko wasn’t handy and the roads were snowy so I went with fresh bread crumbs without the crust. Sword fish is a species that I have avoided for years due to an over fished condition. That problem apparently is improving but I love Grouper and keep a few frozen steaks handy, so that was used.
Kevin is big fan of the Food Network and I am sure Giada had a part in convincing him to try this dish. It is simple, quick and is a variation of the typical East Coast fish preparation along the Jersey and Maryland waterfronts.
Fish Milanese
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs or Panko
• 3 large eggs
• 4 (5-ounce) swordfish, tuna or Grouper steaks, each about 1/2-inch-thick
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 cups arugula
• 1 bunch watercress, stemmed
Preparation:
Step 1. Place the bread crumbs in a pie dish.
Step 2. In another pie dish, beat the eggs to blend.
Step 3. Line a cutting board with plastic wrap & place two fish steaks on wrap
Step 4. Place another sheet of plastic wrap over the steaks. With a rolling pin gently flatten fish steaks to about ¼ inch thick. Repeat with the remaining fish steaks.
Step 5. set aside and salt and pepper the fish.
Step 6. Dip each steak into the egg, then the bread crumbs., Coat completely and press crumbs to adhere to fish
Step 7. Melt 2 tablespoons butter & 2 tablespoons of olive oil in large pan
Step 8. Place 2 fish steaks in medium high heat pan and cook till crisp- about 2 minutes per side
Step 9. set aside, keep warm in tented foil and repeat with remaining fish steaks
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Serve with a watercress and arugula salad with a lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil dressing
I used my Grandsons photo and it looks like he took a little nibble to make sure it was as good as it looked. nibble
