What Is Pork Milanese And Why Is It Our Favorite?
Pork Milanese is one of our favorite techniques for cooking meat because it’s quick, easy, and super tasty–our preferred description for weeknight dinners! Milanese-style entails frying meat that has been breaded. For these pork Milanese bowls we use panko bread crumbs which yield a lighter, flakier coating because they absorb less oil than regular breadcrumbs. For more pork recipe ideas, check out our round up of the Best Pork Recipes. For a chicken-y riff, check out our easy Panko Chicken.
These Pork Milanese Bowls Offer A Perfect Bite Of Everything
Making a meal in a bowl with various ingredients ensures that you’ll get a forkful of all the good stuff every time. Starting with a base of lemon parmesan rice (we recommend long grain white rice or jasmine rice), we add slices of satisfyingly crispy pork cutlet, a handful of arugula and halved cherry tomatoes, and finish it all with a drizzle of creamy lemon dressing. Extra points if like us, you need another squeeze of fresh lemon to make everything super jazzy.
How To Build The Perfect Rice Bowl
Make the rice. For extra flavorful rice, we cook ours with chicken stock and seasoning, and add butter and parmesan (and capers if you’re into a little briny bite) at the end of the cook time.
Pork Milanese is a cooking technique we love because the results make us look like star chefs, when it’s a cinch to pull off. First, tenderize the pork cutlets. Then bread them and cook in a skillet over medium-high heat. Since we tenderized the pork, these cook in about 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from heat and let cool before slicing.
The creamy lemon dressing can be quickly prepared in a small jar. Just add all of the ingredients to the jar and tighten the lid well before shaking it up.
To build the pork Milanese bowls, start with a little bit of rice, topped with the sliced pork, a tangle of crunchy arugula, halved cherry tomatoes, and a healthy drizzle of creamy lemon dressing.
Tools You’ll Need
A fine mesh sieve, for washing the rice
To tenderize the pork cutlets, a meat mallet or rolling pin
Multiple small mixing bowls, to make the milanese and dressing
A large skillet to fry the pork
More Bountiful Bowls For Your Dining Table
There’s so many fun ways to serve your next meal in a bowl. Here’s a few of our favorite recipes:
Start your day with our tips for How To Make a Smoothie Bowl.
When we’re craving fresh fish, this Poke Bowl recipe is exactly what we want to eat.
The Egg Roll Bowl is a fun twist on a classic dish.
Chicken Fajita Burrito Bowl – need we say more?
A Crunchy, Munchy Bowl
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