Beef Milanesa

This is the mexican version of a Wiener Schnitzel, it is a very typical dish in Mexico and Latin America; unlike the veal Austrian Schnitzel, the milanesa is made out of a thin slice of beef or sometimes chicken.

It is a really great dish for kids, I remember eating this pretty much every week and I loved it. You can serve it with some rice and beans in typical mexican style or with some french fries and salad for the kids. In Mexico is is really common to use the milanesa as a sandwich or torta filling for lunch.

Ingredients:

• 1 large egg 
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste) 
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (to taste) 
• 1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
• 4 thin steaks or cube steaks, pounded thin 
• vegetable oil (for frying) 

Directions:

1. Pound boneless steaks thin.
2. In a bowl or deep pan, beat the egg very well. In a second bowl mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Put the bread crumbs in a third shallow pan.
3. Dust the meat lightly with flour, dip into the beaten egg, and coat with bread crumbs. 
4. Put the breaded meat on a plate lined with wax paper and refrigerate about 1 hour. 
5. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil to a depth of about 2 cms.
6. Fry the meat until brown and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes on each side.