Beef Milanesa Steak (Milanesa de Res)

A dinner plate showing a breaded steak, topped with tomatoes and onions, next to rice and lemon slices.

Beef Milanesa Steak is a thin, round top sirloin steak, tenderized then breaded and finally fried until crispy, golden brown on both sides. This steak is usually served with French fries, rice, salads and/or topped with fried eggs or marinated tomatoes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Gastronomia Latina

Keyword beef milanesa, milanesa de carne, milanesa de res

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 833kcal

Author Sonila

Equipment

Ingredients

4 thin top sirloin steaks about 1.5 to 2 lbs
3 cups very fine breadcrumbs
3 eggs
1 tbsp salt approximately, add salt to taste
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper approximately, add to taste
0.5 tsp garlic powder
0.5 tsp dry oregano
1 cup oil

Instructions

Tenderize thin steaks using a meat mallet. Season liberally with salt and black pepper.
Whisk eggs with a pinch of salt, oregano and garlic powder and place them in a wide container.
Add breadcrumbs to a baking sheet or wide container as well.
Dip steaks into breadcrumbs, egg mix then back into breadcrumbs. Press the breadcrumbs with your hands into the steaks so they're really coated.
Add oil to a deep skillet, fry the steaks for about 2-3 minutes on each side. You can fry more than one steak at a time as long as they're not overlapping.
Drain the steaks over the skillet as you're removing them, then place them in a platter covered with paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
Serve with your favorite side dishes like rice, salads, French fries, fried eggs etc with a salad and favorite toppings and salsas. Enjoy / Buen Provecho:).

Notes

Note that not all breadcrumbs and oil are consumed so the nutrition values shown in the card might be higher than what actual value is.
Some people use flour for the first dip, then eggs then breadcrumbs. It's up to you if you want to use breadcrumbs both times or flour/breadcrumbs combo.
Seasoned breadcrumbs can very the taste of the milanesa but they're fine to experiment with. Lately I tried an Italian seasoned breadcrumbs brand that I really liked, so feel free to experiment with flavors:).

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