Pork Milanese

[jessicasmom1]

Ingredients

• 4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut pork chops, trimmed
• 2 (1.2-ounce) slices whole wheat bread , or white bread
• 1/4 cup grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 large egg 
• Cooking spray 
• 4 lemon wedges

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. 2. Place pork chops between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Set aside.
3. 3. Place bread in a food processor, and pulse 10 times to form coarse crumbs that measure 1 1/2 cups. Place breadcrumbs in a pie plate or shallow dish. Stir in cheese and next 5 ingredients.
4. 4. Combine water and egg in a bowl; stir well with a whisk. Dip pork chops in egg mixture; dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
5. 5. Place pork chops on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes or until done. Squeeze a lemon wedge over each chop.
6. Pork Milanese (mee-lah-NAY-zay), a traditional dish from Milan, is simply a piece of meat that is dipped in egg, dredged in breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese, and then pan-fried and doused with lemon juice.

[SweetLuci]

 This is similar to the way my DH's aunt, from Italy, taught me to make pork Milanese, except it was pan fried, and no Italian seasoning. I'm sure this would be good with the seasoning added.

[jessicasmom1]

Very nice memory :-) thanks for sharing

Quoting SweetLuci:

 This is similar to the way my DH's aunt, from Italy, taught me to make pork Milanese, except it was pan fried, and no Italian seasoning. I'm sure this would be good with the seasoning added.