Bife à Parmegiana (Breaded Beef Cutlet with Cheesy Tomato Sauce)

Name: Bife à Parmegiana (Breaded Beef Cutlet with Cheesy Tomato Sauce)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 4 slices beef sirloin or top round (about 150 g each), lightly pounded; salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 2 eggs, beaten; 8 tbsp breadcrumbs; 500 g ripe tomatoes or 1 can (400 g) tomato sauce; 200 g mozzarella, sliced; oil for frying (about 2 dl)

Time: 50 min4 servingsapprox. 650 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 46 g protein / serving

A Brazilian favourite: breaded, fried beef steak topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella, finished in the oven. Served with rice and chips.

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Ingredients

4 slices beef sirloin or top round (about 150 g each), lightly pounded
salt, freshly ground pepper
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 eggs, beaten
8 tbsp breadcrumbs
500 g ripe tomatoes or 1 can (400 g) tomato sauce
200 g mozzarella, sliced
oil for frying (about 2 dl)

Method

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Season the meat slices with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the finely chopped onion.
Dredge them in the breadcrumbs, then in the beaten egg, and again in the breadcrumbs.
Fry both sides in hot oil until golden brown, then arrange in a heatproof dish.
Cook down the tomatoes (or tomato sauce) with a little salt and pepper until thickened.
Pour the tomato sauce over the cutlets, then top with the mozzarella slices.
Bake in a 180°C oven until the cheese melts and browns lightly.

Source: Wikibooks – Livro de receitas – Bife à parmegiana (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted and translated. This page is also licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tips

Pound the steaks thin (about 1 cm), or the crumb will burn before the meat is cooked.
Keep the tomato sauce thick; a runny sauce makes the crumb soggy in the oven.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between bife à parmegiana and a Milanese cutlet?

A Milanese cutlet is just breaded meat; bife à parmegiana is topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella and baked.

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