Ingredients
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- 4 eggs, beaten
- 3 cups Pork Panko bread crumbs (regular bread crumbs can be used)
- 4 pork cutlets pounded thin (beef or chicken can be used as well)
- Salt to taste
- Ground pepper to taste
- ½ cup melted Manteca or high heat frying oil
- 4 cemita rolls (substitutes are Kaiser sandwich rolls with sesame seeds or brioche with sesame seeds)
- 2 large Hass avocados sliced.
- 1 lb. shredded Oaxaca cheese. (I buy mine at local Latin market then shred it myself)
- 1 small white onion sliced thin
- 12 pápalo leaves (Bolivian cilantro). This may be hard to find. A combination of cilantro and arugula (a few leaves of each) would work, too.
- 4 chipotle peppers sliced thin
Instructions
- Pound out cutlets to a quarter inch thickness by placing them in between two sheets of wax paper. Your butcher may be able to do this while also tenderizing it.
- Place the beaten eggs and Pork Panko in two separate shallow dishes. I like to use pie tins.
- Dip cutlets in eggs first, then panko, and set aside.
- Heat oil in heavy bottom skillet to get oil or Manteca to about 350 degrees. Fry the cutlets flipping them once. This should take about 4 minutes per side.
- Drain cutlets on cooling rack
- Cut cemitas in half and lightly toast.
Assembly:
- Lay thin layer of sliced chipotle
- Thin slices of onion
- Shredded Oaxaca cheese. This should be a substantial amount like a quarter pound.
- Lay the milanesa on top.
- Half an avocado sliced per sandwich.
- A few leaves of pápalo torn on top.
- Your favorite salsa or hot sauce like Valentina or Tamazula
- Enjoy with a cold drink!