Friday, May 14, 2010

Chicken/ Veal Parm

What is the best meal and most satisfying to make? Well, that would be chicken or veal parmigiana. I always looked forward to cooking chicken or veal parmigiana with my father. The process that is involved along with the final outcome is a successful and enjoying result. This is my father’s specialty, and he has taught me how to make it.
Place two bowls side by side. In one you dump the breadcrumbs that will soon cover the meat. In the other bowl you break eggs (as many as you see fit) and pour a small amount of milk. You whisk the eggs until the egg/milk combination is silky smooth. You tear open the veal and chicken packages that you bought and wash the meat under the luke warm water. The washed meat is placed into the bowl containing the milk/egg mixture. You are ready to go. Now there is always a process. Like a factory, one step before the other.
As the oil is placed into the grill, a small lake of oil in the bottom of the pan, as it bubbles, you place a piece of meat into the breadcrumbs. This is the best part, covering the meat with the breadcrumbs, making sure that no meat is shown, just breadcrumbs. I used to play games when covering the meat. I tried to hide the meat under the breadcrumbs, make it look like there was no meat there at all. I would then move on to the second piece, to later find that first one still hidden under the mound of crumbs. Once each piece of meat has been cooked in the oil, to a golden brown color, they are laid on paper towel on a plate, to help soak some of the oil out. Once every piece of meat has been soaked, crumbed, and cooked, it was time to prepare the meal.
Spaghetti is a necessity. You cannot have chicken parmigiana without the spaghetti. As the spaghetti cooks in the pan, you must prepare the main dish. Pour Prego, it has to be Prego marinara sauce into the bottom of a dish. Then place the grilled chicken or veal (it is a better idea to separate the two in different pans) in the marinara sauce. Then of course, pour cheese on top. Then place the dish, or two dishes, into the oven to cook until the cheese is golden brown. Once it is done, you have made your meal. I have learned to cook this meal from my father. And my entire family and friends agree that it is his best. I have been taught from the chicken/veal parmigiana master. Making this meal and knowing that everyone has enjoyed it, satisfies the cook.

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