The North End Italian Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana Recipes

CHICKEN PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt, pepper and Italian herbs. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add red pepper flakes and herbs, stir for 15 seconds. Add wine, turn up heat and let it simmer rapidly until mostly evaporated and winey smell is gone.
• Add tomato, chicken stock, salt and pepper. Cover, then simmer 10 minutes on low until thickened. Cover and keep warm.
• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Crumbing set up: Spread flour out in a shallow bowl. Whisk Egg Dredge in a separate shallow bowl. Mix Crumbing ingredients in a third shallow bowl or pan.
• Dredge & crumb: Press both sides of chicken into flour, then shake off excess. Coat in egg, letting excess drip off, then place in Crumbing, pressing to adhere.
• Transfer to plate and repeat with remaining chicken.
• Line a tray with paper towels and place rack on tray.
• Heat 1.5 - 2cm / 2/3" oil in a skillet over medium high heat to 180°C/350°F (Note 9).
• Carefully place 2 or 3 pieces of chicken in. Cook 2 minutes until underside is golden, then carefully turn and cook the other side for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Transfer to rack, then repeat with remaining chicken. (Note 12 - oil clean and reuse)
• Place chicken on a tray. Spoon 1/3 cup sauce over the chicken - cover around 80% of the chicken, leave the ends crispy.
• Sprinkle sauce with basil, then mozzarella cheese (pile it on in mounds to use it all up), then sprinkle with parmesan. Drizzle oil over parmesan.
• Bake 15 minutes until cheese is melted and there's a few brown spots - no longer, otherwise chicken will overcook.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with extra basil if desired. Serve immediately (with leftover Tomato Sauce, if you'd like!)

THE NORTH END ITALIAN CHICKEN CUTLET PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• EGG WASH: In a medium bowl, beat eggs with salt and pepper.
• BREAD COATING: In a semi flat dish, mix bread crumbs, grated cheese and parsley.
• TO COAT CUTLETS: Dip cutlets in egg wash.
• Roll in bread crumbs, bearing down to allow bread to stick to the chicken.
• Place on a platter and let rest for about 10 minutes.
• FRYING: Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large heavy skillet.
• When oil is hot, add the chicken cutlets without crowding.
• Lower the heat and cook until well browned on both sides, turning only once.
• Continue until all the cutlets are cooked, adjusting heat so that the chicken is always sizzling, but not burning.
• BAKING: Place the chicken cutlets, in one layer, on a shallow baking pan.
• Top each cutlet with a spoonful of marinara and a thin slice of mozzarella.
• Bake in the 350F oven for 15 minutes or until mozzarella turns golden brown and cutlet are cooked.
• Serve immediately with extra sauce.