I made a big pot of sauce, but this time I got to use some fresh herbs from Johnny's mom's garden, instead of all dried options.
Next, I sliced one zucchini from Johnny's mom's garden and layed the pieces out on a plate and salted them.
I thawed a 2 lb. package of chicken breasts from the freezer and pounded them out to about 1/4" thick in between plastic wrap. They were the big, thick breasts, so when I started pounding the chicken tender from underneath sort of became it's own separate part. We ended up with 3 small chicken pieces and 3 very large chicken pieces.I brought about 1/2" of vegetable oil up to temperature in a high sided skillet to fry the zucchini and chicken in.
I started with the zucchini:
1 medium zucchini, sliced and salted
seasoned, beaten eggs
seasoned flour
Wet the zucchini with the egg mixture first, and then dredge in the flour, knocking off any excess. Then, everybody into the oil until they're lightly browned and crispy on either side.
After they were done, I moved them to a paper towel to drain and then into a casserole dish with some sauce on top and a mixture of mozzarella and Parmesan cheese sprinkled over.
Next was the chicken:2 lbs. thinly pounded chicken breasts
seasoned flour
seasoned, beaten eggs
seasoned breadcrumbs of choice (I used panko)
Dredge the chicken in the flour, knocking off any excess and then into the egg bath. Last, into the bread crumbs and then in the oil. Cook for a few minutes on each side until the breading is browned and crispy.
Move to a paper towel to drain, then lay on a foil-covered baking pan and top with the sauce and mozarella and Parmesan cheese mixture.Both dishes went into a 350° oven for about 10 minutes or so, and then under the broiler for a minute or two.
You can serve with extra sauce or spaghetti, but we just ate as it was and it was delicious (if I don't say so myself)!
9 comments:
heyyyyy.... fried zuchs!!! nice idea! ; )
Mmmm, tummies are rumbling for these! They sound addictive
perfect idea!!
cheers!!
The zucchini sounds fantastic!
haha Amy I thought of you as I was frying them up.
The zucchini, but not the chicken, Sarah?? hahaha just kidding! :)
i really like the idea of zucchini parm, but i feel almost silly saying i've never thought of it or heard of it before.
haha I hadn't heard of it either until the Blogger Secret Ingredient was zucchini. I planned eggplant parm and thought - heck I'll throw zucchini in too for the contest.
Ever since I'm addicted!!! Try it out, it's tasty!
OF COURSE they are delicious! It looks SOOO good esp with the melted cheese! And zucchini! How creative!
I love that idea my Zucchini crop this year is done, but will try it from the farmers market. I love egg plant Parma so bet the zucchini will be equally great. Question why the salt on the zuccine I know why for egg plant but why for the zucchini?
Hi Mark! This particular zucchinni was huge - I only used the end pieces and still got all of that. I used salt for partly the same reason - to draw out some of the moisture so the zuch wouldn't be soggy as I fried and also for seasoning.
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