“This recipe isn’t simple but tasty and can be coupled well with a glass of white wine. Chicken is the most common edible meat in the world. It was originally shown in www.bonappetit.com, I revised part of the ingredients and procedure according to what was already available in my stock”
Difficulty: ★★★
Preparing time: 20 min
Cooking time: 1 hour 10 min
Servings: 8
Calories per serving: 215 kcal
Tomato sauce ingredients:
- Peeled tomatoes – 1 can
- Mirepoix mix – 150 g (5.29 oz.) (a ready-to-use mix of minced onion, carrots, parsley and celery)
- Garlic (chopped) – 3 cloves
- Thyme (chopped) – 1 tbsp.
- Bouillon cube – 1/2 PC. (vegetable flavor)
- Black pepper powder – 1/8 tsp.
- Extra virgin olive oil – 1 tbsp.
Chicken ingredients:
- Chicken breast (sliced into thin steaks) – 700 g (1.54 lb.)
- Black pepper powder – 1/8 tsp.
- Salt – 1/2 tsp.
- Cornstarch – 6 tbsp.
- Bread crumbs – 9 tbsp.
- Eggs (beaten) – 2 PCs.
- Buffalo Mozzarella cheese – 270 g (9.52 oz.)
- Parmesan cheese (grated) – 5 tbsp.
- Pecorino cheese (Italian hard cheese from sheep, grated) – 3 tbsp.
- Parsley – 1 tsp.
- Cooking oil
Sauce directions:
- Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan, add the thyme and garlic and stir until golden.
- Add the mirepoix and stir for 2 min or until soft and then add the peeled tomatoes.
- Adjust the heat into medium-low, add the black pepper powder and cook the tomatoes until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
For the chicken:
- Season the chicken slices with salt and black pepper powder.
- Prepare three plates where you poured the cornstarch, beaten eggs and bread crumbs.
- Coat both sides of the chicken with cornstarch, then eggs, then bread crumbs.
- Heat cooking oil in a large pan and fry the chicken until nicely golden, 3 to 4 minutes without flipping, since the last cooking will be done in the oven.
- Preheat the oven at 200 °C (392 °F).
- In a baking dish, spread the tomato sauce as a first layer and then lay the chicken slices on it.
- Top with mozzarella chunks, Parmesan cheese, Pecorino cheese and parsley.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese gained a nice deep golden color.
