Chicken Parm and spaghetti and meatballs are not real Italian food
5 years, 7 months ago

Chicken Parm and spaghetti and meatballs are not real Italian food

LA Times  

What’s the orange chicken of Italian food? It’s safe to say that what’s in this book — pan-fried anchovies with smashed garlic; bread dumplings with potato and tomato broth; carrati pasta with mutton ragu — is “authentic.” It’s stuff you wouldn’t find served on top of red-and-white gingham tablecloths in Italian American red sauce joints decorated with fiaschi of Chianti. like chicken Parm, which doesn’t exist in Italy but is completely married to a concept of Italian cooking here,” Parla said. Chicken Parmesan may have evolved from eggplant Parmesan, suggested Parla, which is a Southern Italian dish of fried eggplant with tomato sauce and cheese. “There’s Italian spaghetti with little baby meatballs that form in the sauce, but spaghetti and gigantic meatballs are not actually Italian,” Parla said.

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7 'Italian' Dishes That These Native Italian Chefs Will Never Order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

7 'Italian' Dishes That These Native Italian Chefs Will Never Order

Huff Post  

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Salon  

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Cheesy chicken parmesan meets creamy red pepper pasta for the ultimate Italian-American mash-up
1 year, 11 months ago

Cheesy chicken parmesan meets creamy red pepper pasta for the ultimate Italian-American mash-up

Salon  

Abbondanza — Italian for "abundance" — is a bi-monthly column from writer Michael La Corte in which the author shares his tips for making traditional Italian-American recipes even better. When I was the lone middle schooler rushing home with the sole focus to cook pastas and crab legs, one of the absolute first dishes that I would venture to say …

From the Makers of Chicken Parm Pizza, Here Comes Cabbage Parm
3 years, 1 month ago

From the Makers of Chicken Parm Pizza, Here Comes Cabbage Parm

Live Mint  

Who owns a recipe? Cabbage parm is the brainchild of Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, wife-and-husband owners of Don Angie, the cozy downtown New York restaurant with a newly minted Michelin star, a strong art deco vibe, and a crowd that recently included First Lady Jill Biden. Tacinelli, renowned in many circles for creating the chicken parm pizza with Rito …

How to make the best Italian-American spaghetti and meatballs dinner
3 years, 4 months ago

How to make the best Italian-American spaghetti and meatballs dinner

Salon  

My maternal grandmother, Nana, was a sauce aficionado. Recipe: Spaghetti and Meatballs Ingredients 1.5 pounds ground beef, combination of beef/veal/pork, ground lamb or plant-based ground "meat" 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 egg Handful chopped parsley ⅓ cup bread crumbs ¼ cup ricotta ⅓ cup grated Parm. Handful shredded mozzarella Kosher …

Want impossibly crisp chicken parmesan? Try this simple sheet pan layering trick
3 years, 6 months ago

Want impossibly crisp chicken parmesan? Try this simple sheet pan layering trick

Salon  

In the fourth episode of "Hacks," one of my favorite shows of the year, the final moments center on an exchange between Jean Smart's Deborah Vance and her assistant Ava about a room service order. The Italian-American "red sauce joint" has many a chicken dish in their oeuvre, but chicken parm is clearly the apex and confluence of weeknight meal, …

Try out this yummy Italian Chicken Parmigiana recipe oozing with cheesy goodness
3 years, 9 months ago

Try out this yummy Italian Chicken Parmigiana recipe oozing with cheesy goodness

Hindustan Times  

A chicken parmigiana or chicken parmesan is an Italian dish which consists of breaded chicken breast covered with tomato sauce and a variety of cheeses including mozzarella, parmesan or provolone. This recipe for Italian Chicken Parmigiana is as authentic as it gets and is served over your choice of pasta, or salad if you wish to go low on carbs. …

Italian food: Classic dishes everyone needs to try
3 years, 10 months ago

Italian food: Classic dishes everyone needs to try

CNN  

CNN — Think of Italy and you’re likely to think of food first and all the beautiful places to see second. It’s traditionally dressed with fresh tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, basil leaves and melting mozzarella or fior di latte cheese – or simply plain white pizza. But if made well with rich layers of ragù, béchamel sauce and Parmigiano …

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