2010-01-14 - How to make a chicken parm sub

I generally don't like to buy foods at restaurants that I can make at home. The chicken parm sub has been immune to that rule for long enough. I decided to try my best to compete with a pizza shop and make my own.

Ingredients:

eggs

milk

chicken

cheese (i used mozzarella- i guess it's not a chicken parm?)

bread crumbs

marinara sauce

bread

cooking oil

Step 1

Beat the eggs in a bowl with a little bit of milk

Step 2

Dip the prepped chicken in the egg/milk mixture

Step 3

Throw the egg covered chicken in the bread crumbs. I actually added some spices and pepper to the bread crumbs to kick it up a notch.

Step 4

Heat up a pan with some oil in it. Throw the breaded chicken in. Brown one side and then flip them. If both sides are browned they should retain a lot of the moisture. No it's not the healthiest way of cooking the chicken but it's really good. Cook until white all the way through (<10>

Step 5

Toast bread- it makes it more authentic. Toast the outside of the bread, not the inside.

Step 6

Assemble. Put the chicken on the bread. Add sauce. Add cheese. I find that pressing it down after assembly helps melt the cheese better.

I think that's about all there is to it. I thought it was pretty good. Need more bread crumbs- also I don't own a deep fryer. Toasting the bread makes a huge difference. My roommates said it was okay and it didn't make anyone sick- and it was all really cheap. I say this is a success.