During the seventies and eighties, veal parm was my favorite Italian-American dish. But don’t expect to find this dish if you travel to Italy. Invented by Italian immigrants, it could be found in just about every Italian restaurant in the country.
A testament to the United States, the land of plenty. Where meats were no longer considered a luxury. And veal was the king of meats.
There’s something magical about veal parmesan, it’s the perfect combination of flavors. Every forkful a culinary delight……sigh
And if that wasn’t enough, veal parm is always accompanied by spaghetti or linguini with marinara sauce. It doesn’t get any better than that.
What Ingredients do I need to make Veal Parm?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Veal Parmigiana. In Chef Speak this is called the “Mise en Place” which translates to “Everything in its Place”.
Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
Do I have to use prosciutto to make veal parm?
No, you don’t. The addition you’ll find in my veal parm recipe, that most recipes don’t include is prosciutto.
The first Italian cookbook I owned was Mama Leone’s Italian cookbook (Published in 1967). To me, it was the holy grail of cookbooks and where I learned to make veal parmigiana (with prosciutto).
How do I make Restaurant Style Veal Parmesan?
The first step is pounding out the veal slices. Depending upon the size of the veal slices you may need to add two pieces together.
This is done by pounding out each piece then seaming them together by overlapping the pieces and pounding them out a little more.
After setting up the breading station, you’re ready to bread the veal. Use flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper, egg wash (eggs whipped with water or milk), and seasoned bread crumbs.
in a large skillet over medium-high heat, pan-fry both sides of the breaded veal cutlet until golden brown.
- On a sheet pan add a little marinara sauce, placing the fried veal cutlet on the sauce.
- Add the sliced proscuitto on top of the breaded veal cutlet.
- Top with marinara sauce, then grated Romano cheese.
- Finish the veal parm by adding shredded mozzarella and a sprinkle of chopped Italian parsley.
Place into a 350-degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted.
Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy! Wouldn’t your family love to sit down to this delicious Italian-American Classic? I promise my Veal Parm Recipe will bring smiles to your table!
Recipe FAQ’s
Veal cutlets or veal scallopini is used to make Veal Parmesan. Veal is known for its tender texture and delicate flavor and can be purchased in many of the same cuts as beef. You can find veal in many supermarkets as roasts, chops, ribs, ground and cutlets.
Veal is similar to beef with a milder flavor. Veal is low in fat and high in protein, One of the most popular uses for veal is Veal Parmesan
Traditionally, veal parm is served with tomato sauce and cheese. Mozzarella is typically used to make the dish. Although called Veal Parmesan this dish isn’t made with parmesan cheese.
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Restaurant-Style Veal Parmesan
Ingredients
- 7 oz veal slices (3 ½ ounce per portion) pounded thin and seamed together to make a 3 ½ ounce portion for each veal parm
- 1 cup flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper
- 1 cup eggwash 2 eggs whipped with water or milk
- 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 oz prosciutto 2 thin slices
- 8 oz spaghetti sauce my recipe or your favorite jarred sauce
- 4 oz mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon Italian parsley finely chopped (optional)
- 2 tablespoon grated Romano Cheese
Marinara Sauce
Instructions
- Using a meat hammer pound out the veal slices. Depending upon the size of the veal slices you may need to add two pieces together.This is done by pounding out each piece then seaming them together by overlapping the pieces and pounding them out a little more.
- Set up a breading station with flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper, egg wash and Italian seasoned bread crumbs.
- Coat the veal cutlet with the seasoned flour. Then place in the egg wash and finally in the bread crumbs. Make sure you get a good coating of each ingredient on the veal cutlet, completely coating them.
- Add about ½ inch of oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat, pan-fry both sides of the breaded veal cutlet until golden brown.
- Drain the fried veal cutlets on baking racks over sheet pans (or baking sheets).
- On a sheet pan add a little marinara sauce, placing the fried veal cutlet on the sauce.
- Add the sliced prosciutto on top of the breaded veal cutlet. Top with marinara sauce then grated Romano cheese.
- Finish the veal parm by adding shredded mozzarella and a sprinkle of chopped Italian parsley
- Place into a 350-degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted.
- Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy!
June Warriner says
can I fry my veal ahead of time then put in oven a couple of hours later?
Chef Dennis Littley says
Yes, you can. just get it nice a golden brown, let them drain and keep them seperated with pieces of parchment or foil so they don’t stick together. Heat a little before adding the sauce and cheese.
Eden says
Super yummy!! Easy to follow and I added some additions like hearts of palm and kalmata olives for a bit of a twist. Definitely will revisit!
Chef Dennis Littley says
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed my veal parm recipe. I love the additions you made to the recipe.
Donna O'leary says
Very easy recipe and came out delicious!
Chef Dennis Littley says
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed my veal parm recipe.
Heather says
Hi, i love this recipe, but do you happen to have a version that uses weight instead of volume (cups/tbsp) for the ingredient measurements?
Chef Dennis Littley says
Sorry, but I do not. You can probably Google a way to do it.
Paul Deangelis says
Not many local supermarkets don’t sell veal in most cali markets.
Karen Renner says
I just made this tonight….. was looking for a veal cutlet recipe and did not have the prosciutto …. but turned out delicious, amazing , my husband ate more than he usually does … yes this is a keeper recipe and thank you chef Dennis:))
Chef Dennis Littley says
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed my veal parm recipe. It’s delicious even without the proscuitto.
Maggie says
This my first time cooking veal. It’s hard to get where I live. One question how hot and how long should the veal pan fry? My first piece burnt a bit but very pink inside. Then the rest I only browned.
Chef Dennis Littley says
The pan was definitely too hot if it burned the veal parm. The oil needs to be hot enough to fry the cutlet without getting greasy, but not so hot that it burns. If you are pounding the veal thin for the parm, even with just a minute on both sides it will be pretty much cooked and not pink inside.
There is a fine line between too hot and hot enough. You’re going to finish the veal parm in the oven, so browning them nicely even if they aren’t fully cooked is fine, they’ll finish cooking in the oven.
Angela Taylor says
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you.🍷🍷🍷
Angela Taylor says
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you.🍷🍷🍷