inspiration

over the past week or so i've been making my own baguettes to go with the food i've been making. every time i find myself thinking "this would make a great sub roll." last night i was discussing this with joe mellen and i came to the conclusion that the next time my mom leaves out boneless chicken i'm making chicken parmesean subs from scratch. luckily for me, my mom left out boneless chicken breasts this morning. as a man of my word i got to work making the best fucking chicken parm sub i've ever had.

of course i chose to start on the bread, the bread makes the sandwich


this is the dough right before going in the oven. after mixing, kneading, resting, forming, and resting again. bake at 425 for about 15 minutes on a baking stone with steam in the oven, i place a pan in the over and dump water into it right before closing the oven.

here are the rolls fresh out of the oven.

while the bread was resting i started the tomato sauce

the sauce is onion, garlic, celery, herbs, canned tomatoes, white wine, and chicken stock. i cooked it for about 4 hours.

the last step was making the chicken. i breaded it with flour, egg, and bread crumbs; standard breading procedure.

these are the cutlets after being shallow fried.

with all the elements made the final step is the construction of the sandwich.

i sliced the bread and placed a layer of slice mozzarella in the bread.

slices of chicken cutlet are next.

that gets topped with a healthy layer of marinara sauce.

a sprinkle of parmesean cheese and the sandwich is ready for the oven

look at that tray of deliciousity.

here are the sandwiches post baking, cheese melted and the bread crisped up beautifully.

like usual the camera doesn't do the final product justice. this is without a doubt the best chicken parm sandwich i've ever had. the bread is delicious and crispy, the mozzarella oozes out of the sandwich when you bite it, and the flavor of the sauce blends it all together into a grand clusterfuck of deliciousness.