Australian Chicken Parma / Parmigiana

It's 20 years today since I arrived to Australia...20 years!!! 

3 of us were refugees in Austria, who decided to apply for Australian visa. I didn't want to come, because I learned in school that 70% of all world's poisonous insects and animals live in Australia. I thought my baby would be bitten and die, as we'd get some remote land to live on ... :-)

Today, my baby is almost 21, another-one 16. I love living in Australia!

This meal is very popular in Australians pubs. We call it simple 'Parmi' or 'Parma'. Australians LOVE shortening any word they can; They say it's because of too many flies and the danger of swallowing them if too long word is spoken ;-).  Below the post is a list of most popular short words. 

Original recipe   (Italian Chicken Parmigiana) doesn't call for a slice of ham over the chicken schnitzel; That addition is purely Australian.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 
• 2 tbs flour
• 1+ cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs + 1 egg white 
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (150g each)
• (4 slices short cut bacon -optional)
• salt , pepper
• oil for frying 
• 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese, or 4 large slices  fresh mozzarella
• 4+ tbs tomato pasta sauce

Method:

Season breast pieces; Mix flour and parmesan and coat meat pieces well (dust off excess). Dip them into beaten eggs, then into bread crumbs.

Fry schnitzels in a shallow oil (or, spray with oil and  bake them on 200*C for 5-7 minutes each side).

Spoon tomato paste onto each schnitzel, place bacon pieces (if using) over it, then place mozzarella. Return to hot oven for 3-4 minutes, or until cheese melts. Serve with potato chips and salad, for complete (Australian pub) experience.

Pileća 'Parmižana'/ Australijska Parma

Danas je tacno 20 godina od kako sam pristigla u Australiju. ...20 GODINA!

Nas 3 je privremeno boravilo u Austriji, gdje smo odlucili traziti vizu za zivot u Australiji. 

Ja nisam zeljela doci, jer sam nekada davno u skoli ucila da 70% od svih otrovnih insekata i zivotinja zivi u Australiji. Mislila sam da ce moju bebu ugristi neki od njih i da ce umrijeti, jer ce nas sigurno  smjestiti na nekoj nenastanjenoj zemlji da zivimo i snalazimo se...:-)

Ta moja beba ima skoro 21 godinu danas, druga 16. Volim zivot u Australiji!

Ovo  jelo je veoma popularno u Australijskim pabovima. (Pub skracenica za "Public House", odnosno otvorena (narodna) kuca). 
Skraceno je zovemo Parma. Australci mnogo vole skracenice - kazu da su nastale zbog mnogo muha i insekata ... nacin da sto manje otvarate usta i ne progutate neki insekt ;-). Dole mozete naci popularne skracene rijeci koje se redovno upotrebljavaju u Australiji.

Dodatak 'kratko' rezane mesnate slanine je cisti Australijski dodatak i u originalnom receptu  (Italijanska Pileca  Parmizana) nije koristena.

Potrebno:

1/3 solje rendanog parmezana

2 K brasna

1 +solje krusnih mrvica / prezle

2 jaja + 1 bjelance

4 polovine pilecih prsa (oko 150 gr svaki)
(4 reznja mesnate slanine, kratki okrugli dio -opciono)

so i biber

ulje za przenje

3/4 solje rendane mocarele, ili 4 velika reznja svjeze

4+ K paradajz sosa (za tjesteninu ili picu)
  
Nacin:
Zacinite meso; Pomijesajte parmezan i brasno, pa uvaljajte meso u tu mjesavinu. Umocite ga zatim u umucena jaja, zatim u mrvice.
Przite u plitkom ulju obje strane, ili pospricajte uljanim sprejom i pecite u rerni oko 5-7 minuta svaku stranu na 200 *C. Kasikom nanesite paradajz sos, stavite reznjeve slanine (ako koristite), zatim mocarelu i vratite u rernu dok se sir ne otopi. Servirajte sa przenim krompiricima i salatom, za kompletan ugodjaj (Australijskog 'paba').

Australian popular short words:

Parma = parmigiana
Pub = public house
Barbie = barbeque
Fridge = refrigerator
Rego = registration
Arvo = afternoon
Mobe = mobile phone
Maccas = McDonalds restaurant
Cuppa = cup of tea
Footy = football
Lappy = laptop

'Bolognese Moussaka'

This dish is cross between Greek Moussaka and Italian Bolognese Pasta. Enjoy mixture of cultures and tastes.

Ingredients:

2 medium eggplants, sliced thinly

2 tbs oil

1 medium onion, chopped

500 g beef (or lamb) mince

2-3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbs flour

2-3 tbs tomato paste

1 can crushed / diced tomatoes

salt, pepper, oregano 

1 cup (dried) macaroni

- mozzarella cheese and passata / tomato paste for top 

Method:

Slice eggplant thinly, sprinkle with salt and put it aside.

Heat oil, sautee onion then add flour and  mince. Cook until meat changes colour, then add all other ingredients (except pasta). Cover and cook for 5-8 minutes, or until slightly thickened. 

Switch oven to 180*C, line a loaf pan with non-stick paper, leaving paper to overhang sides. Rinse eggplan slices and place them over papper, slightly overlapping (best slices leave for top). 

Spoon 1/3 of bolognese on bottom, arrange 1/2 of pasta in a few lines; repeat with another 1/3 of meat mixture, another 1/2 of pasta, then finish with meat sauce. Cover with overlapped slices of eggplant and put reserved slices on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes. For last 5 minutes place mozzarella and tomato sauce / passata to decorate. Sprinkle with extra oregano, cool slightly, then serve.

 

'Bolonjeze Musaka'

Musaka sa mljevenim mesom i patlidzanima ukrstena sa pastom i Bolognese sosom. Uzivajte u mjesavini kultura i okusa!

Potrebno:

2 srednja patlidzana, rezana tanko

1 srednji crveni luk, sjeckan

2 K ulja

500 gr mljevenog mesa (govedina ili jagnjetina)

2-3 cena bijelog luka, sjeckana / protisnuta

1 K brasna

2-3 K gustog sosa od paradajza

1 konzerva sjecanog paradajza

so, biber, origano

1 solja makarona

- mocarela sir i ukuhani paradajz za povrsinu

Nacin:

Nasijecite tanko patlidzan, osolite i ostavite po strani.

Zagrijte ulje u posudi, proprzite luk. Dodajte brasno i meso i mijesajte dok meso ne promijeni boju. Dodajte sve ostale sastojke (osim makarona), promijesajte , poklopite i kuhajte nekoliko minuta dok se blago ne zgusne.

Ukljucite rernu na 180*C; postavite neprijanjajuci papir za pecenje preko forme za hljeb / kruh.  

Isperite patlidzan, posusite zatim postavite preko papira preklapajuci  i ostavljajuci da blago visi preko ivica (najboljih nekoliko ostavite za povrsinu). Uspite 1/3 bolognese sosa, postavite 1/2 makarona preko toga ( u nekoliko nizova), slijedite sa drugom 1/3 sosa, ponovo nizom makarona i naposlijetku zadnja 1/3 mesnog sosa. Prevrnite patlidzan preko, postavite rezervisane slojeve i pecite 3-35 minuta. Zadnjih 5 minuta stavite mocarelu i pasatu, pospite sa jos origana. Prije sluzenja malo rashladite (da se nebi raspalo pri rezanju).