Overview
Just when we think we’ve become familiar with every Italian dish under the sun, we’re pleasantly surprised to come across a dish we’d somehow overlooked. Join us as we resurrect one Italian classic and streamline another. Take chicken francese. It’s true that this Italian-style chicken cutlet dish isn’t as well known as chicken parmigiana or chicken Marsala, but it’s no less delicious. Coated with a thin eggy crust, the cutlets are served in a light, lemony white wine sauce. With just a few simple elements, it’s hard to believe that such dish can go wrong, but versions we tried proved otherwise. In some recipes, the egg crust was unappetizingly thick and tough, or turned soggy once coated with the sauce. The sauces we tried weren’t much better. While we couldn’t detect lemon in some, others made us pucker, or the wine was too overpowering, giving the sauce an unpleasant boozy flavor. We aimed to conquer these issues and turn out a lemony cutlet dish that we’d want to incorporate into our Italian classics repertoire to make again and again. Another Italian classic, the rich tomato sauce marinara, is not a new discovery, but it’s one worth a second look in terms of simplifying. The hallmark of this sauce is a depth of flavor achieved by hours of cooking, but what if we didn’t have all day? After all, for the modern cook, an all-day marinara, just isn’t a reasonable option. We set out to create an authentic marinara with complex flavors without the hours of work involved. Recipes: Chicken Francese Chicken Francese with Tomato and Tarragon Marinara Sauce Tasting Lab: Sleuthing Canned Whole Tomatoes Equipment Center: Hand (Immersion) Blenders—Updated
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7 - 1Meatloaf Dinner January 06, 2007
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7 - 2Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers January 13, 2007
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7 - 3Best Beef Stew January 20, 2007
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7 - 4Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing January 27, 2007
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7 - 5Two Ways with Pork February 03, 2007
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7 - 6Faster Family Favorites February 10, 2007
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7 - 7Lighter Family Favorites February 17, 2007
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7 - 8Fish and Chips at Home February 24, 2007
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7 - 9Chicken Kiev March 03, 2007
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7 - 10Meat and Potatoes for Company March 10, 2007
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7 - 11Staying in For Chinese Take-Out March 17, 2007
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7 - 12Not Your Average Stir-Fry March 24, 2007
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7 - 13More Tex-Mex Favorites March 31, 2007
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7 - 14Even More Italian Classics April 07, 2007
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7 - 15Flambé at Home April 14, 2007
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7 - 16Hearty Eggs for Breakfast April 21, 2007
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7 - 17Summer Cooking April 28, 2007
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7 - 18Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters May 05, 2007
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7 - 19Beer Can Chicken Dinner May 12, 2007
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7 - 20Rainy Day Barbecue May 19, 2007
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7 - 21Strawberry Cream Cake May 26, 2007
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7 - 22Dark Chocolate Desserts June 02, 2007
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7 - 23Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake June 09, 2007
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7 - 24Easy Apple Desserts June 16, 2007
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7 - 25Favorite Citrus Desserts June 23, 2007
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7 - 26Lighter Cheesecake June 30, 2007