Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
Breaded Veal
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Flatten the steaks by pounding with a meat mallet until quite thin.
Place the eggs in a wide shallow dish together with the salt, garlic powder and chopped parsley and lightly beat with a fork.
Coat the steaks on all sides, first in the egg mixture and then in the breadcrumbs.
Fry and grill
Preheat the grill to medium.
Heat the oil in two large frying pans.
Add the coated steaks and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking.
Drain on kitchen towels and transfer to the grill rack.
Place a slice of ham on each steak, top with a slice of cheese then grill for a few minutes until the cheese melts.
Place 1 fried egg on top of each and serve immediately.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Provolone Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14,037 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Bread + hamtop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,536 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Garlic + lemontop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,893 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together22,662 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Veal steaks
- Provide the main meat, which is thinned so it cooks quickly and tenderly.
- Eggs
- Bind the breadcrumb coating to the steaks and help it brown and set when fried.
- Bread crumbs
- Form a crisp, golden outer crust during shallow frying.
- Provolone cheese
- Melts over the hot steak to add creamy richness and savoury flavour.
- Cooked ham
- Adds salty, savoury meatiness layered between the steak and cheese.
The step that matters
Frying the coated steaks. The steaks are fried briefly over hot oil so the breadcrumb coating browns and crisps before the thin meat dries out. Overcooking toughens the veal, so check doneness as they fry.
Swap the garlic
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (veal, egg, parsley, lemon, bread, ham, provolone cheese):
- Thymefits better
- Capersfits better
- Celeryfits better
- Garlicthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against veal, egg, parsley, lemon, bread, ham, provolone cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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