Anno1980: 13 years. ... A child ... yes, a child who has decided to go to study and live in Venice ... Morosini Naval Academy. but the child lives in Sicily and the parents are trying to find an alternative ... but to no avail.
They leave, and while the selections are with the child, completed the exams are coming home. After a little 'get the result: the child has passed the selections, it is in the Academy!
Buy all the books, prepare your suitcase and left for Venice, only the parents but in the company and the enthusiasm of the weight of baggage.
arrives in Venice, takes everything in his room, and then handles all matters is free until the evening ... ...
"and now what do I do? Phone to her mother, the better! "
The mother, already worried, advises him to start going to eat, get into a nice restaurant, you never know, and order what they like," do not worry "she says. ... .
Log all alone in the restaurant, sits, waits the waiter who saw a baby alone, comes immediately:
"Tell me, what I bring you ...? "
-" A plate of pasta with meat sauce, two skewers of pork chops and water "
" ??????? , Sorry, what do you want a second? "
-" Two skewers of pork chops "
" Like two skewers of pork chops! But how do you eat them all, look, you wear one of chop, a number of then I ask if anything ... yet. "
-" No, my mom puts me on a skewer me and brings them all together! "
We are in Venice and as in many parts of the north chops are those steaks on the bone, often pork, are cooked grilled or stewed, but the little boy had Mother's head in the chops, the ones that are still safe for him a plate, a refuge, a certainty.
Now, those chops Sicilian cook according to the recipe my mother-in-law ( but with a dexterity that in comparison to its an elephant in a china shop is better) trying to give my favorite musician and my children the joy linked to memories for him and for holidays and for their grandparents.
skewer Chops
kebabs for 7
- thin slices of topside (almost as much as the thickness of a carpaccio)
- bread crumbs, grated pecorino
- parsley
- garlic extra virgin olive oil salt
- parchment paper
Mix all dry ingredients so as to result in a small bowl full.
put oil in a bowl and allow it to wet the slices of meat in small strips about 3 cm x 10 cm.
Now take a strip at a time, drain the oil but not too much and pass it in seasoned bread, roll them until you get a cylinder you put in the spit.
on the fence you can put from 5 to 7 rolls.
Preheat oven to 170 degrees, roll out the parchment paper on baking tray and put on it spits.
Bake until golden brown, remember to turn them at least once. It will take 15 'or so.
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