Venison Parmigiana
Delicious take on Veal Parmigiana without the added sadness of eating a baby cow.
Prep Time10 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time10 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Italian, Parmesan, Venison
Servings: 8 people
Meat
- 2 lbs venison backstrap medallions tenderized to 1/4 inch thick
- salt and pepper to taste
Fry With
- extra virgin olive oil enough to keep bottom of pan coated
Top With
- 3 oz prosciutto
- 8 T parmesan cheese enough to sprinkle tops of filets with
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella enough to sprinkle tops of filets with
- Italian seasoning about a pinch per filet
- 24 oz favorite red pasta sauce
Serve With
- 16 oz capellini cooked according to package instructions
- 3 T extra virgin olive oil to toss pasta with
- parmesan to top with
- red pepper flakes to top with
Tenderize Meat
Tenderize meat medallions to ~1/4 inch thick.
Salt and pepper each side of the filets and let sit in fridge for 3-4 hours. If you are short on time, start with this and let sit while you create flour mixture and egg wash.
Fry Filets
Lay out a dish towel with a cooling rack over it for the cooked filets to dry on.
In a frying pan over medium-high heat with enough extra virgin olive oil to get a nice coating on the bottom of the pan.
Fry both sides of the filet until nice golden brown. Add EVOO as you go making sure the bottom of the pan stays coated.
Place done filets on cooling rack so any excess oil can drip off.
Bake
Preheat oven to 350°F.
On a sheet pan, spread 1.5C of your pasta sauce out.
Assemble filets on top of the sauce in a single layer, flat.
Lay a slice of prosciutto on the top of the filets. You can break them up as needed to make sure they fully cover the filets.
Spoon the remaining sauce over the top of the prosciutto.
Sprinkle ~1T of parmesan over each and top with mozzarella.
Sprinkle a pinch of Italian seasoning on top.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese on top is melty.
If you haven't cooked your pasta, do so now. Drain and toss with olive oil.
Serve filets over pasta. Top with parmesan and red pepper flakes. Enjoy!