Chicken Fried Veal Steaks with Brie Mac-n-Cheese and Bacon Brussel Sprouts with Asparagus

Here's a great Sunday dinner for you all. Chicken Fried Veal Steaks topped with my Brown Gravy along side some Brie Mac-n-Cheese and Bacon Brussel Sprouts. The flavors of this are so robust and fulfilling, they take modern faves and kick them up a few notches!

Chicken Fried Veal Steaks:

Serves 4

2 lbs Cubed Veal Steaks
3 large Eggs
2 cups All Purpose Flour
2 tbsp Creole Seasoning (Tony Chachere's or Emeril's Essence), 1 tbsp in eggs, 1 tbsp in flour
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying

1. Put the oil on medium heat.
2. In a medium sized bowl, crack the three eggs and whisk with 1 tbsp of Creole Seasoning and 1 tsp of Italian Seasoning.
3. In another medium sized bowl, add the 2 cups of flour, 1 tbsp of Creole Seasoning and 1 tsp of Garlic Powder.
4. Dredge the Cubed Veal Steak in the flour, then dip into the egg wash, and redredge it in the flour. Repeat for all four (2 lbs) veal steaks.
5. Fry in Extra Virgin Olive Oil for four minutes on each side.
6. Allow excess oil to drain off veal steaks.

Gravy for the Chicken Fried Veal Steaks

1/4 cup diced Onions
3 tbsp All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Creole Seasoning
1 tsp Dried Parsley Flakes
1/2 tsp Minced Garlic
1/3 cup water
Freshly ground Sea Salt, to taste
Freshly cracked Black Pepper, to taste

1. Add the onions to the remaining oil in the skillet and allow them to cook down over medium heat.
2. Add in the minced garlic, parsley, Creole Seasoning, Freshly Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt to taste and whisk thoroughly with a fork.
3. Next add in the flour, continue whisking with the fork for a minute or until thoroughly mixed.
4. Add in the water and continue to whisk for another two minutes. (If gravy is too thick for your liking, add in more water, tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached.)
5. Continue to whisk over medium heat for another two minutes.

Brie Mac-n-Cheese

Serves 6-8

1/2 lb Brie Cheese
7 oz La Moderna Elbow Macaroni (found on the Hispanic food aisle)
8 wedges Laughing Cow Swiss Cheese
3 tbsp Best Life Spread w/ Olive Oil
1/3 cup Milk
3 tbsp Butter
Freshly ground Sea Salt, to taste
Freshly cracked Black Pepper, to taste

1. Cook pasta following instructions on the package.
2. Remove the rind from the Brie cheese.
3. Turn off the heat and drain the pasta and add the Brie, butter, milk, and Laughing Cow Swiss cheese to the pot.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste and mix all the ingredients very well.
5. Plate and serve!

Bacon Brussel Sprouts

Serves 4

1 lb Brussel Sprouts
1 cup Asparagus, roughly chopped
1/4 finely diced Onion
1 tbsp minced Garlic
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup Bacon Bits

1. In a medium sized pot, cut the ends off the brussel sprouts and toss in, adding the asparagus, minced garlic, bacon bits, onion, and EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil for the Newbies, I will use this term a lot, get used to it).
2. Cover and let cook on medium heat for 15 minutes.
3. Serve and enjoy!