An Italian Tries ITALIAN-AMERICAN FOOD

Summary by Krater

An Italian-American woman living with an American husband tries making three popular YouTube recipes for classic Italian-American dishes—Baked Ziti, Stromboli, and Chicken Parm—comparing their authenticity and techniques to traditional Italian cooking.

From the video

Answers: Are popular YouTube recipes for Italian-American dishes actually authentic?

• Italian-American cuisine
• Baked Ziti recipe
• Stromboli recipe
• Chicken Parm recipe
• Authentic Italian cooking comparison

Ingredients

• penne pasta
• marinara sauce
• salt
• ricotta
• provolone cheese
• shredded cheese
• grated cheese
• basil
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon dry active yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• flour
• pepperoni
• egg
• butter
• 1/4 chopped onion
• garlic
• tomato paste
• 28 oz San Marzano tomatoes
• dried oregano
• chicken cutlets
• bread crumbs
• 1 quart peanut oil
• mozzarella
• parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• nutmeg
• prosciutto

What it concludes

• The Baked Ziti recipe was very easy to follow because the sauce was store-bought.
• The Stromboli recipe yielded a very good result that resembles Italian pizza dough rolled with filling, although the shape is not traditionally Italian.
• The Chicken Parm recipe tasted overly complicated and used too much garlic and tomato sauce compared to Italian cuisine standards.