Mock Chicken Legs

3 1/2 lb. pork steak (shoulder blade) 1 lb. veal steak (top round steak) Skewers (from butcher) Corn flake crumbs or bread crumbs Debone meat. Cut in cubes. Put on wooden skewers. Roll in flour and egg, beaten with a little water. Then roll in bread crumbs or corn flake crumbs. (Put a little salt in bread crumbs.) Brown in oil in frying pan. Put 1/2 inch water in large baking pan. Slice onions on top of meat and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Keep checking water level. Take cover off last 20 minutes. Why?