Friday, January 30, 2009

Country-Style Veal

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour, 4 cups of water or stock , 4 tablespoons dry white wine ,4 tablespoon beef base or bouillon granules , 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves ,1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves, salt & pepper, to taste, 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 4 garlic clove crushed, 5 tablespoons vegetable oil , 1 to 1 kg veal round steak, cut into bite-size pieces,1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced, 8 ounces whole fresh mushrooms , 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks , 2 slices lemon, 2 bay leaf .
Preparation
Mix flour, water, wine, beef base, basil, thyme, marjoram, salt,& pepper and garlic, in small mixing bowl; set aside. Heat oil in large skillet. Add veal. Fry over medium- heat until no longer pink. Remove veal from skillet; set aside, .Add onion in skillet. Sauté over medium heat until softened. Reduce heat to low. Stir in remaining ingredients and the veal. Add flour mixture to skillet. Stir, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 25 to 30 minutes, or until mushrooms are tender. Remove and discard bay leaf. Serve immediately

Friday, December 12, 2008

Veal Cacciatore

Ingredients:
1,Eggplant (aubergine), cut into 1 cm cubes,4Garlic clove crushed,French dressing 90ml, 4 thin slices veal steak or schnitzel (escalopes), cut into thin strips, Tomato pasta sauce500 ml,Pitted green olives, sliced8.
Preparation:
Combine eggplant, garlic and dressing,Place veal around the edge of a microwavable casserole dish. Place eggplant in the centre. Cover. Cook on high (100%) for 3 minutes, Stir in pasta sauce. Cover. Cook on medium (50%) for 5 minutes. Stir. Cook for 5 minutes or until veal is cooked. Scatter with olives. Serve immediately.

Veal Ragout

Ingredients:
Vegetable oil 5tbsp, Boneless veal shoulder cut into chunks Or (cube) 1.5 kg, White Flour 4tbsp, Salt to taste ,Freshly ground black pepper as needed,4 Medium carrot,4 diced Stalks celery,2 diced Medium onion, chopped,Chicken stock and water as needed, Potato cut into quartered400gm,350gm Tomato peeled, seeded and puree,4 Garlic cloves chopped,2Bay leaf, thyme and cinnamon stick as needed, Lemon rind finely grated and parsley to garnish Mushroom, cut into cube 100gm PORTION SIZE: 10 portion
Preparation:
Season the flour with salt and pepper, toss veal with flour to coat. In a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, put oil then add the veal and stir-fry until golden brown, adding oil if necessary. Remove from pan and dry with kitchen paper. In the same pan reduce oil, add onions sautéed for a while, add garlic, carrots, celery and mushroom, cooked stirring constantly, until vegetable are lightly browned.Return the meat adds tomatoes, water, stock, potatoes, bay leaf and thyme. Cover and simmer from time to time until the meat is tender. Season the taste and before serving, combine lemon rind and parsley and sprinkle on top. Serve hot.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Chili Con Carne

Ingredient (6 portion)
1 kg beef ground ( minced )2 tbsp. butter,1 tbsp. olive oil,1 can tomatoes, 4 tbsp. chopped onion,1tbsp.Worcestershire sauce,1 tbsp. chili powder,1 big can kidney beans, salt to taste,2 tbsp. flour, 1 tbsp of sweet paprika powder.
Preparation
Heat butter and oil in large fry pan, add onion and fry to light brown. Add Worcestershire sauce and chili powder, stirring well. Add the meat and add hot water to cover. Cook slowly until tender. Add beans and tomatoes. Simmer until tomato pulp is thoroughly blended and almost disappears. correct the seasoning, Serve with rice sufficient for number of persons.