Clay Pot Tuscan Veal Stew Recipes

EASY VEAL STEW WITH WINE, PEAS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large saucepot, heat olive oil and butter on medium to high heat. Add onions and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until softened.
• Season veal chunks with 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Place veal into the pot. Cook veal and onions until veal is brown and fully cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Add cayenne pepper and wine. Simmer on low heat for about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Meanwhile, open a package of frozen peas and carrots, place them into a colander and rinse them under cool water.
• When the wine has been reduced, add the frozen peas and carrots, beef stock, and an additional 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Bring to boil. THEN leave uncovered and simmer the veal stew for 15 to 20 minutes, until the liquid has reduced a little. Stir occasionally. Taste for stew and season with salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat and cover with a lid. Allow the veal to sit within the broth for a few minutes. Serve warm, with a side of whole-grain noodles or rice.
• yields: 4 to 6 servings

CLASSIC ITALIAN VEAL SPEZZATINO

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch, paprika, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Pat veal chunks dry and toss them with cornstarch mixture to coat.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add veal pieces to the pot, one by one, and brown on all sides. Set aside leftover cornstarch.
• Reduce heat slightly and add onion, carrot, celery, and red chile pepper; cook until fragrant, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in broth and wine. Deglaze pot using a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits off the bottom. Add potatoes, tomatoes, peas, and bay leaf. Stir and cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until veal is fork-tender, potatoes are cooked, and liquid has thickened, about 1 hour. Add some water from time to time to keep the stew from burning, but don't let it get soupy. Add leftover cornstarch if the stew needs thickening at the end.

VEAL STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender.
• Add meat to the pot, and brown evenly.
• Stir in tomato sauce and white wine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until tender.

BLUEPRINT FOR VEAL STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• In an oven proof casserole, heat, until very hot, half of the oil. In small batches brown the veal cubes on all sides. When one batch is done, add more oil if you need to and continue to brown until all the veal is done. Discard the fat in the casserole and replace it with the butter. Add the carrot, onion and celery, cover and simmer 5 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add the white wine and boil down for a minute or until alcohol has evaporated. Return the veal cubes to the casserole with garlic and add just enough broth to barely cover the veal. Bring the liquid to a boil, add the bouquet garni, put a buttered piece of parchment or brown paper on top of the meat, then a lid on the casserole and set in the oven. Cook for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender.
• Remove casserole from the oven and strain the contents through a sieve and the liquid into another saucepan; discard bouquet garni. Divide solids into 2 batches. Degrease the liquid and boil it down until reduced to 3 cups. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the liquid and add it to half of the meat. Return the other half of the veal to the remaining liquid. Season with salt and pepper. Thicken with beurre manie if you wish. Serve with rice, polenta or potatoes; garnish with parsley.

ITALIAN VEAL STEW

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE STEW: Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 300 degrees. 2. Season the veal generously with salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large ovenproof Dutch oven over high heat until smoking. Add half of the veal and cook, stirring frequently, until it has released its juices and is lightly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer the veal to plate and set aside. Add another tablespoon oil to the pot and repeat with the remaining veal. Transfer the second batch of veal to the plate. 3. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the now-empty pot and heat it over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions, carrots, and celery and cook, scraping the pot bottom occasionally with a wooden spoon, until the onions are soft and lightly browned, 6 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 10 to 30 seconds. Add the flour and cook for 20 seconds. Add the wine, scraping up any bits on the pot bottom, and simmer until thickened. Increase the heat to high and add the broth, stirring constantly and scraping the pan edges. Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, and meat along with any accumulated juices on the plate, and bring to a simmer. Cover and place the pot in the oven. Cook for 1½ to 1¾ hours, until the veal is tender 4. FOR THE GREMOLATA: Combine the garlic, lemon zest, and parsley together in a small bowl and set aside. 5. Remove the pot from the oven and stir in the gremolata. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

CLAY POT TUSCAN VEAL STEW

Steps:

• Soak bottom and top of a 3 qt clay pot for 10 minutes, drain.
• Toss veal with flour, salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a non-stick skillet and brown meat.
• Place meat in clay pot.
• In the non-stick skillet, add onion, 1/2 the garlic and bay leaves and cook for 5 minutes.
• Stir in wine, chicken stock and tomatoes.
• Mix and cook til just warm.
• Pour into clay pot.
• Cover pot, place in cold oven.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 2 1/2 hours.
• Mix together remaining garlic, parsley and lemon rind.
• Sprinkle mixture over the finished stew and serve.