Italian Veal Birds Recipes

SAUTEED STUFFED VEAL BIRDS

Steps:

• Cut scaloppines in half diagonally so you have 12 pieces.
• To prepare filling, toss together all ingredients except 3 tablespoons olive oil, wine, butter and lemon juice.
• Place generous teaspoonful of stuffing on wide end of each scaloppine and roll tightly, securing with toothpick or kitchen thread.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil and 3 tablespoons butter in 10-inch frying pan and when bubbling subsides, brown veal birds on all sides slowly. Add 1 cup wine and 1/2 cup stock. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes; check to see if more moisture is needed in pan, in which case add water or stock.
• Remove veal to heated platter. Skim fat from pan juices. Add remaining butter and about 1 tablespoon lemon juice to pan and bring to boil over high heat, stirring in coagulated meat juices. Pour over veal and serve with steamed rice.

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 BIRDS

Steps:

• Cut veal into 3 x 4" strips.
• Combine bread crumbs, onion, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Spread veal with bread crumb mixture, roll and fasten with toothpicks.
• Melt butter or drippings in a skillet, add meat and brown on all sides.
• Place in a casserole.
• Add water to the skillet and bring to a boil, scraping the brown bits from the bottom.
• Pour over meat and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Mix flour with cream and pour over meat; continue cooking for an additional 30 minutes.
• Remove toothpicks prior to serving.

OISEAUX SANS TETE (VEAL BIRDS)

Steps:

• Put each slice of veal between sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a flat mallet without breaking the tissues. Set aside.
• Heat one teaspoon of the butter in a saucepan and add one-half of the onion and one-half teaspoon garlic, and cook, stirring, until the mixture is wilted.
• Spoon and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl, and add the sausage meat, parsley, egg, salt and pepper. Blend well.
• Lay out the pieces of veal in one layer on a flat surface. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon an equal portion of the filling on each slice. Wrap the meat around the filling, folding and tucking in the ends in envelope fashion. Tie each bundle neatly in two places with string. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dredge the bundles all over in flour and shake off excess.
• Select a heavy skillet large enough to hold the rolls, without crowding, in one layer. Heat the remaining three tablespoons of butter and, when it is quite hot but not browned, add the bundles. Cook, turning the bundles occasionally, until they are nicely browned all over, about three or four minutes.
• Transfer the bundles to a warm platter.
• Add the shallots, remaining one-half cup of onion, the remaining teaspoon of garlic, bay leaf, thyme, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, about two minutes. Add the wine and stir to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom and sides of the skillet. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, about five minutes.
• Return the veal rolls to the skillet and turn to coat them with sauce. Cover closely and let simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the strings and serve.

VEAL BIRDS PAPRIKA

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet cook 1/2 cup of the onion and the mushrooms in 6 tablespoons of the butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden, stir in the bread crumbs, the basil, and salt and pepper to taste, and let the filling cool. Divide the filling among the cutlets and fold in the long sides of each cutlet 1/2 inch. Starting with a short side, roll up the cutlets and tie them at each end with kitchen string.
• In a large heavy skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the remaining butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, in it brown the veal birds, patted dry, and transfer them as they are browned to a bowl. In the skillet cook the remaining 1 cup onion in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter over moderate heat, stirring, until it is golden, stir in the stock, the tomato purée, and the paprika, and add the veal birds with any juices that have accumulated in the bowl. Simmer the mixture, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the veal is tender. Arrange the noodles on a platter, remove the string from the veal birds, and transfer the veal birds with tongs to the platter. Reduce the heat to low, whisk the sour cream and salt and pepper to taste into the skillet, and cook the sauce, stirring occasionally, until it is hot, but do not let it boil. Serve the sauce separately.

VEAL BIRDS

Steps:

• Rub veal slices with salt.
• Mix the veal mince with pinch of marjoram, pepper, grated nutmeg, onion and parsley.
• Shape the mix into 4 thick rolls and wrap the veal slices around each one, securing with a toothpick.
• Melt the butter and fry the 'birds' until golden brown on all sides.
• Add stock and simmer for about 20 minutes covered.
• Also nice baked in a tomato based pasta sauce.