Spring Veal Stew Recipes

SPRING VEAL STEW

Steps:

• Put a 12-inch skillet over high heat, and a minute later add oil and butter. Add the meat, in one layer (if you use the larger amount of meat you may have to cook in batches). Cook, undisturbed, until the meat is nicely browned on the bottom, about 5 minutes.
• Add tarragon, onions and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions soften and any meat stuck to bottom of pan is released, about 5 minutes. Add liquid, stir, reduce heat to low, and cover. Cook 30 to 40 minutes, or until the veal is tender.
• Uncover, add peas and raise the heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes, until the peas are done. Adjust seasoning, garnish if you like and serve.

SPRING VEAL STEW

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat olive oil and brown veal. Add onions, green, red and yellow peppers, mushrooms, bay leaf and wine. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for two hours, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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.

VEAL STEW

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, over medium heat, heat butter and oil. Add veal cubes (half at a time); cook over medium heat until cubes are well browned on all sides.
• As they brown, remove to a bowl. Takes about 15-20 minutes in all.
• Return meat to Dutch oven. Add garlic, marjoram, salt, and pepper, stirring until well blended with meat.
• Sprinkle flour over meat, stirring until well blended.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth; bring to boiling, stirring. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 1 hour.
• Add carrot, celery, and potato; simmer, covered, about 20 to 25 minutes, or until vegetables are almost tender.
• Add frozen peas; simmer, covered, 10 minutes, or until meat and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley.

VEAL STEW WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Brown the pieces of veal a few at a time in a heavy casserole in the oil and remove with a slotted spoon. Pour off any excess fat. Add the shallots and garlic and saute until soft.
• Add the white wine and stir, scraping up any cooking particles from the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, thyme, lemon peel and salt and pepper and bring to boil. Turn down heat, cover and cook gently for one hour.
• Add the carrots and cook for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, in a steamer cook the new potatoes and turnips until tender (about 20 minutes). Cook the green beans and peas until tender (about five minutes). Add them to the stew and serve.

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.

VEAL STEW WITH SPRING GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large oven safe casserole, melt butter and oil over medium high heat.
• Season veal with salt and pepper and add to casserole; cook until well browned on all sides, about 12 minutes.
• Add wine, cover with parchment paper, then casserole lid, and place in oven until meat is nearly tender, about 1 hour.
• Add spinach, sorrel, romaine, watercress, leek, parsley, tarragon, chives and creme fraiche; stir and season with salt and pepper.
• Return casserole to oven until greens wilt, about 30 minutes more.
• Serve with steamed white rice.

SPRING PORK STEW

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Stir in rice; reduce to a simmer. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, rinse with warm water, and set aside, covered.
• Heat oil in a high-sided skillet on medium-high heat. Add pork; saute stirring occasionally, until brown on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate; cover.
• Place 1/2 cup stock, garlic, onion, celery, and carrots in pan. Cook, stirring occasionally until they soften, about 3 minutes. Add zucchini, squash, and peppers. Toss well; cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 1/2 cup stock and tomatoes with juice, breaking tomatoes apart with a spoon. Stir in thyme and parsley.
• Return pork to pan, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until pork and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; serve over reserved rice.