Veal Chop Valdostana Recipes

CHICKEN VALDOSTANA

Steps:

• Grate fontina cheese. Clean and slice oyster mushrooms into 1/2" strips. Preheat oven to 375f and set rack to middle.
• In an oven safe pan heat 1-2 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp olive oil (enough to coat pan) on medium heat. Pat dry chicken cutlets and lightly season both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge cutlets in flour and shake off excess. Pan sear the cutlets for 2 minutes per side then remove cutlets and set aside. If required work in batches adding another Tbsp of butter and olive oil to second batch.
• In the same pan saute mushrooms over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes or until brown. Use a touch more oil and butter if the pan is dry. When mushrooms are finished remove and set aside.
• Turn heat to high and add the 3/4 cup chicken stock and 3/4 cup white wine. Cook for 5 minutes to let the sauce reduce. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to dislodge all brown bits. Add in 1 Tbsp of butter to the sauce and stir to combine.
• Turn heat off and place the chicken in the pan. Top chicken with 1 slice of prosciutto per cutlet. Next, place the mushrooms on top and finally evenly distribute the fontina cheese. Spoon a touch of the sauce on top of each cutlet and place pan in oven to finish cooking.
• Remove the chicken valdostana when the cheese is bubbly and the chicken is fully cooked through (about 5-7 minutes). Enjoy!

VEAL CHOP VALDOSTANA RECIPE

Steps:

• Recipe Saute the spinach and white onions in 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, set aside. Fold the prosciutto in with 2 oz. of the Buffalo Mozzarella. Stuff the veal chop with the prosciutto mozzarella mixture along with the sauteed spinach and onions. Marinate for 10 minutes with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Grill for 12-15 minutes or until done. add 2 oz. of the Buffalo Mozzarella to top and let melt. Served with mashed potatoes, sauteed vegetables, and garnish with Gorgonzola sauce.
• Saute the spinach and white onions in 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, set aside. Fold the prosciutto in with 2 oz. of the Buffalo Mozzarella. Stuff the veal chop with the prosciutto mozzarella mixture along with the sauteed spinach and onions. Marinate for 10 minutes with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Grill for 12-15 minutes or until done. add 2 oz. of the Buffalo Mozzarella to top and let melt. Served with mashed potatoes, sauteed vegetables, and garnish with Gorgonzola sauce.
• Gorgonzola Sauce Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter to melt. Saute onions until tender. add the manufacturing cream and let reduce by half. Turn heat to low, add the Gorgonzola and stir until it melts. Use as garnish for the veal chop.
• Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter to melt. Saute onions until tender. add the manufacturing cream and let reduce by half. Turn heat to low, add the Gorgonzola and stir until it melts. Use as garnish for the veal chop.

CLASSIC VALDOSTANA

Steps:

• Beat the sirloin slices with a meat tenderizer. For best results and to not ruin the fibers of the meat, cover it with plastic wrap first.|Place a slice of smoked ham in the center of each slice of fontina cheese, then fold it in half; make sure that this "sandwich" is not larger than the slices of meat.|Place each cheese/ham filling on each slice of beef, almost at the center, and fold the meat over. Seal the "wallets" you just made by pressing along the edges with your fingers.
• Pass the valdostanas in flour and gently shake them to eliminate any excess. Quickly dip them in the beaten eggs.|Cover them in plenty of breadcrumbs, then press them along the edges again to double check they're properly closed.|Heat about 1/4 cup of butter in a pan and once bubbling, brown the valdostanas for 4 minutes on each side. Gradually add small pats of butter to make sure that it never browns and the temperature does not rise too much, which would burn the bread crumbs; drain the valdostanas on paper towels, salting them only at the end.

VEAL CHOPS STUFFED WITH FONTINA, PANCETTA, AND PORCINIS AND SERVED WITH BRAISED PEAS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• For the veal: Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan until almost smoking. Sear the chops on both sides until golden brown. Place them in the oven and continue cooking for 5 to 7 minutes for medium doneness. Remove the chops to a plate.
• Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan and place over high heat on the stove. Add the shallot and cook until soft. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half. Add the stock and cook until reduced by half. Add the fresh thyme and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place the chops on a plate and pour the sauce over.
• For the peas and carrots: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add the carrots and garlic and cook until the carrots are slightly softened. Add the stock and thyme, cover the pan and bring to a simmer. Place the carrots in the oven and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the lid and continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes, add peas during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Slice a slit horizontally in the side of each chop. Place 2 slices of fontina, 1 slice of pancetta and a quarter of the mushrooms in each opening. Season each chop on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice the mushrooms into 1/4-inch thick slices. Heat the oil in a large saute pan until almost smoking. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook until golden brown. Add the garlic and thyme and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Set aside and let cool.

VEAL CHOPS STUFFED WITH FONTINA CHEESE & SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut pocket in veal chop. Lightly salt pocket. Place layer of spinach in pocket and top layer with Fontina and Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese. Seal with a toothpick to hold mixture in pocket. Lightly dredge stuffed veal chop in flour. Salt and pepper outside of floured veal chop.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter and olive oil in cast iron pan. Place veal chops and sage in pan and sear for 2½ minutes per side. Add tomato paste in middle of pan and pour wine over tomato sauce, stir together and cook until reduced by half (approximately 3-4 minutes). Add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and whisk into sauce. Add chicken stock, salt and bring to boil.
• Cover pan and place in oven to roast 15 minutes. Uncover pan and roast another 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven. If sauce is too thin, thicken by putting on burner over high heat for about 1 minute.
• To serve place veal chop on plate and drizzle sauce on each veal chop.

VEAL CHOPS WITH FONTINA

Steps:

• Arrange an oven rack to accommodate the covered saucepan, and heat the oven to 400°.
• Trim the chops, leaving only a thin layer of fat. With a sharp, thin knife, slice horizontally into the outer edge of each chop, splitting the meaty portion in two almost all the way to the bone, forming a pocket for stuffing. With the mallet, pound and spread the meaty part, flattening it to 1/2-inch thickness. Lift the top flap of the meat you just sliced apart, hold it up, and pound the bottom flap of meat a few more times, spreading it thinner and wider than the upper flap. When all the chops are sliced and pounded, salt them on both sides, using a teaspoon in all.
• Toss together the shredded fontina and the grana (grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano), and divide the cheeses into six equal portions. One at a time, lightly compress the cheese portions into oval patties, and slip them into the sliced chop pockets. Fold the larger bottom meat flap over the top flap-enclosing the cheese-and thread a toothpick through both flaps to keep them together. (The chops can be prepared up to this point a day in advance, sealed in plastic wrap, and refrigerated.)
• Put 2 tablespoons of the butter and the olive oil in the big pan, and set over medium-high heat. Spread the flour on a plate, dredge each chop on both sides, shake off excess flour, and lay it in the pan. When all the chops are in the pan, drop the sage leaves in between them. Cook the chops for 5 minutes or more, turning them once or twice, until well browned on both sides.
• Clear a space in the pan bottom, drop in the tomato paste, and toast it in the hot spot for a minute. Pour the wine over the tomato paste, stir them together, and shake the pan to distribute the liquid. Bring it to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes or so, to reduce.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and whisk it into the pan liquid. Turn the chops over, pour in the chicken stock, sprinkle on the remaining salt, and bring to a boil.
• Cover the pan, and place in the oven. Roast for about 15 minutes, then remove the cover and roast another 10 minutes or so, until the chops are done and the sauce has thickened.
• Remove from the oven, and place the chops on a warm platter. (Drape a towel over the handle of the pan when it comes out of the oven to remind you it is very hot.) If the sauce is thin, put the pan over high heat and reduce until the sauce has the consistency you like.
• Serve right away-while the cheese is still oozing-arranging all the chops on a warm platter and spooning the sauce over, family-style, or on warm dinner plates with mashed potatoes alongside and sauce drizzled over. (If you do have fresh white truffle, shave it on the top of each chop at this moment.)