Veal Meatball And Broccoli Rabe Stoup Recipes

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL "STOUP" (THICKER THAN SOUP, THINNER THAN STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, carrots, onions, celery, garlic and saute 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and stock and cover pot. Turn up heat and bring to a fast boil.
• While soup comes to a boil, mix the ground meat with cheese, bread crumbs, egg and parsley. Roll into 1 1/2- to 2-inch balls.
• Remove lid from soup and slide balls into soup. Bring back to a boil then stir in spaghetti. Reduce the heat and simmer soup 10 minutes more, until pasta is tender and balls have cooked through. Stir in basil and remove "stoup" from the stove. Serve soup with bread and cheese.

TURKEY MEATBALL AND BROCCOLI RABE STOUP

Steps:

• Bring a couple of inches of water to a boil in a medium skillet.
• Add salt to boiling water and the broccoli rabe and cook 7 to 8 minutes.
• Drain rabe and reserve.
• While rabe cooks, heat a medium soup pot over medium to medium high heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil.
• Add 3 cloves chopped garlic, carrots and onions.
• Cook 5 to 6 minutes, add white beans and heat through, a minute.
• Season veggies and beans with salt and pepper.
• Add drained rabe and the stocks and cover pot to bring to a quick boil.
• Add orecchiette and stir.
• Reduce heat and simmer soup to a low-roll, uncovered.
• Mix veal with egg, bread crumbs, cheese, sage and salt and pepper.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and drop into stoup.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings and serve stoup in shallow bowls with crusty bread.

SAUTEED VEAL WITH LEMON ON A BED OF BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• In a skillet over moderate heat, combine 1 T oil, butter and flour. Cook 2-3 minute Whisk in broth. Add sliced veal and cook 3-4 min, then transfer to a warm platter. Season veal with salt and pepper. Add lemon zest, juice, and parsley to sauce and remove pan from heat.
• Heat water for broccoli rabe. Blanch til just cooked, but crispy. Drain. Place a second skillet over med-high. Add 1 T oil, garlic and broccoli rabe and cook til tender. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• To assemble, divide broccoli rabe between 2 dinner plates. Top with veal and pour pan sauce over top.