Veal Shoulder ForestiÈre Au Riesling Recipes

VEAL FORESTIER

Steps:

• Start to prepare about 50 minutes before serving.
• On cutting board, with meat mallet or dull edge of French knife, pound veal cutlets to 1/8" thickness.
• Cut cutlets into about 3" by 2" pieces.
• On a sheet of waxed paper, coat cutlets lightly in flour.
• In a 10" skillet, over medium-high heat, in hot butter, cook meat, a few pieces at a time, until lightly browned on both sides, removing pieces as the brown and adding more butter as needed.
• Add mushrooms, vermouth, water, salt and pepper to skillet; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Return meat to skillet; heat through.
• Stir in chopped parsley.
• Serve with sauteed cherry tomatoes and garnish with a sprig of parsley.

VEAL SHOULDER STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a baggie and add veal, shaking bag to coat veal.Remove veal from baggie and shake off excess flour.
• In a large skillet, melt butter with oil over medium high heat. Add veal in batches and brown on all sides. Transfer veal to large oven proof dish (I used a 3-quart casserole).
• Using string or twine(or unwaxed dental floss works great) tie celery pieces around herb and bay leaf to make a bouquet garni. Add to veal.
• Add tomatoes, onion and garlic to skillet, and cook over medium low heat for 10 minutes or until onion is tender. Pour over veal.
• Dissolve saffron in 1/4 cup of beef broth and then stir into skillet. Add remaining broth and wine to skillet and simmer 5 minutes. Pour over veal.
• Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• Uncover and bake for 1 hour.
• Discard bouquet garni.
• Serve immediately.