Veal With Pizza Topping Recipes

VEAL PIZZAIOLA

Steps:

• Beat veal slices until very thin - remove sinew from side if meat. Place 1/4 cup of olive oil into a heated pan, add the veal slices seasoned with salt and pepper and then lower heat under pan and lightly fry on both sides. Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a separate pan on the heat and add the garlic, fry gently and then add the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and add oregano. Reduce heat and cook slowly for a few minutes. Add the meat juices to the tomato sauce and the Worcestershire sauce. Place a slice of mozzarella cheese on each veal slice and using a perforated spoon place the tomatoes and some of the sauce over the veal. Cover and allow to simmer 5 minutes. Place the remaining sauce through a sieve. Add the parsley. Place the veal on a serving dish and powder heavily with Parmesan cheese and place under the broiler for 2 minutes to brown. Serve sauce separately in a sauceboat.

VEAL PICCATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and toss in the garlic cloves. Bring the pan to a medium-high heat. Cook the garlic until it becomes golden brown and is very aromatic. Remove the garlic and discard. Raise heat to high.
• Sprinkle the veal scallops with salt. Just before placing the veal scallops in the pan with the hot oil, dredge them in flour. Working in batches, flour the veal that is going directly in the pan; do not flour ahead. When the veal has browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side, remove to a platter and keep warm in the oven.
• When all the veal has been browned, ditch the oil in the pan. Add the wine and capers and reduce by half. Add in the chicken stock, season with salt, and cook until it has slightly thickened. Swirl in the butter. When the butter has melted and is bubbly, add in the lemon juice. Taste to make sure it is delicious, add the parsley, and spoon over the veal.

VEAL WITH PIZZA TOPPING

Steps:

• Cut eggplant into 1cm slices.
• In large pan, heat oil a few tablespoons at a time in order to spread it among all the eggplant slices; otherwise, the first batch of eggplant may absorb it all! Add eggplant in batches, cooking until well-browned on both sides; set on absorbent paper to drain.
• Dredge veal in flour and Italian seasonings, shaking off excess.
• Preheat a frying pan with butter. Add veal and cook until browned on both sides and cooked through. Remove to platter and keep warm.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to pan and saute onion until tender but not browned. Add pizza sauce, mushrooms, and olives to onions and simmer until warm. Set aside.
• Spread pizza sauce mixture on broiler-safe platter. Place veal on top of the pizza sauce. Top evenly with eggplant, prosciutto and cheese. Broil until cheese is browned and melted.

THE ULTIMATE VEAL PICCATA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add spaghetti and cook until al dente. Drain and set aside in a large bowl
• Set a large saute pan over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. In a shallow bowl combine the flour and salt and pepper, to taste. Lightly coat cutlets in the flour. Beat eggs in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of water and season with salt and pepper. Dip cutlets in egg wash and then place straight into the hot pan. Cook the veal about 2 minutes per side until golden brown. Set veal cutlets aside on a plate. Deglaze pan with white wine and reduce by half. Add lemon juice, capers, and half the parsley, then add 2 tablespoons butter as you whisk to thicken up the sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed..
• Toss the pasta with the remaining butter and season with salt and grated Parmesan, to taste.
• Serve the pasta on plates topped with the veal. Drizzle with caper sauce and garnish with the remaining parsley.

VEAL PIZZAIOLA

Steps:

• Heat oil in saute pan.
• Saute veal very quickly until seared on both sides.
• Drain oil, leave veal in pan.
• Add butter and garlic, saute 30 sec.
• Add remaining ingredients; simmer until sauce reaches desired consistency.
• (If sauce is thin, remove meat while reducing sauce and return to pan when sauce is ready) Garnish and serve immediately.

VEAL MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together the 1 cup flour, salt and white pepper in a shallow dish. Set aside. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat veal medallions with the flour mixture and shake off the excess. Fry for about 1 minute on each side, just to brown but not cook through.
• Arrange the veal in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top. Clean out the pan from the veal, and melt butter with 1/2 cup of sherry over low heat. In a small bowl, mix the 3 tablespoons flour with 3 tablespoons sherry, and whisk into the pan. Continue whisking over low heat until the mixture is thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the sherry sauce over the veal and cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheese is melted and gooey. Sauce will be runny. Soak it up with Italian bread!

BEEF OR VEAL ALLA PIZZAIOLA

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a large pan with olive oil.
• Using your hands, crush the canned tomatoes and add about half of them to the bottom of the pan.
• Add half of the salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, oregano and onions to the pan (only add the mushrooms to the top layer).
• Place the meat on top of this mixture.
• Cover the meat with remaining crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, oregano, mushrooms and onions.
• Cover pan tightly and cook over a low flame for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours (until meat is tender).
• Add the green peppers to the pan for the last 15 minutes of cooking time.
• To prepare this in the oven instead of stove top, use a shallow roasting pan, (follow above directions), cover pan tightly and bake at 325°-350°F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours (until meat is tender).
• Serve with potatoes or rice and a green salad.

VEAL WITH PAPRIKA AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Cut veal into thinnest possible (julienne) strips. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat butter in skillet and when it bubbles and starts to turn brown, add veal. Cook, stirring, over high heat about 30 seconds.
• Add onions and cook, stirring, about a minute. Do not overcook. Sprinkle with paprika and stir.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer veal to saucepan. Add wine to liquid left in skillet. Cook down over high heat about 3 minutes and add heavy cream. Cook down about a minute.
• Add sour cream and cook about a minute. There should be about 1 1/4 cups of sauce. It is not essential to strain this sauce, but it is preferable to put it through a fine sieve. Reheat sauce and pour over veal. Heat briefly until veal is piping hot. Serve with rice.

VEGETABLE PIZZA TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet.
• Add veggies and saute lightly until just soft.
• Spread mixture on top of pizza dough leaving a 1/2 to 1 inch border.
• Top with cheese and season to taste using herbs of choice, fresh or dried.