Veal With Prosciutto And Sage Recipes

VEAL ESCALOPES WRAPPED WITH PROSCIUTTO, SAGE & LEMON (SALTIMBOCCA)

Steps:

• Bash out the escalopes until they are about 5mm thick. Place a sage leaf on each one, wrap with the prosciutto, then press another sage leaf on top and flatten out with your hand. Dust lightly with the seasoned flour.
• Heat the oil and the butter in a large frying pan until foaming, and fry the veal for 4-5 mins on each side until the prosciutto is crisp, then remove from the pan. Add the Marsala wine to the pan and sizzle to make a sauce, scraping any tasty bits off the bottom. Add the lemon juice to taste. Put the veal back in the pan to heat through, then serve with a green salad and some fried potatoes or crusty bread.

VEAL WITH SAGE AND PROSCIUTTO (SALTIMBOCCA ALLA ROMANA)

Steps:

• Season veal with salt and pepper.
• Cut each veal scaloppini in half. Place one sage leaf on each piece of veal, then wrap both in one slice of prosciutto. Dredge in flour.
• Heat 3 tablespoons (45 ml) butter and olive oil in a pan on medium-high heat. When butter is hot and golden in colour, add 2-3 scaloppini, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Cook until veal has coloured, 3-4 minutes. Flip scaloppini once, allowing for prosciutto to crisp. Transfer cooked scaloppini to a platter and repeat with next batch.
• When all scaloppini have been cooked and transferred, add wine to pan, scraping brown bits from the bottom. Reduce wine for a few minutes. Add veal stock and reduce for another few minutes.
• Place veal back in pan with sauce for one minute, then transfer veal to plate. Add remaining tablespoon (15 ml) of butter to sauce in pan, whisking to combine, then drizzle sauce over scaloppini. Buon appetito!

VEAL WITH PROSCIUTTO AND SAGE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped shallots, sage, thyme and bay leaf and sautée 2 minutes. Add dry white wine and both stocks and boil until mixture is reduced to a cup, about 20 minutes. Add whipping cream and boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Sauce can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Pound each veal chop between sheets of waxed paper to 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle veal with salt and pepper. Dredge veal in flour; shake off excess. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add veal to skillet and sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Wrap 1 prosciutto slice around center of each piece of veal. Arrange 2 veal pieces on each plate. Strain sauce, if desired. Bring sauce to simmer. Pour around veal and serve immediately.

VEAL AND SAGE MEATLOAF WITH GORGONZOLA GRAVY AND SMASHED POTATOES WITH PROSCIUTTO AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place potatoes in a pot, cover them with water, then bring water up to a boil; salt it and cook potatoes until fork-tender, 10 to 12 minutes or so.
• While the potatoes are working, combine veal with egg, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup cheese, sage, salt, and black pepper. Form 4 (1-inch thick) oval shaped meat loaves. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan. Brown meatloaves 2 to 3 minutes on each side then transfer to a nonstick baking sheet and finish in the oven, 6 to 8 minutes. Return skillet to heat, add another turn of extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and the mushrooms and the garlic. Cook mushrooms until dark and tender, 5 to 6 minutes, then add salt and pepper and 1 cup chicken stock to deglaze the pan.
• While the mushrooms cook, melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepot. Add flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Reduce the sauce a few minutes to thicken a bit.
• Drain potatoes and add them back to warm pot. Add half of the milk sauce to potatoes with prosciutto and remaining 1/2 cup cheese, a couple of handfuls. Smash the potatoes to desired consistency and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the remaining milk sauce to the mushrooms, stir in Gorgonzola cheese to melt, then add the broth and combine. Serve the meatloaves with Gorgonzola-mushroom gravy over top and prosciutto potatoes alongside. Serve with green salad or wine steeped greens, recipe follows.
• Heat a deep skillet over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and garlic. Cook garlic a couple of minutes while you chop kale then remove the clove. Crank heat up a notch them add greens to wilt them down, 2 to 3 minutes of turning is involved here. Add wine, salt, and pepper and reduce heat to simmer. Steep the greens in wine 10 minutes, stir in zest then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy

VEAL CUTLETS WITH PROSCIUTTO AND SAGE

Steps:

• 1 Sprinkle both sides of the veal with salt and pepper. Place 1 sage leaf on each piece. Top with the prosciutto slices. With toothpicks, pin the meats and sage together. 2 In a large heavy skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter with the oil over medium-high heat. Add half the veal pieces and cook until browned on one side, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the veal and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer the meat to a serving dish and keep warm. Repeat with the remaining veal. 3 Add the wine and cook over high heat, scraping the pan until the liquid is slightly syrupy. Remove from the heat and swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Pour the sauce over the veal and serve immediately. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SALTIMBOCCAS-VEAL WITH PROSCIUTTO AND FRESH SAGE

Steps:

• Pick stems off sage leaves, wash and dry.
• Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan until very hot and deep-fry sage leaves for 10-15 seconds.
• Drain on paper towel and set aside.
• Pound veal until very thin.
• Lay slices of prosciutto and sage leaves on 3 of the slices of veal.
• Lightly salt and pepper.
• Top with the other 3 slices of veal.
• Press together.
• Cut each envelope into 3 even squares.
• Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a sauté pan.
• Place the saltimboccas into the flour, dredge on both sides and pat off excess.
• Place in very hot sauté pan and cook about 1 minute.
• Carefully turn over and cook the other side until the veal is cooked through and lightly browned.
• As the saltimboccas are finished, place on a warm plate.
• When they are all cooked, add wine and chicken stock to deglaze the pan.
• Boil until reduced by half and add butter.
• To serve, spoon a little of the sauce over each saltimbocca.