Braised Leg of Veal With Paprikas Sauce |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a really special entree, perfect for a holiday dinner.Serve the gently flavored sour cream sauce over spaetzle or buttered noodles with poppy seeds.From a 1987 Bon Appetit that featured a menu and recipes for A Fantasy Yuletide in Old Vienna.You may also use a 3 1/2 pound veal leg, boned and tied, instead of the veal shoulder. Ingredients:
1 (3 1/2 lb) veal shoulder, boned and tied (have the butcher do this for you, 3 1/2 lbs.) |
2 teaspoons paprika (preferably hungarian) |
salt & freshly ground black pepper |
4 -6 tablespoons vegetable oil |
1 large onion, chopped |
1 carrot, peeled and chopped |
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika (preferably hungarian) |
2 tablespoons flour |
1/2 cup dry white wine |
1/2 cup dry sherry |
1 cup chicken stock |
12 whole black peppercorns |
8 fresh parsley sprigs |
1 bay leaf |
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled |
1/2 cup sour cream |
Directions:
1. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. 2. Pat veal dry with paper towels; rub with 2 t. paprika, salt and pepper. 3. Melt butter with 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large casserole over medium-high heat. 4. Add veal and brown on all sides. 5. Transfer veal to platter. 6. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from casserole (if fat burns, pour off and add 2 T. oil). 7. Stir in onion,carrot and 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika into fat. 8. Reduce heat to low and cook until onion softens, about 8 minutes. 9. Add flour and stir 2 minutes. 10. Add wine and Sherry and bring to a boil. 11. Mix in stock, peppercorns,parsley sprigs, bay leaf and thyme. 12. Return veal to casserole; cover with foil, then with lid. 13. Transfer to oven and cook until thermometer inserted in meat registers 140 degrees for medium-rare, about 1 hour. 14. Transfer veal to platter; cover and keep warm. 15. Place casserole over medium-high heat and boil pan juices until reduced to 3/4 cup, scraping up any browned bits; strain. 16. Return sauce to casserole;off heat, stir in sour cream. 17. Cut veal into slices and serve with sauce. |
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