| Veal in Balsamic Vinegar Sauce |
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| Giordano's version of a fine traditional Modenese dish. |
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Ingredients:
6 thinly sliced veal steaks
1/2 cup good, reduced chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 or 3 tblsp Venturi-Schulze balsamic vinegar
2 oz. unsalted butter
enough flour, salt and pepper to coat the meat
minced parsley for garnish
Pound the steaks lightly and set aside. Over moderate heat, melt half
of the butter in a heavy skillet large enough to accommodate all the steaks
without overlapping. When the butter is foaming, quickly coat the steaks
with the flour mixture, shaking off the excess, and place them in the
pan. Cook 1 minute or so each side or until the steaks are nicely browned.
Remove them from the pan and keep them warm. Raise the heat and add the
wine and stock to deglaze the pan. Boil until the liquids have reduced
to about half. Now, add the cream, stir and boil to reduce a bit. Turn
the heat off, swirl in the rest of the butter until melted, then add the
balsamic vinegar and stir. Divide the steaks on hot serving plates and
stir into the sauce the juices left behind by the meat. Pour the sauce
over the steaks and garnish with the parsley.
We usually accompany this dish with fried potato rounds, cream-butter-parmesan
cheese spinach and lots of crusty bread for the sauce.
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