This is my very favorite dish! Serves 8 to 10.
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 lb veal shoulder cut into 2″ pieces
Salt and pepper
2 Tbsp flour
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup of dry white wine
1 cup of homemade chicken stock
Bouquet garni
2 Tbsp butter
25 to 30 small onions, peeled
1 Tbsp of sugar
1/2 lb of mushrooms
1/2 cup of cream and 1 egg yolk mixed
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- In a heavy casserole or pan, heat the oils.
- Brown pieces of veal well on both sides, making sure they do not touch each other.
- Continue until all the veal is browned. Put it in a large casserole.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and the flour.
- Stir and saute for a few minutes.
- Add the garlic, wine, chicken stock, bouquet garni and bring to a gentle boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer gently for 1-½ hours.
- Meanwhile, melt 1 Tbsp of butter in saucepan and add the onions.
- After they are slightly brown, sprinkle them with the sugar and sauté a few more minutes.
- Add to the casserole.
- In the same saucepan melt another Tbsp of butter, add the mushrooms and cook until all the moisture has evaporated.
- Add to the casserole.
- After 1-½ hours make sure the meat is tender.
- With a slotted spoon gently remove the meat, mushrooms and onions on a serving platter.
- Reduce the remaining sauce in the casserole, if needed.
- Remove from the heat.
- Mix cream and egg yolk and add to sauce. Ladle some of it on top of the meat.
- Pour the rest in a bowl to pass around for extra.
- Garnish the platter with parsley and decorate with glazed carrots.
- Serve rice on the side.
Glazed carrots
- Cut lengthwise to have sticks about 3 inches long.
- Simmer in water for 5 minutes.
- Drain well.
- In a saucepan melt 2 Tbsp butter, add 2 Tbsp of granulated sugar and the carrots.
- Sauté for a few minutes.