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Veal Marengo

Marengo made with chunks of veal, simmered long and slow in a tomato sauce with mushrooms and onions.

This is a recipe with historical roots, named after one of Napoleon's battles, near Marengo in Italy in June 1800.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 333 ml veal
2 250 ml button or field mushrooms
3 1 onion
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 50 ml small pieces of smoked bacon
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 250 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes
8 67 ml dry white wine
9 parsley
10 salt
11 pepper

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33 min.	2 hours 21 min.	2 hours 54 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Cut 333 ml veal into large chunks.

There's no need to use prime veal, a cheap cut will work very well.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare 250 ml button or field mushrooms then slice them.

Reserve

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a large pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chunks of veal.

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Fry until just starting to brown, then transfer to a plate and salt.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Immediately after, fry 50 ml small pieces of smoked bacon until starting to brown.

Transfer to the same plate.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put the mushrooms into the pan...

Stage 8 - 7 min.

...and fry in the meat juices. No need to add any salt.

Transfer to plate with the meat.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan. When hot, add the chopped onion, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes while stirring.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Tip the meat and mushrooms back into the pan and mix well.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Add 250 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes and 67 ml dry white wine, mix well and deglaze the pan, then turn the heat right down.

Stage 12 - 2 hours

Put on the lid and leave to simmer for at least 2 hours.

Stage 13 - 2 min.

About 5 minutes before serving, add a little chopped parsley and check the seasoning.

Serve with rice or pasta, for example.

Remarks

Legend has it that the recipe was developed by Dunan, one of Napoleon's cooks, on the eve of the battle. Cut off from the usual supplies, he concocted the dish from what was available locally: chicken, tomatoes, wine and parsley.

We've come a long way from the original recipe. These days it tends to be a slow-cooked dish, similar to beef bourguignon, but with tomatoes dominating.

As with any slow-cooked recipe, it will keep and reheats very well, even a number of times. It also freezes well.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,258 Kcal or 5,267 Kj	74 gr	23 gr	97 gr
63 %	29 %	2 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
138 Kcal or 578 Kj	8 gr	3 gr	11 gr
7 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
629 Kcal or 2,633 Kj	37 gr	11 gr	48 gr
31 %	14 %	1 %	7 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 7.41 €
Per person : 3.71 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Veal : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausagemeat, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Spring veal sauté , Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Polpete, Sunday night pasta, Enchiladas, ... All
	Button or field mushrooms: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Koulibiak in pie dish, Very green mixed salad, ... All
	Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, Seafood sauerkraut, Cheese tart, French onion soup, Summer Salmon Blanquette, ... All

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