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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 18 people, you will need:

1 3 litres veal
2 2 litres 250 ml button or field mushrooms
3 6 onions
4 12 tablespoons olive oil
5 450 mls small pieces of smoked bacon
6 12 tablespoons olive oil
7 2 litres 250 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes
8 600 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 3 litres 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 2 litres 250 ml button or field mushrooms then slice them.

Reserve

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare 6 onions and chop finely.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour 12 tablespoons 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 450 mls 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 12 tablespoons 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 2 litres 250 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes and 600 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
12,092 Kcal or 50,627 Kj	670 gr	194 gr	960 gr
605 %	258 %	18 %	145 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
157 Kcal or 657 Kj	9 gr	3 gr	12 gr
8 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
672 Kcal or 2,814 Kj	37 gr	11 gr	53 gr
34 %	14 %	1 %	8 %

% 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 18 people : 62.87 €
Per person : 3.49 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Veal : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Sausagemeat, Spring veal sauté , ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausage rougail, Chicken "cantina", Tomato sauce (for pizzas), White bean gratin "à l'italienne", 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., Radish and mushroom salad, Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Tahitian salad, ... All
	Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit terrine, Seafood sauerkraut, Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Béarnaise sauce, Potatoes with prawns, ... All

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