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Blanquette of veal

Name: Blanquette of veal
Prep time: 1 h 11 min
Cook time: 1 h 38 min
Total time: 2 h 49 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g button or field mushrooms; 2 shallots; 2 carrots; 700 g veal; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 200 ml dry white wine; 1 bouquet garni; 2 cloves garlic; 150 ml cream; 3 egg yolks; 2 tablespoons cornflour; 1 lemon; 3 tablespoons olive oil; Salt; Pepper

Blanquette is a classic dish of French family cooking, but can also be found in bistros. Veal is cooked slowly, and the sauce is thickened with a mixture of egg yolks and cream. I have set out a rather special way of making it.

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Duration

2 hours 55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 17^th 2026

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 400 g button or field mushrooms
2 2 shallots
3 2 carrots
4 700 g veal
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 200 ml dry white wine
7 1 bouquet garni
8 2 cloves garlic
9 150 ml cream
10 3 egg yolks
11 2 tablespoons cornflour
12 1 lemon
13 3 tablespoons olive oil
14 Salt
15 Pepper
Total weight: 2,225 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour 15 min.

Cooking

1 hour 40 min.

All in all

2 hours 55 min.

Preparation 1 hour 15 min.

Cooking 1 hour 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel 400 g button or field mushrooms, slice thinly and sprinkle with lemon juice, then set aside.

Step 2 - ⌛ 15 min.

Chop 2 shallots, set aside a teaspoonful for cooking the mushrooms.

Peel 2 carrots, rinse and cut into thin sticks (julienne).

Set aside.

Step 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare 700 g veal: remove veins and trim off any skin, keeping only the best of the meat. Cut into small pieces.

Step 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat, and when hot, add meat, salt and pepper.

Fry stirring frequently, and remove meat from pan as soon as browned.

Step 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Leave pan on the heat and pour in 200 ml dry white wine. Scrape bottom of pan well to deglaze.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Then add carrots and shallots, 1 bouquet garni and 2 cloves garlic.

Step 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add meat.

Step 8 - ⌛ 1 hour 30 min.

Add just enough water to cover meat.

Cover and leave to cook over low heat at least an hour and a half.

Step 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

After this time, pour the contents of the pan through a strainer, and collect the cooking juices in another pan. Put this on medium heat. Discard bouquet garni and garlic.

Step 10 - ⌛ 5 min.

Prepare the mixture for thickening by beating with a whisk together 150 ml cream, 3 egg yolks, 2 tablespoons cornflour, the juice of half a lemon, salt and pepper.

Step 11 - ⌛ 5 min.

When the cooking juices come to the boil, pour in the mixture and beat briskly. You will see the sauce thicken.

Step 12 - ⌛ 2 min.

Put back the meat, stir well, check seasoning and leave on low heat.

Step 13 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a pan on high heat, and when really hot add the teaspoonful of shallot kept back, salt and pepper.

Cook one minute...

Step 14 - ⌛ 2 min.

...then add mushrooms, cook briefly stirring constantly. Stop cooking as soon as they begin to release liquid...

Step 15 - ⌛ 1 min.

...and tip into the blanquette.

The blanquette can be kept on low heat for a long time without any problem.

Step 16

Serve with pilau rice for example, or boiled (or steamed) potatoes.

Remarks

Blanquette is a dish which gets better with each reheating, so don't hesitate to make a lot at once, and reheat it.

And to drink?

A red Beaujolais for example.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	8 g RDI=12 %	4 g RDI=2 %	11 g RDI=15 %	144 kcal RDI=7 %	603 kJ RDI=7 %
Per person	28 g RDI=43 %	16 g RDI=6 %	40 g RDI=54 %	533 kcal RDI=27 %	2,231 kJ RDI=27 %
Whole recipe	168 g RDI=258 %	96 g RDI=36 %	238 g RDI=326 %	3,197 kcal RDI=160 %	13,385 kJ RDI=160 %