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Blanquette of veal

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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Last modified on: February 5^th 2015

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 0 kg 8 g button or field mushrooms
2 4 shallots
3 4 carrots
4 0 kg 6 g veal
5 8 tablespoons olive oil
6 1 ¾ cup dry white wine
7 2 Bouquet garni
8 4 cloves garlic
9 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cream
10 6 egg yolks
11 4 tablespoons cornflour
12 2 lemons
13 6 tablespoons olive oil
14 salt
15 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 1 hour 11 min.

Cooking: 1 hour 38 min.

All in all: 2 hours 49 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Peel 0 kg 8 g button or field mushrooms, slice thinly and sprinkle with lemon juice, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Chop 4 shallots, set aside a teaspoonful for cooking the mushrooms.

Peel 4 carrots, rinse and cut into thin sticks (julienne).

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare 0 kg 6 g veal: remove veins and trim off any skin, keeping only the best of the meat. Cut into small pieces.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Pour 8 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.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Leave pan on the heat and pour in 1 ¾ cup dry white wine. Scrape bottom of pan well to deglaze.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Then add carrots and shallots, 2 Bouquet garni and 4 cloves garlic.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Add meat.

Stage 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.

Stage 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.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Prepare the mixture for thickening by beating with a whisk together 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cream, 6 egg yolks, 4 tablespoons cornflour, the juice of half a lemon, salt and pepper.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

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

Stage 12 - 2 min.

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

Stage 13 - 1 min.

Pour 6 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...

Stage 14 - 2 min.

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

Stage 15 - 1 min.

...and tip into the blanquette.

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

Stage 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.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	340 RDI=130 %	200 RDI=20 %	490 RDI=80 %	6,610 RDI=330 %	27,670 RDI: 330 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	4 RDI=0 %	10 RDI=2 %	150 RDI=7 %	620 RDI: 7 %
Per person	30 RDI=10 %	20 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=6 %	550 RDI=30 %	2,310 RDI: 30 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Celery, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 32.31 €
Per person : 2.69 €

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