Saltimbocca


Saltimbocca
Saltimbocca literally means "jumps into the mouth" in Italian. These delicious little meat rolls, made with veal, ham and sage, will do just that!
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Last modified on: July 20th 2015

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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Saltimbocca
For the veal, ask your butcher to cut escalopes as thin as possible. Say that you will be making saltimbocca - a good butcher will understand.

Lay the escalopes on a chopping board and cover with plastic film.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Saltimbocca
Hit the excalopes with something like a saucepan, for example, to flatten them even further.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Saltimbocca
Cover each escalope with a layer of raw cured ham (Italian if possible).

Do not add any salt, just pepper.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
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Lay sage leaves on top.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
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Roll up the escalopes.

Stage 6
Saltimbocca
Cur the rolls into bite-sized chunks...

Stage 7
Saltimbocca
...and secure with toothpicks (cocktail sticks) to stop them unrolling during cooking.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Saltimbocca
Prepare all the rolls like this.

Stage 9
Saltimbocca
See how the different veal-ham-sage layers give the saltimbocca real eye appeal.

Stage 10 - 10 min.
Saltimbocca
Melt 1.1 oz butter in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat.

When this mixture is good and hot. add the saltimbocca and fry until browned all over.

Stage 11
Saltimbocca
When fried, transfer to a plate and remove the toothpicks. Cover with aluminium foil to keep hot.

Stage 12 - 10 min.
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Next, make the sauce by putting the frying pan back on high heat with 7.0 oz dry white wine.

Salt, pepper and leave to reduce until it thickens.

Stage 13 - 1 min.
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Pop the saltimbocca back in the pan briefly for a moment in the hot sauce.

Stage 14
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Serve on a bed of pasta or plain white rice.
Remarks
The sage in this recipe is very important to give the saltimbocca their characteristic flavour. If you don't have any, it's better to leave the recipe for another time.
Keeping
Should be eaten as soon as cooked, but freeze very well raw.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,329 Kcal or 5,564 Kj53 gr4 gr122 gr
66 %21 %<1 %19 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
231 Kcal or 967 Kj9 gr1 gr21 gr
12 %4 %<1 %3 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
664 Kcal or 2,780 Kj27 gr2 gr61 gr
33 %10 %<1 %9 %
% 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: Milk, Sulfites
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 people : 6.29 €
  • Per person : 3.15 €

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