Involtinis


Involtinis
Involtinis are small rolls of meat, usually veal, and cheese. Here is my version.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011

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1 hour 36 min.1 hour 15 min.2 hours 51 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
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Chop 1 bunch parsley and 1 garlic clove (from which you have removed the shoot), and mix together.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
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Prepare 4 escalopes of veal by removing all skin and nerves if any.

You should aim to get, as far as possible, rectangles of about 10 by 5 cm.

It's not vital for the rectangles to be exact, as they'll be rolled and tied up eventually.

Stage 3 - 1 min.
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Spread out a slice of ham in front of you.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
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Put a piece of veal on top.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
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Trim the ham around the veal, then turn the lot over.

You will then have the veal with ham on top.

Stage 6 - 30 min.
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Prepare all the escalopes and ham like this.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
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Take a veal/ham rectangle, salt and pepper its surface, place a tablespoon of parsley/garlic mixture along one edge, then cover with grated cheese.

Stage 8
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Now comes the tricky bit - the rolling:

Start with the aid of knife blade or metal spatula.

Stage 9
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Continue with your fingers.

Stage 10
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Rolling...

Stage 11
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...quite tightly.

Stage 12 - 3 min.
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Until you get a small roll.

Stage 13 - 5 min.
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Tie up roll to prevent it from opening during cooking.

You can use cocktail sticks (toothpicks) but it's less effective than string.

Stage 14 - 30 min.
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Conitnue like this with all the veal/ham rectangles.

If you are not planning to use them the same day, freeze the involtinis raw.

Stage 15 - 5 min.
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For cooking, take large pan and add 3 tablespoons olive oil over a high heat. When oil is hot, add involtinis and fry until golden brown on each side. Please note that this first operation is not really to cook them: it's just to give them a good colour.

Stage 16
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This is messy because the hot oil spits a lot, so you can put an aluminum foil lid over 2/3 of pan to contain this. But you should not completely cover the pan at this stage, otherwise the steam generated will stop involtinis browning.

Stage 17 - 1 hour
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When involtinis are fully browned, put a lid ont the pan and simmer over a low heat for one hour or more.

Stage 18 - 5 min.
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After this time remove lid and add 300 ml liquid cream. Scrape bottom of pan well with a spatula after adding cream, to collect delicious cooking juices and incorporate them.

Stage 19 - 10 min.
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Allow to cook for 10 more minutes, until cream thickens.

You can serve with rice for example.

Foot-note: Each guest should untie the string of his involtini, or you can do it with scissors before serving.
Remarks
Ask your butcher for escalopes as thin as he can make.

For a more Italian taste, you can add some fresh sage with the parsley, and if possible use smoked ham.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,989 Kcal or 12,514 Kj156 gr22 gr253 gr
149 %60 %2 %38 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
283 Kcal or 1,185 Kj15 gr2 gr24 gr
14 %6 %<1 %4 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
374 Kcal or 1,566 Kj19 gr3 gr32 gr
19 %7 %<1 %5 %
% 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
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 13.27 €
  • Per person : 1.66 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Liquid creamLiquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fresh spinach with cream, Moist chocolate cake, Chantilly cream, Bisto-style canapés, Bourguignon potatoes , ... All
Comté cheeseComté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hearty potato and ham gratin, Green bean and potato salad with paprika, bread-crust quiche, Jura bread, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, ... All
Escalope of vealEscalope of veal: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Wiener Schnitzel, Escalopes in a sesame crust, ... All
HamHam: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Croque-monsieur, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Brussels sprouts à la Lombarde, Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, ... All
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