Veal A La Tosca Recipes

VEAL MARSALA

Steps:

• Sprinkle the veal with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 veal cutlets and cook until golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the veal to a plate. Add another tablespoon of butter and oil, if necessary. Repeat with the remaining 4 cutlets. Set the cutlets aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the skillet. Add the shallot and garlic. Saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add a tablespoon of the olive oil, if necessary. Add the mushrooms and saute until tender and the juices evaporate, about 3 minutes. Season with salt. Add the Marsala. Simmer until the Marsala reduces by half, about 2 minutes. Add the broth and the rosemary leaves. Simmer until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Return the veal to the skillet. Pour in all of the pan juices. Cook just until heated through, turning to coat, about 1 minute. Stir the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter into the sauce. Season the sauce with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Using tongs, transfer the veal to plates. Spoon the sauce over the veal and serve.

VEAL A LA MIKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a food processor lightly process olives, pepperoncini, garlic and cheese until it resembles paste. Set aside. Clean food processor and puree sun-dried tomatoes. Add butter and pulse until smooth. Set aside.
• Lay veal medallions flat. Divide and spread olive paste over each medallion. Layer provolone, prosciutto and roasted red pepper on top of veal. Fold veal in 1/2, place in freezer for 30 minutes to firm up. Beat egg. Dredge veal in flour, place in egg wash, and roll in bread crumbs. Saute in olive oil until golden brown. Finish in oven for 20 minutes.
• Serve with tomato butter over top.

VEAL CHOP A LA GABE

Steps:

• For the veal: Heat oil in a deep fry pan. Meanwhile, stir together eggs, Romano, some parsley and some salt and pepper in a bowl. Dust the veal with flour, then dip in the egg wash, followed by the breadcrumbs, being sure to coat well with crumbs.
• Cook the veal on both sides until golden brown. Remove the veal and discard the oil.
• For the potatoes: Using the same pan, heat some oil. Add garlic, parsley and some salt and pepper. Once the garlic starts to burn, add lemon juice. Spoon mixture over a bed of fried potatoes and top with the veal.
• Add oil to a pan and heat oil, then add potatoes, peppers and some salt and pepper. Cook until potatoes are golden brown, then toss with parsley and oregano.

CHICKEN TOSCA

Steps:

• Butterfly chicken breasts so they are thin.
• Lightly season with salt and pepper.
• Dust chicken breasts with flour.
• Combine whole eggs and romano cheese to form a batter.
• (you don't want a thick batter as it will coat and burn if too thick.) Fry chicken and mushrooms until golden brown.
• Add garlic and saute 1 minute.
• Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer chicken to platter.
• Add butter to the skillet.
• When melted add wine and lemon juice.
• Add cream and cook over high heat until sauce begins to thicken.
• Return chicken to skillet and heat.
• Serve immediately.
• Sprinkle additional grated romano cheese over chicken if desired.

VEAL PICCATA//VEAL FRANCAISE

Steps:

• for francaise beat 2 eggs, set aside.
• preheat oven to 200.
• mix flour with salt and pepper to taste.
• dredge veal in flour***.
• in a large skillet heat oil and butter, add 4 scallopine to skillet, cook 2 mins, flip and cook 2 minutes more.
• remove to ovenproof plate and place in preheated oven to keep warm.
• repeat with 4 scallopine.
• meanwhile add broth to pan, reduce by half.
• squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into broth, reduce until thickened, about 5 mins add butter a bit at a time and whisk into sauce to thicken.
• add veal back into pan, toss to coat.
• ***for veal francaise dip the floured scallops into the eggs, and place in the pan, following the instructions.

VEAL SCALOPPINI WITH LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Dip veal into the beaten egg, then press into the bread crumbs. Gently shake off excess, and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add breaded scaloppini, and cook until golden brown on both sides, and no longer pink on the inside, about 4 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel lined plate, and keep warm.
• Pour in lemon juice and white wine. Increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Dissolve the cornstarch in about 2 tablespoons of chicken broth, and set aside. Pour the remaining chicken broth into the skillet, season with garlic pepper and lemon pepper, and bring to a boil. Once the sauce is boiling, stir in the dissolved cornstarch, and cook until thickened and clear, about 1 minute. Remove the sauce from the heat, then whisk in heavy cream. Place the veal on a serving platter, and pour sauce overtop to serve.