Veal With Eggplant Aubergine And Olives Recipes

VEAL MEDALLIONS IN A BASIL CRUST WITH AUBERGINE PUREE, PARMESAN CHEESE, AND BLACK TRUFFLE

Steps:

• Clean the fillet of veal. You can ask your butcher to do this. Season with salt and pepper and brush all over with pesto sauce. Wrap the veal in the pork gut strings. Set aside.
• To make the aubergine puree. Peel the skin of the aubergine and set aside. In a large stockpot with 1-inch of water and a steamer basket, place the aubergine and steam for 20 minutes. Remove and puree in a food processor. In a medium sized saucepan heat 1 tablespoon olive oil add the pureed aubergine, basil leaves, truffles, and shallots. Flavor the mixture with salt, pepper, and drizzle with more olive oil.
• In a medium sized saucepan, sear the fillet in olive oil until brown on all sides and cooked to desired doneness.
• Save the veal pan drippings, keeping it in a small saucepan at low heat.
• In separate small skillet, pour enough olive oil to about 1/4-inch deep and heat on medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, fry the peels of the aubergine until crispy and browned. Drain on paper towels. Set aside.
• To serve, spoon 3 scoops of aubergine puree, 3 medallions of veal on top, and cover in veal sauce. Garnish with fried peels and black truffles.

VEAL WITH EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Cut the eggplant into 1" pieces, sprinkle with salt, and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Rinse the eggplant under cold water, drain, and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Heat the oil in a large pan and add the eggplant.
• Cook until lightly browned, then remove the eggplant from the pan.
• Heat the extra oil in the same pan.
• Add the veal, onions and garlic and cook until browned all over. You may have to do this in two batches, depending on the size of your pan.
• Add the spices, garlic and bay leaves and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the undrained diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water and wine.
• Stir until combined and simmer, covered, over low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add the eggplant and simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until the eggplant and veal are tender.
• Add the lemon juice, olives, parsley and sugar with the salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer until heated through.

LIDIA'S VEAL AND EGGPLANT GRATINATE (FOR ONE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. If using eggplant, cut off ends and slice off two long strips of skin, one on each side. With 1 skin side up, so that each slice will have skin on both sides, slice eggplant lengthwise, 1/4inch thick. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dredge lightly in flour. If using zucchini, slice on diagonal, 1/4 inch thick.
• In a 6- to 8-inch ovenproof skillet (see Note), heat 1 tablespoon oil. Brown vegetable slices lightly on both sides, working in batches if necessary to avoid crowding pan. Add more oil as needed to keep pan lightly oiled. Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle veal or chicken with salt and pepper, and dredge lightly in flour. Melt butter in same pan until it bubbles, then brown meat lightly on both sides. Remove and drain on paper towels. Add shallot to pan and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Pour in wine and simmer until syrupy.
• Turn off heat and place pieces of meat in skillet. Lay basil leaves or parsley over them, then arrange vegetable slices on top. Spoon tomato sauce over, sprinkle cheese on top, and pour about 2 tablespoons water (more or less, depending on thickness of tomato sauce) around edges of pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until meat is cooked through and liquid in bottom of pan is thickened. Sprinkle with torn basil or chopped parsley; serve with crusty bread.

VEAL WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200 degrees. Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and, when it sizzles, tomatoes and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes break down, about 10 minutes, then add olives, and turn heat to low.
• Put about 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium-high heat. Sprinkle veal with salt and pepper, then dredge it in flour. Sauté as many slices as will comfortably fit in skillet, just until brown on both sides, 5 minutes or less. Remove to a plate, and keep warm in oven while sautéing remaining slices.
• Taste sauce, and adjust seasoning; spoon it over veal slices, and arrange lemon on top. Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.