Chard and Mushroom-Stuffed Breast of Veal
Chard and Mushroom-Stuffed Breast of Veal takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. For $7.02 per serving, this recipe covers 58% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 56g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 668 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe is liked by 68 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Bon Appetit. Head to the store and pick up leeks, bell pepper, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as an expensive main course. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. With a spoonacular score of 98%, this dish is tremendous. Similar recipes are Chard and Mushroom-Stuffed Breast of Veal, Matzo-Stuffed Breast of Veal, and Stuffed Braised Veal Breast.
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups finely chopped carrots
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 pound crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, trimmed, finely chopped
2 ounces dried porcini mushrooms
2 cups dry white wine
2 eggs, whisked to blend
2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
5 teaspoons chopped fresh sage, divided
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
8 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika, divided
2 tablespoons kosher salt plus more for seasoning
Kosher salt
2 cups chopped leeks (white and pale-green parts only)
2 cups finely sliced leeks (white and pale-green parts only)
1 cup (or more) low-salt chicken broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup finely grated Parmesan
1 bunch Swiss chard (about 12 ounces), stalks removed, coarsely chopped
1 4–6-pound trimmed boneless veal breast halved crosswise into two 12x8' (approx.) pieces
Equipment:
measuring cup
slotted spoon
pot
bowl
frying pan
oven
meat tenderizer
baking pan
kitchen twine
sauce pan
aluminum foil
blender
Cooking instruction summary:
Dried porcini mushrooms can be found in the produce section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.Place dried porcini in a 2-cup measuring cup. Add boiling water to cover. Let soak for 30 minutes.Using a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to a work surface. Reserve soaking liquid. Chop mushrooms; reserve.Cook chard in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool. Drain; squeeze out liquid.Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks, onions, garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add chopped crimini mushrooms, sage, and half of chopped porcini. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until crimini are soft, about 5 minutes.Place bread cubes in a large bowl. Add mushroom mixture with any liquid from pan and chard; stir to combine. Stir in Parmesan; season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill stuffing, remaining porcini, and soaking liquid.Add eggs and mix well to moisten bread, adding some of reserved porcini soaking liquid to moisten if necessary (leave any sediment behind).Preheat oven to 325. Combine 6 tsp. paprika, 2 Tbsp. salt, 4 tsp. sage, 4 tsp. pepper, and cardamom in a small bowl. Place veal breasts on a work surface and pound thickest part of veal with a meat mallet into even thickness. Rub spice mix all over. Spread 1 1/2 cups stuffing over each, leaving a 1" border on all sides. (Place remaining stuffing in a small baking dish and bake with veal during last 30 minutes of roasting). Roll veal into cylinders and tie crosswise with kitchen twine at 1" intervals.Heat oil in a heavy pot large enough to hold both veal breasts over medium-high heat. Add veal to pot and cook until browned on all sides, 57 minutes. Transfer veal to a large plate.Add remaining reserved porcini from stuffing, leeks, carrots, celery, and onion to pot. Add remaining 2 tsp. paprika and 1 tsp. sage; season with salt and pepper and stir to coat. Add wine, broth, and any remaining porcini soaking liquid. Boil for 2 minutes. Add veal. (Liquid should come halfway up sides of veal; add more broth if necessary).Cover, transfer to oven, and cook, basting and rotating veal every hour, until very tender, 2 1/23 hours, depending on thickness of veal. Transfer veal breasts to a carving board; tent loosely with foil.Meanwhile, spoon fat from surface of sauce. Strain sauce into a saucepan. Transfer vegetables to a blender; pure until smooth, adding some sauce as necessary. Add 2 cups pured vegetables to sauce in pan. Simmer over medium-high heat until reduced to 4 cups, 810 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside 3 cups for veal and reserve the remaining 1 cup sauce for another use.Slice veal into 3/4"1"-thick slices and serve with sauce.
Step by step:
1. Dried porcini mushrooms can be found in the produce section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.
2. Place dried porcini in a 2-cup measuring cup.
3. Add boiling water to cover.
4. Let soak for 30 minutes.Using a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to a work surface. Reserve soaking liquid. Chop mushrooms; reserve.Cook chard in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
5. Transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool.
6. Drain; squeeze out liquid.
7. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
8. Add leeks, onions, garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
9. Add chopped crimini mushrooms, sage, and half of chopped porcini. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until crimini are soft, about 5 minutes.
10. Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
11. Add mushroom mixture with any liquid from pan and chard; stir to combine. Stir in Parmesan; season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill stuffing, remaining porcini, and soaking liquid.
12. Add eggs and mix well to moisten bread, adding some of reserved porcini soaking liquid to moisten if necessary (leave any sediment behind).Preheat oven to 32
13. Combine 6 tsp. paprika, 2 Tbsp. salt, 4 tsp. sage, 4 tsp. pepper, and cardamom in a small bowl.
14. Place veal breasts on a work surface and pound thickest part of veal with a meat mallet into even thickness. Rub spice mix all over.
15. Spread 1 1/2 cups stuffing over each, leaving a 1" border on all sides. (
16. Place remaining stuffing in a small baking dish and bake with veal during last 30 minutes of roasting).
17. Roll veal into cylinders and tie crosswise with kitchen twine at 1" intervals.
18. Heat oil in a heavy pot large enough to hold both veal breasts over medium-high heat.
19. Add veal to pot and cook until browned on all sides, 57 minutes.
20. Transfer veal to a large plate.
21. Add remaining reserved porcini from stuffing, leeks, carrots, celery, and onion to pot.
22. Add remaining 2 tsp. paprika and 1 tsp. sage; season with salt and pepper and stir to coat.
23. Add wine, broth, and any remaining porcini soaking liquid. Boil for 2 minutes.
24. Add veal. (Liquid should come halfway up sides of veal; add more broth if necessary).Cover, transfer to oven, and cook, basting and rotating veal every hour, until very tender, 2 1/23 hours, depending on thickness of veal.
25. Transfer veal breasts to a carving board; tent loosely with foil.Meanwhile, spoon fat from surface of sauce. Strain sauce into a saucepan.
26. Transfer vegetables to a blender; pure until smooth, adding some sauce as necessary.
27. Add 2 cups pured vegetables to sauce in pan. Simmer over medium-high heat until reduced to 4 cups, 810 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside 3 cups for veal and reserve the remaining 1 cup sauce for another use.Slice veal into 3/4"1"-thick slices and serve with sauce.
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