Roasted Veal Chops With Mushrooms And Madeira Food

VEAL CHOP WITH PORTABELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil with butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chops until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Once browned, stir in mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken broth and rosemary; cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in red wine, increase heat, and cook, uncovered, until sauce is reduced by half. Veal chops may be removed at any time to prevent over-cooking, then returned to the pan for the final minute.
• Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and serve.

ROASTED VEAL CHOP WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Pour boiling water over morels in a small bowl and soak until morels are softened, about 30 minutes. Transfer morels with a slotted spoon to a medium-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Press on morels with back of spoon to remove excess liquid (be careful not to squeeze out all the moisture), then add to soaking liquid and reserve. Rinse morels to remove any grit. Reserve morels and liquid separately, allowing liquid to settle.
• While morels soak, let veal chops stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Pat chops dry and season with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total). Heat an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil and heat until smoking, then add veal chops and sear underside well, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn chops over and sear 1 minute.
• Add butter, garlic, and thyme to skillet and baste veal with melting butter. Transfer skillet to oven and cook, basting every few minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center of chop registers 130 to 135°F for medium-rare, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chops to a plate to rest. Discard garlic and thyme, keeping juices and fat in skillet, and return to burner over medium-high heat. (Handle will be very hot.) Add morels and sauté 1 minute. Add shallot and sauté 1 minute.
• Remove from heat briefly and add Cognac, then return to heat and deglaze, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until most of liquid has evaporated. Slowly pour in reserved soaking liquid, being careful to leave last tablespoon (containing sediment) in bowl. Add meat juices from plate and boil until liquid has reduced to about 1/3 cup.
• Stir in crème fraîche, swirling to incorporate, and boil until morels are lightly coated and liquid is slightly thickened. Stir in chives and tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Serve chops smothered with morels.

PAN-ROASTED VEAL CHOPS WITH ARUGULA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Pat veal chops dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet (see cooks' note, below) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear chops until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer skillet to middle of oven and roast chops until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into a chop registers 155°F (do not touch bone), 10 to 15 minutes (depending on thickness).
• While chops are roasting, mash garlic to a paste with salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash with a large heavy knife), then transfer half of paste to a bowl and whisk in 1/2 tablespoon vinegar, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer chops to a plate and keep warm. Add shallot and remaining garlic paste to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Add wine and remaining tablespoon vinegar and boil, scraping up brown bits, until reduced to about 2 tablespoons, about 4 minutes. Add broth and rosemary and boil until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, swirling skillet to incorporate, then stir in any veal juices accumulated on plate. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add arugula to dressing and toss to coat. Serve chops with sauce and arugula.

VEAL STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender.
• Add meat to the pot, and brown evenly.
• Stir in tomato sauce and white wine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until tender.

VEAL CHOPS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• heat oil in skillet, add chops, season and saute about 5 mins per side until cooked through.
• remove to plate and keep warm.
• toss mushrooms in flour, add to pan.
• add chicken stock cook a few minutes until thickened.
• add cream, nutmeg and salt& pepper to taste.
• spoon sauce over chops, serve.

VEAL AND MUSHROOMS WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute veal that has been coated with flour in 3 tablespoons melted butter, adding salt and pepper. Cook turning once.
• Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter and add mushrooms and stir and cook 2-3 minutes. Add broth. Madiera, and sherry. Stir and cook.
• Add the veal and cook 5-10 minutes covered.

VEAL CHOPS WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Put morels in a small mixing bowl and add hot water to cover. Let stand 30 minutes or longer. Drain the mushrooms and pat dry.
• Sprinkle chop with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice and cover. Cook about 3 minutes.
• Add half the white wine, cover and cook 5 minutes. Add the cream, cover and cook about 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper and the Madeira wine. Swirl in 1 teaspoon butter. Set aside.
• Dredge chop in flour and shake off excess.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a small skillet and add the chop. Cook over moderately high heat until browned on one side, about 5 minutes.
• Turn the chop and cook about 15 minutes. Transfer chop to a warm platter.
• Pour off most of the fat from skillet and add remaining tablespoon of white wine. Stir to dissolve the brown particles that cling to bottom of the skillet. Add chicken broth and cook over relatively high heat until liquid is reduced by half. Spoon mushroom sauce into the skillet and stir to blend. Bring to a boil and add the chop. Turn the chop in the sauce.
• Serve chop with the sauce spooned over and with fine buttered noodles as accompanying dish.

ROASTED VEAL CHOPS WITH MADEIRA AND PARSNIPS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 425 degrees F (220 C).
• Peel, top and tail the parsnips.
• If they are large, cut into quarters; medium-sized parsnips can be cut in half.
• Place in a saucepan of cold salted water.
• Bring to a boil, then simmer 5 minutes.
• Drain and refresh with cold water.
• Toss drained, dried parsnips with 1/4 cup (50 mL) of Madeira, 2 Tbsp (25 mL) olive oil and sugar (or sugar substitute).
• Put in bottom of a roasting pan.
• Place in oven and roast for 10 minutes.
• Pat veal chops dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, melt half the butter with remaining olive oil.
• Brown 3 chops well, about 2 minutes per side.
• Repeat with remaining butter and chops.
• Discard any fat from the pan and add remaining Madeira.
• Be careful, it may catch alight.
• Reduce by half, stirring to loosen any brown bits; (deglazing the pan).
• Add chops and coat with glaze.
• Remove the roasting pan from the oven.
• Turn parsnips.
• Place glazed veal chops on top.
• Pour remaining glaze over veal chops and return to the oven.
• Roast 12 to 15 minutes more until veal chops are cooked and the parsnips soft.

PAN ROASTED DOUBLE VEAL RIB WITH BOUQUET OF VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Have a bowl filled with ice water ready. Trim the tough outer leaves and base from the artichokes. Place them in boiling water for about 10 minutes, until tender. Remove from the water and place them in bowl of ice water. Cut artichokes in 1/4 or 1/8ths and set aside.
• Place pearl onions in boiling water and blanch them for 3 minutes. Refresh them in ice water and set aside. Put shelled fava beans in boiling water for 1 minute. Remove them from boiling water and place them in ice water. Slip skins off the fava beans and set aside.
• Place shelled English peas in boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove them from boiling water and place them in ice water. When cold, remove from water and set aside. Repeat the blanching method for the asparagus, carrots, zucchini, and yellow squash. Remember to just blanch them until tender.
• Place scrubbed fingerling potatoes on baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with a teaspoon of olive oil. Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. The potatoes should still be quite firm. Cut them into 1/2-inch dice and set aside.
• Roast the Veal: Place a 12-inch, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Season the veal chop on both sides with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to the pan and heat. Place the veal in the pan and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes. Turn the chop over and continue cooking on the other side for 4 more minutes. The meat should be well browned.
• Add mushrooms, artichokes, potatoes, roasted garlic, and pearl onions to the pan. Place the thyme and sage sprigs on top of the veal and place in the preheated oven. Roast the veal and vegetables for 12 minutes. Using a kitchen towel or oven mitt, remove the pan from the oven. Remove the veal from the pan and place it on a cutting board. Allow the veal to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• Prepare the Sauce: Place the pan with the vegetables over high heat and saute the vegetables that were cooked with the veal for 1 minute. Add the Madeira and the stock. Reduce by 1/2 and add the peas, fava beans, asparagus, carrots, zucchini, and yellow squash. Add the butter (cut in small pieces) to the pan. Swirl the pan to incorporate the butter. Spoon the vegetables and sauce onto 2 warm dinner plates. Slice the veal and lay it over the vegetables. Serve and enjoy.

ROSEMARY AND GARLIC VEAL CHOPS WITH GRILLED MUSHROOM RELISH AND GRILLED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Veal Chops: Combine oil, rosemary, garlic and zest in a large shallow baking dish. Add the veal chops and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours or up to 8 hours. Preheat grill. Remove chops from marinade and season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill chops, turning once until the centers are slightly pink, (registers 150 internal temperature), about 15 to 17 minutes.
• Mushrooms: Brush mushrooms and onions with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill each for 10 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally until just cooked through. Remove from the grill and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Place in a bowl with the tomatoes, thyme. Drizzle in the vinegar and oil, mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Braised and Grilled Artichokes: Place the olive oil, vinegar, wine, and garlic in a large saute pan and place on the side burner of the grill and bring to a simmer. Drain the artichokes and add, cut side down in a single layer in the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and cover the pan. Cook until barely tender, about 12 minutes. Remove the artichokes from the pan, season with salt and pepper and grill for 4 to 5 minutes until lightly golden brown on both sides.

VEAL WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place veal between two sheets of cling wrap and beat them with a rolling pin or mallet or I've even used a small frypan until very thin (if they're already paper thin when you buy them, don't bother with this step).
• Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large frying pan/skillet over high heat and cook the veal quickly, only about 1 minute on each side, in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan and set aside on a plate and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
• Into the same pan add the remaining butter and the garlic and mushroomns and saute until the mushrooms are browned.
• Deglaze the pan with the wine and simmer until it is almost evaporated and then add the stock, cream and mustard and siommer until the sauce reduces slightly and starts to thicken.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and then pour over the veal, sprinkle with ground black pepper, if you like.

ROASTED VEAL CHOPS WITH SHALLOTS, TOMATOES, AND OLIVE JUS

Steps:

• Mince garlic and mash with salt. In a small bowl stir together garlic paste, herbs, pepper, and 3 tablespoons oil. Pat veal chops dry. Reserve 1 tablespoon herb mixture for sauce and rub remainder evenly onto chops. Veal chops can be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Chill reserved herb mixture, covered.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Quarter shallots and tomatoes lengthwise and in a bowl toss with 1 tablespoon oil, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, in one layer in a shallow baking pan with shallots and roast in upper third of oven 20 minutes. Halve and pit olives. While vegetables are roasting, in a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat remaining tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sear chops in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer chops as seared to another shallow baking pan (do not wash skillet).
• Reduce temperature to 375°F. Transfer shallots and tomatoes to lower third of oven and put chops in upper third of oven. Roast vegetables until tender and caramelized, about 20 minutes. Roast chops until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into chops registers 160°F. for medium, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While chops and vegetables are roasting, pour wine into skillet with reserved herb mixture and boil, scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Boil mixture until reduced to about 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Add broth and boil mixture until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
• When chops are cooked, pour any meat juices from baking pan into wine mixture and bring jus to a boil. Cut butter into pieces and add with olives to jus. Swirl skillet to incorporate butter and boil until jus is slightly thickened. Season jus with salt and pepper. Serve chops over polenta with shallots and tomatoes, drizzled with olive jus.