Zurich Ragout Zürcher Geschnetzeltes Food

ZURICH RAGOUT (ZURCHER GESCHNETZELTES)

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon clarified butter over high heat and quickly brown meat strips until they're no longer pink. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of clarified butter, if necessary, to the pan and stir in 2 minced shallots. Cook for 2 minutes, then add the 2 cups thinly sliced (or even shaved) mushrooms to pan and cook until soft and brown. Sprinkle mushrooms with 1 tablespoon flour and stir. Cook for 1 minute.
• While stirring, slowly add the 1 cup dry white wine and 1 cup beef broth to the mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce is reduced by half.
• Stir in the 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 1/4 cup cream, and salt and pepper to taste. Add the browned meat back to the pan and warm, but do not cook the sauce any longer.
• Serve with the 2 tablespoons chopped parsley sprinkled on top.

ZURICH RAGOUT (ZüRCHER GESCHNETZELTES)

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon clarified butter (or oil) over high heat and quickly brown meat strips in it until no longer pink. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of clarified butter to pan, if necessary, and stir in shallots and cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms to pan and cook until soft and brown. Sprinkle mushrooms with flour and stir. Cook for 1 minute.
• While stirring, slowly add the wine and broth to the mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce is reduced by half.
• Stir in the lemon zest, cream and salt and pepper to taste. Add the browned meat back to the pan to warm, but do not cook the sauce any longer.
• Serve with the parsley sprinkled on top.

GESCHNETZELTES

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet and heat meat in portions for 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Take out all the meat and put to the side.
• Add onions and mushrooms to the pan and saute for 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle on flour and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add cream and wine and reduce a little. Add the meat and heat through.But be careful not to leave the meat in too long or it will become tough.
• Season with salt, pepper, sugar and lemon juice to taste.

GESCHNETZELTES (CHICKEN IN CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into thin strips, 2 to 3 inches long and about 1/2 inch wide.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and brown the chicken strips in it. Add the minced shallots when the meat is cooked part-way. When meat is no longer pink, add the wine and mushrooms (if using), and cook until sauce is reduced by 1/3.
• Add the cream and tarragon, and cook until sauce is further reduced by 1/3. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve over noodles or with Dampfkartoffeln (boiled potatoes).

ZURICH RAGOUT (ZüRCHER GESCHNETZELTES)

Steps:

• 1. Melt 1 tablespoon clarified butter (or oil) over high heat and quickly brown meat strips in it until no longer pink. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• 2. Add 1 more tablespoon of clarified butter to pan, if necessary, and stir in shallots and cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms to pan and cook until soft and brown. Sprinkle mushrooms with flour and stir. Cook for 1 minute.
• 3. While stirring, slowly add the wine and broth to the mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce is reduced by half.
• 4. Stir in lemon zest, cream, salt and pepper to taste. Add the browned meat back to the pan to warm, but do not cook the sauce any longer.
• 5. Serve with fresh parsley sprinkled on top.

ZURCHER GESCHNETZELTES (ZURICH-STYLE VEAL STRIPS IN CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the flour over the veal strips, and coat well.
• In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt half of the butter and half of the oil and as soon as the butter foams, immediately add the meat and quickly brown on all sides. Set aside meat to a dish and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Add remaining butter and oil to pan and sauté the onion and garlic for a couple of minutes. Now stir in the mushrooms and lemon zest and cook until mushrooms begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add the wine to deglaze the bottom of the pan, using a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits. Stir in the veal (and juices!) and cook over low heat for another 10 minutes.
• Stir in the cream and season to taste with paprika, salt and pepper. Let bubble for a few minutes until hot, then stir in the lemon juice and serve sprinkled with fresh snipped parsley.

ZüRCHER GESCHNETZELTES (CUT MEAT ZüRICH STYLE)

Steps:

• Cook the mushrooms together with the lemon juice in a small, covered pot. Heat up slowly, cook for 2 minutes. Pour the liquid into a cup. Add some spices to the mushrooms, keep them warm.
• Melt the margarine in a frying-pan. Add the onions, saute. Increase the heat, add the meat, add some water and roast gently. Turn the meat occasionally to make sure it gets roasted evenly. Remove the meat.
• Add the white wine, let cook until the liquid thickens. Add the reserved liquid and the flour, cook until the sauce binds. Add the cream and increase the heat slightly. Add 1/2 t. paprika with some salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle additional salt, pepper and ½ teaspoon paprika on the meat. Put meat into the sauce, increase the heat, but do not cook. Add the mushrooms. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve.